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| City: | Acomayo |
| Country: | Peru  |
| Latitude: | 9° 46' 0'' S |
| Longitude: | 76° 5' 0'' W |
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Acomayo, Peru
Soapbox riders in Perú, on the road from Huánuco to Tingo Maria, where the highway from the Pacific coast across the Andes finds its way towards the Amazon lowlands. This is near the top of the last mountain pass. From there, soapbox riders can enjoy a vertical 1000 meters of gravity assisted ride.
Since these kids help stranded truck drivers along the road, they're called bomberos (firemen). They transport drinks, food and spare parts to broken trucks.
Thanks to ZU from Perú for additional info:
"I usually use that highway go to work. I saw a lot of those cases of children with their skateboard or a board with wheels (artesanal) (those wheels are metallic and they tolerate the speed) they have had many fatal accidents and some times they do it for work like "fireman", I work for this highway 4 years, most of them are poor children that don't have money neither for the bus ticket, to move from a place to another in long distances and some for "enjoy"."
Since these kids help stranded truck drivers along the road, they're called bomberos (firemen). They transport drinks, food and spare parts to broken trucks.
Thanks to ZU from Perú for additional info:
"I usually use that highway go to work. I saw a lot of those cases of children with their skateboard or a board with wheels (artesanal) (those wheels are metallic and they tolerate the speed) they have had many fatal accidents and some times they do it for work like "fireman", I work for this highway 4 years, most of them are poor children that don't have money neither for the bus ticket, to move from a place to another in long distances and some for "enjoy"."
Comments
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Beautiful, but dangerous! Happy Birthday.
# posted by johan slee on February 5th, 2012 1:14 pm
spectacular fantastic action shot!! Congratulation with your birthday!!
Wow!!!!!! Good capture!
# posted by Wim Verdonschot on November 18th, 2011 1:36 pm
Beautiful action shot!!!!!
# posted by Arda Çölgezen on April 24th, 2011 2:01 pm
awesome action shot
Well seen
# posted by Mustafa Kemal GENÇ on August 30th, 2009 11:13 am
Very beautiful moment… Congratulations…*****
what a stunning actioncomp, its amazing
# posted by michel voortman on July 10th, 2009 11:02 pm
woooowww!
# posted by AhmetFGunes on June 17th, 2009 9:13 am
excellent
# posted by rosa del toro on June 4th, 2009 12:10 am
crazyyy!!!5
awesome!
AWESOME Shot:)
# posted by aj.vitorino on May 10th, 2009 6:53 am
Upa, upa. xxx
ha!
...great moment!
...great moment!
# posted by Dominique ORSONI on February 15th, 2009 5:45 pm
Great pict.
# posted by Ashley Grant on December 31st, 2008 6:00 am
Crazy boys....
Very disturbing...
peligrosa pero una que gran captura! 5
oh my! that is CRAZY! 5
crazy kids ... 5++
# posted by sophie monin-leroux on November 12th, 2008 10:56 am
great shot 5
OMG!!!
# posted by Izydor on November 3rd, 2008 7:27 pm
Why did I come across this extraordinary shot so late? Maybe there should be a 'gallery of honors' on the Woophy that is time-independent?
# posted by LUCIJA Mujanovic on November 3rd, 2008 3:26 pm
good 5
Fabulous motion blur! Great shot! -5-
opala 5
# posted by Melanie Huff on October 21st, 2008 12:44 am
Yes! This is such a great shot! Fantastic!!!
# posted by Cristina Goncalves on October 19th, 2008 11:44 pm
Excellent!
# posted by Chino Lemus on October 19th, 2008 11:58 am
great. to my fav
Está impresionante!! muy buena!
great 5
I see that you made it into the street and studio show at the Tate with this beaut pic. Congratulations!
Great image!
# posted by la rafale on August 11th, 2008 5:30 pm
awesome ! a great shot and a terrific story ;
Great shot! I hope these kids survive their youth . . . 5+++
# posted by sensei Domi on June 3rd, 2008 5:21 pm
fools
# posted by paulo.trindade on May 21st, 2008 3:11 pm
wow...crazyyyy
# posted by Roberto Maldeno on May 14th, 2008 5:10 pm
fabulous
# posted by Chuck Trodick on May 13th, 2008 4:15 am
Great capture 5
# posted by i.e.v.13 on April 27th, 2008 1:09 pm
Excellent -5-.
Great picture! And nice to know what they do *g* .. -5-
# posted by vitor costa on April 16th, 2008 3:53 pm
fantastica, excellent 5+++
# posted by Elwin Berlips on April 9th, 2008 12:54 pm
*****5*****
# posted by trudy tuinstra on April 4th, 2008 11:57 pm
moving! very good.
Good
# posted by Marek km2bp on March 27th, 2008 6:13 pm
++5++
Exellent!!!!!!!!!5
# posted by Ruden Fretsbo on March 12th, 2008 6:59 pm
Impressive! 5* * * * *
The real survival.... 5