Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Peruvian Morochuco Descendant of Spanish Conquistadors


Peru. Andes Mountains near Ayacucho. Pampa de Cangallo. Morochuco girl, a descendent of the followers of the conquistador Diego de Almagro. After Pizarro ordered the decapitation of Almagro, who had fought him over the governorship of Cuzco and its Inca gold, those followers hid among the Incas and married into the tribe.

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Pérou. Montagnes des Andes près d’Ayacucho. Pampa de Cangallo. Fille Morochuco, descendante des compagnons du conquistador Diego de Almagro. Suivant l’ordre de Pizarro de décapiter Almagro, qui l’avait combattu pour la possession de Cuzco et de son or inca, ses compagnons se cachèrent entre les Incas et y prirent femmes.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Kenya’s Turkana Nomad Watering Cattle



Kenya. Great Rift Valley. Near Lake Turkana. Turkana nomad watering her family's zebus out of a water hole she dug out of a dry river bed.

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Kenya. Grande faille d’Afrique. Près du lac Turkana. Nomade Turkana abreuvant ses bœufs du trou d’eau qu’elle a creusé dans le lit sec d’une rivière.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Madagascar: Oxcart Caravan Moving Rice Harvest


Madagascar. Near Antsirabe. Oxcart caravan transporting rice harvest.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Tuareg Girls’ Natural Grace Shines In Every Gesture



Niger. Sahara Desert. Millet-pounding Tuareg nomad girl rests on her pestle from hitting her mortar hard. The Tuareg of Niger eat camel-soaked millet twice a day. Camel milk is all they breakfast with.

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Niger. Sahara. Une jeune fille Touareg se repose un moment sur le pilon dont, avec grande énergie, elle frappe le mil dans son mortier. Le mil, baigné de lait de chamelle, est tout ce que les Touaregs du Niger mangent deux fois par jour. Ils déjeunent avec du lait de chamelle.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Afghanistan Was Once a Friendly Country



Afghanistan. Qarabagh. Kuchi(Pashtun) nomads passing through town.

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Afghanistan. Qarabagh. Nomades Kuchi(Pashtun) de passage.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Monday, November 5, 2012

Bolivia: In the Bowels of Potosi's Cerrro Rico



Bolivia. Potosi. In the bowels of Cerro Rico. Mined for silver since Inca times, and now for tin, this mountain, which dominates Potosi, is dangerously drilled through by countless galleries, many long lost to minds and eyes until new galleries crash through them. Though the air outside is frigid, the heat inside is such that I was able to observe miners inside tiny cavities work while being sprayed with the cold water of a hose.

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Bolivie. Potosí. Entrailles de Cerro Rico. Minée pour son argent depuis l’époque inca, et aujourd’hui pour son étain, cette montagne qui domine Potosí est creusée d’une quantité inimaginable de galeries, beaucoup d’elles longtemps oubliées, mais qui reparaissent quand de nouvelles galeries s’y effondrent. Quoiqu‘il fait glacial dehors, la chaleur intérieure est telle que j’ai pu observer des mineurs dans des cavités á peine grandes assez pour s’y mouvoir travailler sous l’arrosage de tuyau d’eau froide.




Bolivia. Potosi. Near Cerro Rico. Outside her house a woman is breaking tin ore scavenged from a mine's tailings.

Bolivie. Devant sa maison une femme casse du minerai d’étain de résidus de la mine de Cerro Rico qu’elle a recueillis.



Saturday, November 3, 2012