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My gallery of people photos include images captured from Thailand, Nepal, Bolivia, Peru, and Egypt. Nepal, with the Himalaya
Mountains, and Bolivia and Peru with the Andes Mountains, are all countries with high altitudes. The people there,
interestingly, all look either old or young, almost never in-between. Their sun-aged skin takes on an interesting
character, with deep crowded creases on their faces. In the northern part of Thailand, in a village called Tha Thon,
there is a tribe of people that practice a custom in which the women wear brass rings around their neck, beginning from
the time they are young girls. These "long neck women" increase the number of rings they wear as they grow up, giving them
the long necks that gives rise to their name. |
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Weathered Face This man was photographed near the village of Langtang, Nepal in the Himalaya Mountains. |
Old Woman This old woman was photographed at a market in Calacoto, Bolivia just south of La Paz. A travelogue of my trip through Bolivia can be read at Bolivia Travelogue. |
Holy Man In Kathmandu, Nepal the dead are cremated outside the Pasupathinath Temple and their remains brushed into the Bagmati River. Near the Pasupathinath temple, holy men and snake charmers greet passersby. |
Mother and Child In Cusco, Peru where tourists flock to visit ancient Incan ruins such as Machu Picchu, the local people eke out a life by selling trinkets and crafts to foreigners. This woman carried her child throughout long days to sell finger puppets to tourists. |
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Long Neck Woman The village of Tha Ton, along the northern border of Thailand, is home to the "Long Necked Women". These people are part of the Karen tribe of people that also live in Myanmar. From the time the girls in this tribe are very young, they begin wearing brass rings around their necks. More rings are added as the girls grow, causing the collar bone to be suppressed. It is this that gives these women the illusion of having long necks. |
Colorful People The people of Ollantaytambo, Peru are very proud of their Incan heritage. The Incan ruins present there are the site of the only Incan victory over the invading Conquistadors. On the face of the rock cliff overlooking Ollantaytambo there is a sculpture - probably several stories tall - of the face of an ancient Incan king. |
Snakecharmer #1 This is one of the snake charmers near the Pasupathinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. |
Children of Cliza This group of happy children played on the streets of Cliza, Bolivia. |
Child With Churango The land-locked country of Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America. Entire families are homeless here and often will beg for food outside of restaurants. This boy played a churango on street corners for tips. |
Children in Langtang These are children in the village of Langtang, Nepal - high in the Himalaya Mountains. |
Brothers These boys played in the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru. |
Egyptian This old Egyptian man sat patiently outside one of the tombs in Giza. |
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