by Richard Quinn | Jan 25, 2023 | Historic Photos, South America, Travel
Original photographs by CARL DUISBERG The Bolivian altiplano is a land above the clouds, a high plateau situated between the eastern and western cordilleras of the Bolivian Andes, with an average altitude well in excess of 12,000 feet. There is less oxygen in the...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 18, 2023 | Historic Photos, South America, Travel
VILLAGE OF CHINCHERO, PERU, AS IT APPEARED IN 1971 original photographs by CARL DUISBERG In the time of the Inca, when the city of Cusco was the capital of a mighty empire, the village we now call Chinchero was known as the birthplace of the rainbow, in honor of the...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 13, 2023 | Historic Photos, South America, Travel
HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANDEAN VILLAGERS BY CARL DUISBERG In 1971, my good friend Carl Duisberg traveled through the remote villages of Peru and Bolivia, capturing candid portraits of the people and their daily lives, still essentially untouched by the modern world....
by Richard Quinn | Jan 11, 2023 | Historic Photos, South America, Travel
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARL DUISBERG The Peruvian city of Puno is known for its colorful festivals celebrating the history and traditions of the Quechua people, the proud descendants of the Inca. One of the most famous of these is known as Puno Day, the culmination...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 8, 2023 | Historic Photos, South America, Travel
HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANDEAN VILLAGERS BY CARL DUISBERG My old friend Carl has a background similar to mine, including years spent in South America, and a long-standing love of photography. Not long ago, he came across a long-forgotten cache of 35 mm negatives that...
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