Bolivian Boy Helps Family with Money by Taking Creative Photos
2022-05-02
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1Salar de Uyuni is a world-famous area of Bolivia.
2The extremely dry land is flat and white and covered with salt from the earth.
3Many visitors visit the special place each year.
4A young boy is having fun by taking unusual pictures of all the visitors, with a little help from a toy dinosaur.
5Eleven-year-old Piter Condori takes photos of visitors standing on the salt flats and places the small dinosaur in a part of the frame.
6He does it in a way that makes it look as if the toy is running toward the people.
7The white sand permits the boy to play with perspective.
8In other words, he can make the people look small and the toy look large.
9He also uses things like an empty glass bottle to make it look as if the visitors are being poured out of the bottle.
10Condori charges the visitors, or tourists, a little bit of money for each photo.
11At the end of each day, he takes home about $15 to help his family pay for food or to help his brothers and sisters buy toys.
12Food prices have shot up recently, making it harder for Piter's family to buy everything it needs.
13Piter's father, Diego, works in the salt business.
14"We didn't even have enough money to eat," Diego said, noting that it was hard for his business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
15Piter's mother sells hand-made art to the salt flat's visitors.
16His brothers and sisters help, too.
17Diego Condori said his family had a small amount of money saved.
18But that money ran out during the last two years.
19"We have dedicated ourselves to working in tourism as a family," Diego said.
20The Condori family is the same as many others in Bolivia.
21The South American nation depends strongly on tourism.
22The 2,000 people who work in tourism have asked the government to remove some COVID-19 related restrictions.
23One Bolivian tourism organization said visitors have decreased by 90 percent.
24The salt flats where Piter takes photos are one of the country's top attractions.
25The land also contains the material lithium, which is used in electric vehicle batteries.
26So far, that has not helped the local economy.
27I'm Dan Friedell.
1Salar de Uyuni is a world-famous area of Bolivia. The extremely dry land is flat and white and covered with salt from the earth. 2Many visitors visit the special place each year. 3A young boy is having fun by taking unusual pictures of all the visitors, with a little help from a toy dinosaur. 4Eleven-year-old Piter Condori takes photos of visitors standing on the salt flats and places the small dinosaur in a part of the frame. He does it in a way that makes it look as if the toy is running toward the people. 5The white sand permits the boy to play with perspective. In other words, he can make the people look small and the toy look large. 6He also uses things like an empty glass bottle to make it look as if the visitors are being poured out of the bottle. 7Condori charges the visitors, or tourists, a little bit of money for each photo. 8At the end of each day, he takes home about $15 to help his family pay for food or to help his brothers and sisters buy toys. 9Food prices have shot up recently, making it harder for Piter's family to buy everything it needs. Piter's father, Diego, works in the salt business. 10"We didn't even have enough money to eat," Diego said, noting that it was hard for his business during the COVID-19 pandemic. 11Piter's mother sells hand-made art to the salt flat's visitors. His brothers and sisters help, too. 12Diego Condori said his family had a small amount of money saved. But that money ran out during the last two years. 13"We have dedicated ourselves to working in tourism as a family," Diego said. 14The Condori family is the same as many others in Bolivia. The South American nation depends strongly on tourism. The 2,000 people who work in tourism have asked the government to remove some COVID-19 related restrictions. 15One Bolivian tourism organization said visitors have decreased by 90 percent. 16The salt flats where Piter takes photos are one of the country's top attractions. The land also contains the material lithium, which is used in electric vehicle batteries. So far, that has not helped the local economy. 17I'm Dan Friedell. 18Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on reporting by the Reuters. 19Write to us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 20Words in This Story 21frame - n. the composition of items in a single photo 22perspective -n. a way of showing depth or distance in a photo or painting by making objects that are far away smaller 23toy - n. something a child plays with 24to run out - v. to use something up or to have a supply come to an end 25dedicate - v. to spend a lot of time working on something 26attraction - n. a place that draws visitors