Dignity

an old Peruvian woman sits in the market place selling her few potatoes

A Sense of Self-Worth

Cusco Peru 2003

This woman has pride. Although she sits on a stone step in the market selling her few potatoes, she is dressed as if she were going to lunch with her friends. Is she surviving on her own? Or, does she sell in the market just to have something to do?

portrait of an elderly Peruvian woman wearing a fedora

Peruvian Woman

One thing we know for sure: She feels inferior to no one.

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