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Runa Fotos, 3er premio, 2011

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  • A wall at the entrance of the Puelma Mine.<br />
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These photographs were taken in the Atacama Desert in different abandoned nitrate mines from the beginning of the 1900's.  Chile used to be one the main exporters of nitrate in the world until Germany invented synthetic nitrate and most of these mines became deserted. The workers used to live in the mines and get paid with tokens. One of the mines, Chacabuco, was used as a concentration camp during the Pinochet regime.
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  • Part of the yearly celebration includes a cocfkight held in Quevedo.  "Galleros," or cockfighters, form all around the country come to play their roosters and bet large quantities of money.  Every year these rodeos are organized to celebrate the cowboys of Ecuador who are mainly in the coastal regions of Ecuador.
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  • The celebrations in Pisac for the virgin of El Carmen take place every year. People from the area dress up in traditional costumes such as condors. <br />
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This essay is about the commercialization of the Incan culture in Cusco, Machu Picchu and all of the other towns and ruins that are part of the Incan Sacred Valley in the Andes of Peru.  Because of the large quantity of tourists that visit the sites year round, many natives have built their businesses around tourism. Everything "Incan" is offered and sold to tourists and tour guides invade every corner of this sacred sites.
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  • Doris Peranchiguay harvests potatoes with her mom and her son.  Most families in the Island of Teuquelin plant potatoes for their own consumption, only a few sell it outside the island. <br />
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Boats only come to Teuquelin, an islet off the Chiloe island, once a week or when there is an emergency.  The only people who live in Teuquelin are of the Peranchiguay family, who arrived about 200 years ago. Nowadays, there are only elderly people, women, and four kids. The youth left, and only eight families survive off the land, the sea, and luga, an algae that is harvested and sold to make shampoo and daipers.
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  • The hacienda "La Mariana" where the Aguayo family lives.  Unlike many haciendas in the region, this family owns their land and works for themselves. Every year these rodeos are organized to celebrate the cowboys of Ecuador who are mainly in the coastal regions of Ecuador.
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  • A wall at the entrance of the Puelma Mine.<br />
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These photographs were taken in the Atacama Desert in different abandoned nitrate mines from the beginning of the 1900's.  Chile used to be one the main exporters of nitrate in the world until Germany invented synthetic nitrate and most of these mines became deserted. The workers used to live in the mines and get paid with tokens. One of the mines, Chacabuco, was used as a concentration camp during the Pinochet regime.
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  • Ceci has to wear high heels as part of her attire on a daily basis.  Her feet suffer after hours of straight dancing day after day.  Ceci is 20 years old and has been dancing tango since the age of 11.  Her life and passion swirl around the sensual tango dance on the streets of El Caminito in Buenos Aires.  Here, she earns tips from tourists who watch her twirl and kick while they eat their meals.  Ceci's passion was handed down from her grandparents who started taking her to Milongas at a young age.  She tries to balance her work with her university, but most of her energy goes to dancing.  Here is a slice of the life of a tango dancer in the streets of Buenos Aires.
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  • Ceci dances with Meme most of the time.  It is better to have a partner who knows her movements and with whom she can practice tango coreographies.
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  • The tips are split among all the dancers of a restaurant at the end of the night.
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  • Ceci goes to school after work in a taxi when she is too late to take the bus.
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  • People watch Ceci and Meme dance outside one of the restaurants in El Caminito.
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  • Ceci gets into a fight with her boss at one of the restaurants in El Caminito.  She was late because she was at school.  She eventually got fired from this place.
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  • Ceci in her house with her family on her birthday.
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  • Ceci and Meme after her birthday party when everyone came to her house and spent the night.
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  • Ceci and Meme at a gay Milonga in Buenos Aires.
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  • Ceci and Meme outside a Milonga in Buenos Aires after a long night of working and partying.
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  • A wall at the entrance of the Puelma Mine.<br />
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These photographs were taken in the Atacama Desert in different abandoned nitrate mines from the beginning of the 1900's.  Chile used to be one the main exporters of nitrate in the world until Germany invented synthetic nitrate and most of these mines became deserted. The workers used to live in the mines and get paid with tokens. One of the mines, Chacabuco, was used as a concentration camp during the Pinochet regime.
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  • Santa Rita is a Mennonite community near Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The Mennonites came from Europe to Canada, then Mexico and finally Bolivia. There are around 15,000 Mennonites living in Bolivia. Most of them work their land and live in organized social structures. They are very religious and frown upon any technology coming into their communities. They speak German and only the men speak Spanish to do business with the local Bolivians.
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  • Mennonite boys mingle with their neighbors.
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  • Rempel sisters portrait at their house in Santa Rita.
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  • Anna Rempel gets her hair braided at home.  Mennonite women never cut their hair throughout their lifes.
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  • Mennonite siblings play at home. Kids only go to school until the age of twelve and only to learn about their religion. After this, they are expected to work at home to help the family.
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  • Evening after work in the mennonite community.
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  • The Rempels, like the rest of the mennonites, make their own clothes for the most part.
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  • Sara Rempel looks on as she milks a cow in the early morning.
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  • Mennonite siblings play at home.
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  • A wall at the entrance of the Puelma Mine.<br />
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These photographs were taken in the Atacama Desert in different abandoned nitrate mines from the beginning of the 1900's.  Chile used to be one the main exporters of nitrate in the world until Germany invented synthetic nitrate and most of these mines became deserted. The workers used to live in the mines and get paid with tokens. One of the mines, Chacabuco, was used as a concentration camp during the Pinochet regime.
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  • This type of offering is left during the celebrations around the crops in the fields.  This will assure them a good harvest during the year. February is the month dedicated to the Uncle, or devil,  in the mining town of Oruro, and also to the Virgin of the Cave (Virgen del Socavon). Dancers, from all around the state, come to Oruro and flood its streets.  The “Diablada of Oruro” is much more than a popular celebration during carnival. It is a dance dedicated to the misunderstood  devil, or the Uncle, who lives in the guts of Pachamama or mother Earth.  The miners say the Uncle is like a friend that protects them from any accident and helps them find their minerals.  The dancers dance for many hours through out the city and finally get to the church of el Socavon where they get on their knees to offer their dance to the virgin.
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  • One group of devil dancers, enters the church of the Socavon after finishing their dance.
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  • An angel before the beginning of the dancing parade.
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  • Dancers pray on their knees and offer their dance to the Virgen del Socavon.
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  • A man throws fireworks in the air during the celebrations.
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  • Dancers use high heels for the most part and get mud splashed on them because it is the rainy season in Oruro.
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  • A man sells key chains with the image of the Virgen del Socavon outside the church.
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  • Dancers during the night celebrations.
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  • A dancer talks on her cell phone before she performs in the celebrations.
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  • Bands play during the battle of the bands celebration in the plaza outside the church after sunrise.
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  • Miners chew coca and pay their respects to the uncle of the mine.  The offerings include coca leaves, alcohol, tobacco and llama or sheep sacrifices.
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  • A llama's head turns to ashes after it was burned as an offering for good luck during the week of carnival in Oruro.
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  • A wall at the entrance of the Puelma Mine.<br />
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These photographs were taken in the Atacama Desert in different abandoned nitrate mines from the beginning of the 1900's.  Chile used to be one the main exporters of nitrate in the world until Germany invented synthetic nitrate and most of these mines became deserted. The workers used to live in the mines and get paid with tokens. One of the mines, Chacabuco, was used as a concentration camp during the Pinochet regime.
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