Amazing pictures show the brutal living conditions in the highest habitable place on earth
Dec 27, 2016, 16:45 IST
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At a height of over 16,000 feet, it's a place where only the hardest-skinned can carve a living. More than 50,000 people live in the settlement, perched atop Mount Ananea in the Peruvian Andes. It spends much of the year in sub-zero temperatures.
The photos in this article were provided by Walker Dawson. You can check out more of his work on his Facebook page or email him at walkermanchesterdawson@gmail.com.
This is what it's like to spend your life above the clouds.