A farmer in the Arequipa region of Southern Peru works his fields in the foothills of the Altiplano.

This photo was taken on a memorable day trip out of Arequipa out to the Las Salina salt lake around 50km east of Arequipa. It was a gruellingly slow drive climbing 2000m over lumpy and windy dirt tracks that left us exhausted at the end and involved us having to break into our own car in the middle of nowhere...

Along the way there we spotted some farmers working their fields with the Chachani (6075m) mountain triplet in the background. I had to lie in the fields to get this framing and had to wait in the sun for a few minutes for the farmer to return over the cusp of the rise.

Although the air was cold and thin, the sun was very warm. When the wind stopped it burned and when the wind started you were chilled to the bone. This along with the lack of oxygen would have made this pretty hard work.

Chiguata District, Arequipa, Peru, 2013

Canon EOS 5D Mark II with Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS

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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture:	f/5.6
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	85 mm
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM