Elsa, 13 Llallagua, Bolivia

1. Elsa, 13 Llallagua, Bolivia This photo is of the “Food Security” programme for native potatoes. There was every kind of potato, for example: waych’a, Yuk’y, wayk’a, Imilla, aghakiry and sañi. The native potatoes project was at the fair. The potatoes can be exported nationally, internationally or worldwide. This is very interesting to me, because Bolivia could move forwards.

2. This photo is of indigenous Bolivian people from rural and urban areas, who come to export the products the indigenous cultures have produced. They are agriculturists, agronomists, and they also raise animals, for example cattle and other livestock. It’s in Rafael Bustillos province, Llallagua District. Elsa, 13 Llallagua, Bolivia

3. The photo is of the American clothes that shopkeepers sell in almost all the cities in Bolivia. The clothes are in every size and every colour, every kind of cloth, made by hand and by sewing machine. The clothes are big and small. Elsa, 13 Llallagua, Bolivia

4. I took a photo of my cousins who I love very much. They like having photos taken and having a keepsake for the future. They want to have a good future. Elsa, 13 Llallagua, Bolivia

5. I took a photo as a keepsake of my friends who I know. This was in the city of Llallagua. I took the photo of my five younger friends. Elsa, 13 Llallagua, Bolivia

6. People together. They form a real unit here in this photo and we’d like to be as united as they are. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

7. This picture is an example of a shoe shiner who has a shoe shining box. Many boys shoe shine because they do not have money. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

8. This photo shows how many women sell drinks in the streets and do other jobs because their husbands don’t earn much. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

9. There is a little old lady in this photo, carrying a heavy load. Many of us carry heavy loads when we help people – and we want to help the little old people. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

10. A picture: This photo is a call for people to study so we can make progress so that Bolivia catches up and we should not be idle. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

11. This is where I work and here’s my friend, who has come to talk to me. I like that because I get bored and no-one talks to me. I want us to always be together and not fight. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

12. This photo shows a man who is funny because even though many of us sell things, his are not the same, they are different – all made from sheep. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

13. This is where my friend Ivan works. This photo shows that his boss is good and joins in, like others could. Herminio, 15, Llallagua, Bolivia

14. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia This is my mother knitting an ‘aguayo’ - a typical Bolivian tapestry. My siblings are behind her.

15. This is a pot we call ‘koncha,’ it is fantastic because Ms. Juana cooks with it. She uses wood to cook, and she cooks delicious meals. I also use the fire to warm up my hands. That is why this is a fantastic pot! Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

16. This is the place where I work, selling. I work to be able to afford my studies and pursue my dreams, in this life that is more and more competitive, and sometimes I feel fear. The life I have is not easy because I don’t have a father but that doesn’t mean I will be left behind. I always say to the setbacks: “ha ha ha”, even if it is impossible. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

17. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia She is a sweet lady, and her hands are incredibly skilled because it is with her hands that she stiches the beautiful figures and angels onto the aguayos. With the talent she has, she is the queen of ‘aguayos.’

18. This pair of sisters work together. They work as well as study. They sell bunuelos (typical Bolivian pastry) in the streets. That is the life of a child and adolescent worker: to work and learn. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

19. She is an exemplary and a brave woman. With her love and care she raised her five children, all alone, without anyone’s help, not even that of her husband. I thank God for being one of her children, and every time I see her, I feel proud to have a mother like her:strong, brave, but also fragile as a glass – that is my mother. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

20. The Pharanguito is an adult, from the rural area, whose job is to carry things, but there are many men and children who have the same job he does in Llallagua. ‘The Pharanguito’ does not know how to read or write, but he knows how to fight in life, so that his children can have better life than he does. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

21. Most of the people who come from the countryside are poor. They Arive thinking that the city will somehow change their life for the better, but they often end up in misery, just sitting in the street like this woman. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

22. Juan is eight years old and comes from the rural area. He works helping his father to sell potatoes, so that at home they can at least have their daily meal and he can attend a school. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

23. This street is sometimes nicknamed the ‘street of the poor’ – it is where various people of very few resources come to buy second hand clothes. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

24. Here is an example of those who walk the streets heading nowhere, only waiting for death, so they can leave this world. Only alcohol takes their thirst and hunger away, and they sleep on the streets. The cause is alcohol drinking, one should not get involved with something so dangerous. Ivan, 17, Llallagua, Bolivia

25. Che is an important man because he fought in wars. But he is also very powerful like other guerrillas. Jose Alberto, 10, Llallagua, Bolivia

26. Jose Alberto, 10, Llallagua, Bolivia The Potato Fair is held every year and every type of spud and food is on show: jerked beef, oca (Andean root vegetables). The bargains are scribbled in Quechua: You can find every type of spud there.

