Collected Item: “Trapped in Peru”
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Trapped in Peru
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Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
A Japanese tourist, Jesse Katayama is Stuck in Peru during the pandemic. He has been allowed into the ruins of Machu Picchu after a seven month wait. Stuck in Peru since mid-March, he was only allowed to enter the Inca Citadel on special request. There are 33,305 deaths because of Covid-19, which is the highest per capita mortality rate.
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Machu Picchu, Peru, Japan, Japanese, Citadel,
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https://www.instagram.com/jessekatayama/?utm_source=ig_embed
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Jesse Katayama
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2020-10-13