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Photo Essay: Bicycles and Tricycles in Peru.

by Robert Kittilson | 26 February 2010 No Comment

When we left the United States in September of 2009, I left my last remaining bike hanging on a hook in my mom’s garage. I have longed for its touch ever since. I had, in the months prior our departure, been living with Jessie in her 400 sq foot studio with three bicycles of mine and one of hers. Well, our marriage and our new living arrangements (backpacks), reduced me to selling my two track bikes, so I channeled my longing into trying to photograph the usefulness and importance of bikes to the local communities all around Peru. Thanks, Jessie, for waiting for me every time I want to take *another* bicycle photo. All photos copyright UnpavedSouthAmerica.com.

Chicho's surf bike sits, poised for action, in front of Muchik surfshop in Huanchaco Peru

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Produce bike in Barrio Chino (China Town), Lima Peru.

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Bike messenger and father in the town of Celendín Peru.

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A tourist stop along the road from Puno to Cusco reveals bicycles and tricycles working together.

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Springs on a cargo bike in Pisac Cusco Peru.

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Old style shifter on a green bike in Nazca Peru.

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Moving all of your stuff.

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Old style brakes on red bike.

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Downhill bike racer petting his lucky Peruvian Hairless dog.

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A large capacity cargo bike in Centro Lima, Peru.

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A cargo tricycle with a Pisac licence plate on the front.

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Yellow garbage bike on a yellow wall in Ollantaytambo Cusco Peru.

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Red bike with non cable mechanical brakes and a dirt alley in the background.

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Badass.

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Written by Robert Kittilson

I am an Ex-Bike Messenger turned freelance photographer that loves: Bicycles, Fútbol and Beer or any food that tastes good. See all posts by Robert Kittilson

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