27. Jose Alberto, 10, Llallagua, Bolivia This tower is on the Plaza de Armas square opposite the town hall. It is very high, but it is old and was built in the time of Simón I Patiño.

28. This shoeshine boy works very hard. He has been working for a long time and he earns money with his box and polish in the streets and squares to help his mum. Jose Alberto, 10, Llallagua, Bolivia

29. The blind can be found in the ‘blind street’. Nowadays, all the blind are faith healers, they read the coca leaves, I don’t know how but they read the coca leaves. They are both young and old. Jose Alberto, 10, Llallagua, Bolivia

30. I chose this photo because it is the main street that I walk along. When I go to school or anywhere, I always walk along this street. Well, that's all I can say. And that’s the shop where I buy sugar, rice and noodles. Lilian Lizbeth, 13, Llallagua, Bolivia

31. I took this photo because these are my cousins. I look after four of them, but two weren't there when I took the photo. I think of them more as my brothers and sisters because I spend most of my time with them. I cook for them, because my aunt is always working and I sometimes help her to wash their clothes and nappies. I look after a girl of 7, a boy of 3, another of 2 and a 6-month-old baby. Lilian Lizbeth, 13, Llallagua, Bolivia

32. I took this photo of a miner who was going to work because he needs a plate of food. It was the photo that I liked the best of all the photos I took at the mine. The miners risk their lives when they go down the mine. This photo is in Llallagua. Paola Soria, 16, Llallagua, Bolivia

33. I took a photo of this boy because they play with carts like this in Llallagua, and most of us are poor in Llallagua. Leoncio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

34. There’s an old woman sitting on the floor underneath where it says “Goni go home”. ‘Goni’ was the man who was President of Bolivia, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada – ‘the Murderer’. My brother was killed on a political march and perhaps she has lost someone too. (‘Goni’ is a nickname for the former president of Bolivia, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada) Leoncio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

35. It is a box that is used to shine shoes. My friend, who is called Rafael, shines shoes. He wants to earn lots of money. But he is a good kid, and so are all the kids in the park, because we work hard to bring home money for food and to buy our things. I am a shoe-shine boy just like Rafael. I work on Saturday and Sunday and earn 10 bolivianos (Bs) a day, or 5 Bs. When I earn 5Bs I get sad because I haven’t earned much money. This is what life is like for shoe-shine boys. Leoncio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

36. This is something I use, a stand so I can clean shoes. The box has everything I need for shining shoes: a brush, rags, creams and polishes. The difference is if the client is sitting down comfortably and reading a newspaper, it is much easier for us to get a good shine on the shoes. Leoncio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

37. I took this photo because there are these pigs in Llallagua. Leoncio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

38. I took this photo because they sell typical wool and clothes because Llallagua is poor. My mother dresses the same way. Leoncio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

39. When I took this picutre it was almost 6 o’clock in the evening. The girl was very cold, her face was sad, and she was selling socks. When I asked her where her parents were, she said that her father had died and her mother worked in the mines. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

40. When I saw this boy it made me very sad because he reminded me of my cousin, who works to make some money to be able to feed my younger cousins. This boy lives with his grandmother. Although his smile is big and happy, his eyes show the sadness and suffering he faces on a daily basis, as he suffers discrimination just as we do. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

41. I work in my father’s shop. Here I am weighting sugar to sell. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

42. Other girls and boys work also. This girl is selling “mojcochinchi”, a very nice drink made from peaches. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

43. When I saw this girl I was very sad, because all she asked for from her mother was a bit of love, and it was denied to her. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

44. This girl is sad because she is an orphan, she lives in the orphanage, and the people in charge there do not care where the orphans go or what they do. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

45. This boy is one of the 1,000 taxi drivers who work along the Uncía-Llallagua route. He has to work every day, in the cold or in the heat, to help his family. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

46. This girl is one of the 1,000 children who, due to the irresponsibility of their parents who are either working or have alcohol related problems, wander around unprotected because nobody has time for them. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

47. When I took this picture it was the 10th of June, during the Potato Festival, where you can buy and sell potatoes, oca, parsley, onion, pork, sheep, etc. In this picture you can see the entrance of the Indigenous Market, all of these people are going to buy their daily lunch dish. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

48. This girl works selling jelly, and she was sad because noone was buying her jelly. When she sat down we asked her if we could take her picture, and she said yes, so we took this picture. Rocio, 14, Llallagua, Bolivia

49. My Cousins Paola B, 11, Llallagua, Bolivia

50. I took this photo of a native [indigenous] boy because he looks so much like a native boy. This boy had come from the countryside and this photo was taken in Llallagua. This photo is really beautiful. Paola B, 11, Llallagua, Bolivia