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Collected Item: “Trapped in Peru”

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Trapped in Peru

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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
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