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Peru | 13 October, 2009 [ 16:19 ]
Children in Peru's Amazonian jungle learn to photograph their world
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
A group of children 12 to 16 years from the Cocama ethnicitiess, who live in San Martin de Tipishca (a village in the National Reserve Pacaya Samiria) have learned to document their lives through photography.
This happened thanks to the the initiative of the American citizen Amy Coplan, a music teacher from Jersey City who traveled to the Peruvian jungle to see exotic animals, was eventually drawn to the simple but incredible life of children in the area.
"The children learned very quickly and were able to do amazing things; I was surprised," said Coplan.
The photographs capture moments of family life in the Amazon, from the refreshing perspective of a child.
Coplan hopes his project and a small foundation that she wants to create, that will be called Children of the Amazon, will help to buy medicine, school supplies and fund the education of children, who may even have the option to continue their studies outside the village.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
A group of children 12 to 16 years from the Cocama ethnicitiess, who live in San Martin de Tipishca (a village in the National Reserve Pacaya Samiria) have learned to document their lives through photography. This happened thanks to the the initiative of the American citizen Amy Coplan, a music teacher from Jersey City who traveled to the Peruvian jungle to see exotic animals, was eventually drawn to the simple but incredible life of children in the area.
"The children learned very quickly and were able to do amazing things; I was surprised," said Coplan.
The photographs capture moments of family life in the Amazon, from the refreshing perspective of a child.
Coplan hopes his project and a small foundation that she wants to create, that will be called Children of the Amazon, will help to buy medicine, school supplies and fund the education of children, who may even have the option to continue their studies outside the village.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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