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    A four-year-old boy in his first week living in an orphanage. Taken away from abusive, alcoholic parents, he harboured and displayed high levels of anger. Alcohol-fueled child abuse and neglect is rampant within indigenous communities of Cusco, Peru by: lukemyers Views[199] A young, local girl working alone seen rounding up sheep in the Andean Mountains of Cusco, Peru. Children here are often thrown into the workforce at a young age to help support family life. by: lukemyers Views[361] Children waiting for free medical examinations provided by Maximo Nivel Intercultural Centre medical volunteers in Cusco, Peru. These services are often the only checkup these children have growing up. by: lukemyers Views[222] With no use of his legs, this man has a modified hand-pedaled trike he uses to transport himself around. He plays music on a hand-made walaycho, a Peruvian stringed instrument, to make a living. San Pedro Marketplace, Cusco, Peru. by: lukemyers Views[1075] An old lady begging for a meagre amount of money on the dusty streets. This is such a sad and all-too-common site in the heavily tourist populated city of Cusco, Peru. by: lukemyers Views[1196]
     

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    Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My name is Luke Myers. I’m 28, from Brisbane, Australia and for as long as I can remember I have always had a love for helping people, a desire to travel and a passion for photography. I have recently returned from living in Cusco, Peru for 4.5 months.... Read more >
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