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Field Photos Clouds settle over the peaks flanking Cuncani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/13d2fa1c-0433-4924-a4ab-f45926fdf019/36.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Taking advantage of the warm weather in Cuncani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/fce7af3d-aedb-4dd7-b04b-91736dc03e41/35.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Brothers Oliver (4) and Kevin (6) ham it up for the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/ddf1c8cf-c570-45ed-b1d4-a4b0369c02f8/34.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/63928435-6fc0-4e8a-a355-4cb1ea06b338/32.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/7607ba6a-8f90-40b1-9b8c-fc4d3a852b54/31.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos "It takes three months" to weave a single table runner, Ricartina shared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/f513aac7-5047-48a2-aba8-d61f0ded19bd/30.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos The handicraft's red-orange threads, Ricartina noted, are derived from the crushed bodies of cochinea, an insect found in a local cactus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/e9053d15-fff6-4656-a801-43ba09112ea4/29.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/1123d5fb-2340-40fd-b20e-0c93b3b88ff1/28.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos A porcine perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/bb56f762-cea5-4d4f-bde7-d41480390ef3/27.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Ricartina maintained an intense focus on her work during our visit, only looking up when asked questions about her trade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/20e7d24b-4c5f-47be-9110-7d98b919575f/26.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Ricartina relies on "local plants, fruits, insects, and flowers" to give her yarn its vibrant colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/3d0c15dc-9412-42aa-b509-73c3d4aadbea/25.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Once Ricartina completes a woven piece, she sells them in Lares Valley for around 100 soles (approximately $30 USD). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/7020e71b-eb28-4ad0-815d-03baba9b83e6/24.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos "I'll have to work for a week, six to seven hours a day, to finish this last section," Ricartina shared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/3f1c09ba-07a1-42cf-9cd9-0af54dd589ce/23.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/580e567f-11f3-469d-9d03-ac61a2efa85f/22.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos This particular table runner, Ricartina shared, is made with sheep's wool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/6da54f43-5f70-481c-b752-036e3c903ad1/21.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Surrounded by verdure at Sergio and Ricartina's home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/caf5afa7-a669-4cc1-9496-d7e692c586d7/20.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Oliver leads the way down the road to his neighbors' home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/12cb5f39-7efe-4573-b7ad-151a6c0a1db3/19.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/0da823ed-e3e5-4fe0-9a48-a56b6bc7898d/18.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/96d93a9f-c9a1-44a1-b548-908f31018731/17.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/8bf698a6-c9c5-4a6a-90a6-1434bde123a7/16.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Most people choose to have children in Cuncani. "Only a few don't," Esteban said. "If I don't have them, when I'm old, nobody's going to be there to help me." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/28a8bcc2-65d0-4a32-80d0-03f1f50d709c/15.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Compared to prior generations, "People now have fewer children," Esteban said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/40eea581-5f1b-43c7-ba45-f4234e272167/14.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/6b300a78-c58a-42f4-934f-3a6a0c643c7a/13.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Oliver was initially apprehensive of his home visitors, but quickly took interest in the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/af9cfc52-6f41-422e-84d9-4a47d9b5e6c3/12.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Esteban lives with his family in Cuncani, but travels to lower-altitude cities, where he works in construction. He also works as a porter for additional income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/43d90f3c-a3a5-44d4-ba8d-9534503e96cb/11.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/ae40cbbc-f5a9-4306-bfaf-b647b33396c6/10.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos A guinea pig (cuy) enclosure at the back of Esteban and Narcissa's home failed to stop this adventurer from exploring its surroundings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/e377a47e-904e-4bb9-836d-65f2fa5eb833/9.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Pantry staples are displayed out in the open in Esteban's home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/47443999-3b0f-413b-be14-12c42e0eea9b/8.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Despite the challenges of a high-altitude climate, families like Narcissa's have lived in the community for generations. September 24, they shared, is the anniversary of the community's founding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/bdcf1c2a-1cfe-4c20-8434-02311eb7a7cb/7.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos The only mirror in Narcissa's home captured this moment between mother and son. Whenever the camera was directed towards them, they both were quick to pose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/610a1850-767c-4a08-9d3d-b6f8e5666fdc/6.