Mireille Vautier
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BOLIVIA, city of La Paz. Fresh coca leaves on sale on the market.
© Mireille Vautier
BOLIVIA, city of La Paz....

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PERU. Manco Capac, founder of the Inca dynasty, Son of the Sun, holding Inti, the Sun god in his left hand.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU. Manco Capac, founder
of...

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CUBA. In Cienfuegos a Chrysler car from the 50s.
© Mireille Vautier
CUBA. In Cienfuegos a
Chrysler...

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ARGENTINA, Patagonia. Chubut province. Estancia or vast ranch in wintertime. Two gauchos riding in the wildeness near a wind turbine.
© Mireille Vautier
ARGENTINA, Patagonia. Chubut
province. Estancia...


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VENEZUELA : oil drilling on Maracaibo lake.
© Mireille Vautier
VENEZUELA : oil drilling on...

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MEXICO Zacatecas State North of Mexico worker amongst drying peppers
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO Zacatecas State North
of...

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NORTH CHILE, near Antofagasta : pollution of the desert caused by the electrolysis of copper in Chuquicamata mining complex.
© Mireille Vautier
NORTH CHILE, near Antofagasta
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USA, California : orange harvesting in San Joaquim Valley .
© Mireille Vautier
USA, California : orange
harvesting...


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GUATEMALA. Central America in the village of Esquipulas a mestizo burns a candle in the church.
© Mireille Vautier
GUATEMALA. Central America in
the...

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BRAZIL, Pernambuco State : near Porto de Galinhas fisherman on a bamboo raft in a swamp at sunset.
© Mireille Vautier
BRAZIL, Pernambuco State :
near...

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Mural painting of Desiderio Xochitiotzin, contemporary painter, on the patio wall of the Goverment Palace of Tlaxcala (Mexico). Battle of the Tlaxcaltecs against the Aztecs. We recognize the Tlaxcaltecs by their white crown. During the conquest, the Tlaxcaltecs, enemies of the Aztecs,were the allies of the Spaniards.
© Mireille Vautier
Mural painting of Desiderio
Xochitiotzin,...

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MEXICO. Chiapas State. Near the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas in San Juan Chamula village Maya Tzotzil Indians wearing sarapes and traditional hats.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Chiapas State. Near
the...


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MEXICO. Yucatan State. in Chichen-Itza Maya observatory called El Caracol. At the background El Castillo pyramid called also Kukulkan pyramid.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Yucatan State. in
Chichen-Itza...

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GUATEMALA. State of El Chiche, in the village of Chiche, Maya Indian woman in traditional costume.
© Mireille Vautier
GUATEMALA. State of El
Chiche,...

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Codex Borbonicus (codex aztèque), circa 1519-1540. Facsimile Edition Ernest Leroux,1899. Bibliothèque Nationale de Mexico. A gauche, Pantecatl, l’un des dieux du pulque, divinité composite qui se pare des ornements propres à Yxcuina et au Dieu Quetzacoatl, le serpent à plumes. Le centre du tableau est occupé par la représentation d’une éclipse. A droite, deux animaux porte-étendards, couronnés de fleurs qui rappellent leur rôle dans la création du Soleil et de la Lune.
© Mireille Vautier
Codex Borbonicus (codex
aztèque), circa...

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USA, Nevada, Las Vegas : in the hotel casino Harrahs on the Strip, couple covered with US$ dollar bills.
© Mireille Vautier
USA, Nevada, Las Vegas :...


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PERU, Southern coast. Ica province : People climbing a gigantic sand dune near the city of Ica.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU, Southern coast. Ica
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PERU ,Mama Occlo wife and sister of Manco Capac , son of the God Sun and founder of the Inca dynasty(1400-1532 CE),carrying the Moon . Detail of a 18th century painting called Genealogy of the Incas , Cusco/Cuzco school of painting, 1,04m.x 1,04m. , anonymous, Pedro de Osma museum ,Lima, Peru
© Mireille Vautier
PERU ,Mama Occlo wife and...

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CUBA, Havana. Hamel street Black Santero smoking cigar after a ceremony of Santeria or Voodoo.
© Mireille Vautier
CUBA, Havana. Hamel street
Black...

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BRAZIL. State of Para. Destroying the rain forest to build roads through the Amazon forest.
© Mireille Vautier
BRAZIL. State of Para.
Destroying...


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MEXICO. Chiapas State. In Zinacantan village near San Cristobal de Las Casas, Indian Maya Tzotzil girls in front of a textile display.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Chiapas State. In
Zinacantan...

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MEXICO. Mexico City. Detail of mural by Diego Rivera in the patio of the Government Palace.Life in Tenochtitlan, the Aztec's capital city. Here a high ranking personage wearing a headpiece and carying a mask during a religious ceremony
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Mexico City. Detail
of...

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MEXICO. Mexico City, Mural by Diego Rivera in the patio of the government palace representing the market in Tenochtitlan, capital city of the Aztecs.In the center, a prostitute.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Mexico City, Mural
by...

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MALAYSIA, Penang island, Georgetown city : guardian painted on door of Chinese Taoist temple of Yap clan.
© Mireille Vautier
MALAYSIA, Penang island,
Georgetown city...


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USA, Wyoming : cowboy and wild horses on a ranch in the Rocky mountains.
© Mireille Vautier
USA, Wyoming : cowboy and...

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ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires. Tango musician playing the bandoneon.
© Mireille Vautier
ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires. Tango
musician...

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THAILAND, Bangkok : yaksha or yakkha guardian or demon in Wat Phra Kaeo or Kaew temple, end of 18th century. At the background the glazed tile roof of the temple, Ratanakosin style.
© Mireille Vautier
THAILAND, Bangkok : yaksha
or...

