<p>These portraits were taken by photographer Aaron Huey on assignment for "The High Road to Machu Picchu" in the May/June 2009 issue of <em>National Geographic Traveler</em>. <br><br>See more in our Hiking Machu Picchu Photo Gallery.</p>

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These portraits were taken by photographer Aaron Huey on assignment for "The High Road to Machu Picchu" in the May/June 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

See more in our Hiking Machu Picchu Photo Gallery.

Photograph by Aaron Huey

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