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“Luzmila: Luzmila, 12 years old, carries to her house the barley that she harvested by herself on her family's little farm situated on the mountain behind their house in a rural village in the Andes Mountains called Sotopampa, in Peru. Once a year, they harvest the barley and then they consume it during the following year. In these communities of indigenous peoples, children work helping their families. It is very hard for the government to maintain a balance between child labor laws and the ancient traditions of these populations that include some difficult tasks for kids”. (© Alejandro Kirchuk/National Geographic Photo Contest)
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