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PERU. Laminated gold feminine idol with deformed head toward the back. Frias culture contemporary with Mochica. Coast, North Peru.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU. Laminated gold feminine
idol...


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BRAZIL, Ceara State. Near Fortaleza coloured sand from the Grutas das Areias is used by the local artists.
© Mireille Vautier
BRAZIL, Ceara State. Near
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18th century painting called Genealogy of the Incas, Cusco school of painting,18th century, Pedro de Osma museum, Lima, Peru.At the top, the founders of the Inca Empire, Manco Capac carrying the Sun and his wife and sister, Mama Occlo carrying the Moon. The incas are the sons of the Sun, their God.
© Mireille Vautier
18th century painting called
Genealogy...

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MEXICO. Human sacrifice in Tenochtitlan where Aztec priest is offering the heart of the victim to the Sun. from
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Human sacrifice in
Tenochtitlan...

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PERU. Mosaic in Cajamarca showing the encounter between the conquistador Pizarro and the Inca Atahuallpa in 1532.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU. Mosaic in Cajamarca
showing...


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BRAZIL, South of Maranhao State where logging is prohibited but booming.
© Mireille Vautier
BRAZIL, South of Maranhao
State...

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CAMBODIA, Angkor : Hindu temple of Angkor Vat at sunset at the end of the rainy season.
© Mireille Vautier
CAMBODIA, Angkor : Hindu
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PERU. Amazonia, Loreto province. Family on the Amazon river travelling with the dog on a raft covered with dry palm leaves pulled by a canoe.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU. Amazonia, Loreto
province. Family...

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PERU, Andes. Quechua Indian woman carrying her baby in a traditional manta in front of an Inca wall in the village of Chinchero near Cusco.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU, Andes. Quechua Indian
woman...


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THAILAND, Bangkok : offering of flowers in Lak Meuang or City Pilar shrine .
© Mireille Vautier
THAILAND, Bangkok : offering
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MEXICO, Yucatan State, Palacio Canton Museum in Merida, terracotta in the shape of a personage used to carry incense. He is wearing a head piece, a necklace and earings. He represents the god of corn (maize). One can see remains of paintings : red, blue, green and yellow. Culture Maya; Origin : Mayapan, Yucatan. Period : post-classic. Height 57,5 cm. Origin : Mayapan. Period Maya post-classic.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO, Yucatan State, Palacio
Canton...

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INDONESIA, Central Java, Borobudur, World Heritage, archaeological site : sitting Buddha at sunset on top of the monument. 8th AC.
© Mireille Vautier
INDONESIA, Central Java,
Borobudur, World...

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CUBA. Santiago de Cuba, black lady on bike in front of a mural representing sugar cane. The letters of the word
© Mireille Vautier
CUBA. Santiago de Cuba,
black...


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BRAZIL. In Cachoeira in the state of Bahia, Candomble festival of the Boa Morte (Good Death) in a catholic church.
© Mireille Vautier
BRAZIL. In Cachoeira in the...

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INDONESIA, Bali : Kriss dance in a Balinese Hindu temple.
© Mireille Vautier
INDONESIA, Bali : Kriss
dance...

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USA, ALASKA near Kotzebue : Eskimo woman drying salmon.
© Mireille Vautier
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MEXICO. Oaxaca State. In the village of Ayoquezco Zapotec Indian woman making burritos with maize pancakes called tortillas.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Oaxaca State. In
the...


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BOLIVIA. In the village of Copacabana on lake Titicaca shore Aymara Indian woman wearing the traditional bowler hat.
© Mireille Vautier
BOLIVIA. In the village of...

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PERU, Lima, National Museum & Anthropology and Archaeology ceramic representing a musician playing the flute (kena). Northern coast. Mochica culture. Height : 26cm. Anthropomorphic bottle representing a high ranking personage wearing a headpiece and playing the bamboo flute called kena.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU, Lima, National Museum
&...

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USA, New York Manhattan : the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center at sunset in Winter.
© Mireille Vautier
USA, New York Manhattan :...

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MEXICO. Chiapas State. Palenque, Maya pyramid called the temple of the Inscriptions. This pyramid contains the tomb of King Pacal. Maya culture. Period Maya classic.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Chiapas State.
Palenque, Maya...


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PERU. Quechua Indian selling traditional textiles in front of Inca Roca palace in Hatunrumiyoc street in Cusco.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU. Quechua Indian selling
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VENEZUELA : oil drilling on Maracaibo lake.
© Mireille Vautier
VENEZUELA : oil drilling on...

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BRAZIL, Pernambuco State. Altlantic ocean. City of Olinda, Sao Francisco convent founded in 1585 and reconstructed at the end of the 17th century.
© Mireille Vautier
BRAZIL, Pernambuco State.
Altlantic ocean....

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PERU, Lima, National Museum of Anthropology & Archaeology, ceramic(bottle) in the shape of twin houses,Andes,height 17 cm. Inca culture, 1450-1500 CE.
© Mireille Vautier
PERU, Lima, National Museum
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MALAYSIA : Muslim Malay woman wearing the veil in the capital city Kuala Lumpur.
© Mireille Vautier
MALAYSIA : Muslim Malay
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MEXICO. Yucatan. Green stone called also jade. This pectoral represents two warriors with spears and a prisoner. Culture Maya. Period : post-classic. Origin : Chichen-Itza where it was found in the sacred Cenote. diameter 12,3 cm. Museum of Merida, Yucatan.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Yucatan. Green stone
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HONDURAS. Copan Maya culture 8th century detail of sculpture. Period : classic.
© Mireille Vautier
HONDURAS. Copan Maya culture
8th...

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MEXICO. Oaxaca State. Village of Zachila. Zapotec Indian couple walking past colonial house.
© Mireille Vautier
MEXICO. Oaxaca State. Village
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