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The feet of Marisol and Betsabé during tea time at Marina’s house. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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A group brings one of eight house panels up the hill to build a new home for a neighbor. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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A neighbor takes a break during the construction of a new home at the community of Nueva Imagen. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Jhon contemplates a future in Europe or the USA, as the opportunities in Lima are bleak. In the meantime, he’s studying to be a cook. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Kids run after a taxi in a soccer field (formerly a garbage dump), below the nine communities of Nueva Esperanza, or Project Hope. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Children playing in the park of Hacia el Desarrollo, one of the nine communities of Nueva Esperanza. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Water delivery truck fills up containers daily. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Maria’s daughter, Selene, at home with some friends. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Basilia raises chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs, but has to be careful with the giant rats who eat the baby animals. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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“I’m grateful for the health of my children,” says María, pictured with her daugher Carmen Rosa, 7, who is disabled and cannot take care of herself. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Milagros plays with the one candle in Marina’s house. Because she has epilepsy attacks, she’s not allowed in school. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Boy carrying water up to his house from the large container where water is collected daily. ©2009-12 Isaac Hernandez/IsaacHernandez.com
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Dear Isaac,
thank you for the touching pictures. Last summer my husband and I came back from a one year trip of cycling in the USA and South America. 6 months alone we spent in Peru and I couldn’t help but falling in love with the country and its people. We also spent quite some time and cycles approx. 1000 km of Peruvian desert passing many shantytowns in the casual pace of a cyclist, having plenty of time to observe. It is impossible to look away and sometimes it broke my heart to keep seeing those desperate yet often proud and friendly people.
We didn’t have one unfriendly encounter but rather were greeted and blessed along the way by people who had far less that we and deserved so much more.
Thanks again for the pictures,
Alexandra Hübner
Thank you, Alexandra, for your nice comment. Your trip sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Best,
Isaac