These photos were taken in the village of Belen in Iquitos, Peru. Some of the photos formed part of an earlier blog and photo essay for Dezine Magazine. Belen Village is part of Iquitos, the largest metropolis in the Peruvian amazon. The entire village is flooded for several months each year by the nearby Amazon river. The only way to get around is by boat so even the children learn to navigate and paddle in small canoes from an early age. Click through the slideshow below for a selection of the Belen Village photos:
Belen Village in Iquitos is full of amazing photo opportunities: The local people use the river to work, travel and play. Children sit overlooking the river selling food and produce to passing boats, Men offer taxi boat services or fish, and Women wash the family clothes in the river. Some 65,000 people live in the Village of Belen on either moored floating houses or houses on stilts. It is a very poor neighbourhood with many of the people living in impoverished conditions.
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