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In the far north of Chile, near the borders of Peru and Bolivia, the small, isolated village of Putre rests high in the Andes near the foot of the Taapaca Volcano. Though the Chilean government is working hard to transform the village into a base station for exploring the Lauca National Park, Putre has historically been home to a small indigenous population dedicated to high-altitude pastural living.

This man is happy to see the village around him grow and prosper, and even though the drying climate in northern Chile makes pastural living harder than it has ever been, he chooses to live the life his parents nurtured for him, and their parents before them.

For some reason, this old man walks three kilometres or so every day, all the way along this path from the top of the valley down to here at the bottom. And then back. Every day. He says it’s because he has work to do, but I think he just has a life to live.

This man works at the fish market attached to the Arica docks. He'll fillet the daily catch for you right out of the water and prepare a simple ceviche to tie you over till dinner. His fish stall feels more like home than a place of business, and if you're interested, he'll walk you through the memories in every single photo that hangs on the walls around him. You will learn that family, fútbol and fish are three constants that have sustained him ever since he was a young boy and that continue to inspire and fulfill him to this day. You can hear it in his voice. These are the loves of his life.

This small band of drummers perform in the streets and parks of Santiago, gathering a crowd wherever they go. They play hard and loud and keep everyone entertained for a solid five-minute show before passing the hat and moving on to their next street corner venue. If you were to watch them play, you would easily see that these guys love what they do, and that the people of Santiago love it too.