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1000places > LIMA, PERU - A mother tries to scratch out a meager living by selling fish outside her home, another of the difficulties of life in a Peruvian shantytown.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - Children have little more than dirt streets in which to play.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - Two of the young residents of the Pantanos de Villa shantytown.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - Poverty is a fact of life in modern Peru, yet this did not dull the shock and sadness of seeing how people live in poorly-constructed shacks. This is a typical kitchen, lacking running water, electricity, and other basic services.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - Yet, there is cause for optimism. Other shantytowns have begun to flourish. Perhaps the most reason for hope can be found in the faces of the small children - particularly this little boy.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - The children gathered around one of our group to see their photos on her digital camera.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - At a coastal suburb of Lima, a woman prepares the catches of the day for sale at the local fish market.

1000places > LIMA, PERU - The "tools of the trade" for local Peruvian fishermen.

LIMA, PERU - A mother tries to scratch out a meager living by selling fish outside her home, another of the difficulties of life in a Peruvian shantytown.

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