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos A cup of coca leaf tea upon our arrival to Esteban and Narcissa's home in Cuncani, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/9a36d54e-b15a-4954-82dd-bb02009844fd/5.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos The first of two home visits in the remote mountain village of Cuncani, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/5bcf3c07-0eac-4b88-ab50-80417bb6218e/4.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Our team met six-year-old Kevin at the local primary school, only to see him again at his home later in the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/5406eccc-ea6b-4a29-bc32-3c8a58433f79/3.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Children enjoy recess at a primary school on the outskirts of the Cuncani village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/25fe4d5a-5feb-42bd-8720-da1b51c96bcc/2.webp Stories from Peru - Field Photos Taking a pit stop at the highest point in the Lares Valley. https://www.simonsonlab.com/stories-from-peru/nicanors-story monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/cb84007e-4d38-44ee-a6ec-7ebc3005cc8e/73.webp https://www.simonsonlab.com/stories-from-tibet daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/6d61b8bb-a569-4bb7-9466-8f6fa9d9facd/pexels-photo-himalayas.webp https://www.simonsonlab.com/stories-from-tibet/field-photos monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/d6342ee3-7d34-46dc-82ce-0235f12512fb/1.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos The Simonson Lab has an ongoing collaboration with Scott McIntosh and other members at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City provides a unique opportunity to study people of Tibetan ancestry in an intermediate altitude setting, since a large number of individuals with that background have settled there. Since 2019, the Simonson Lab has repeatedly returned to Salt Lake City to conduct various physiological measurements and genotyping of volunteers of Tibetan ancestry, including the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) and hemoglobin measurements. In this photo, a Tibetan volunteer undergoes the HVR protocol administered by Simonson Lab members Esteban Moya and James Yu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/a63d9f75-166d-4817-bfed-70e7561b8985/9.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos The HVR protocol requires many pieces of equipment and sensors, some of which are pictured here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/7a862cc5-7c4e-4c58-8adb-8cc759dd48bc/8.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos Wanjun Gu of the Simonson Lab volunteers as a test subject in San Diego, CA so that Esteban Moya and James Yu can perfect the HVR protocol before heading to Salt Lake City, UT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/a923dc98-019c-4f06-84b1-8727e2ce1dc7/7.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos Spencer Brown, a medical student at the University of Utah, assists Esteban Moya in the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/5a0f9f24-6fa4-450c-9ce8-04dc84f2227a/6.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos A Tibetan volunteer undergoes the HVR protocol at the University of Utah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/e87597df-4238-4f28-a5e1-38a3aef17219/5.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos Esteban Moya preps a Tibetan volunteer with the pulse oximeter, allowing him to continuously monitor oxygen saturdation during the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/c2198263-352e-4611-b0e2-e19009582574/4.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos Spencer Brown quickly troubleshoots some of the equipment necessary for HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/43473929-2118-4ae3-a8e5-de7738a864a7/3.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos Onlookers from the SImonson Lab view the HVR protocol digitally from a distance, in order to uphold a relaxed atmosphere for the volunteers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/9d77659a-5a57-4dab-87c2-25cf1a45ab83/2.webp Stories from Tibet - Field Photos James Yu, of the Simonson Lab, extracts the white buffy coat of blood samples taken from Tibetan volunteers. https://www.simonsonlab.com/stories-from-tibet/a-return-to-her-roots monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/05db1b2a-7e4e-4c01-92c5-d3ba43e6dee1/Tanna1.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/3b6fc193-4cbf-4ab6-adcb-62130ad375e7/IMG_6418.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/53d1f24f-082a-4785-9e84-9c2602b097d7/IMG_6397.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/26a1a4cb-8f34-473c-bc30-8ff9e6ed9592/Tanna2jpg.webp https://www.simonsonlab.com/stories-from-nepal daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/f8653bc3-cc71-4952-b98c-a93961eaa61e/40.webp https://www.simonsonlab.com/stories-from-nepal/field-photos monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/8ac8be08-e29f-44de-a7dd-60390e156c2d/1.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos In the summer of 2019, members of the Simonson Lab went to Mustang, Nepal under the leadership of Cynthia Beall for her project studying Tibetan women at high altitude supported by the National Science Foundation. Pictured here, part of the research team wearing the traditional female Tibetan garb, called a chupa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/cb062669-fd53-4514-8826-9bc5beff261c/2.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The town of Lo Manthang, where the research team spent multiple weeks collecting data. The sight of women carrying heavy loads is common. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/bc6f7f06-e315-44a7-8283-976a2a83fd8d/3.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Esteban Moya, one of the two team members from the Simonson Lab, teaches translators and nurses about the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/7d786e15-d04f-4ed2-a3a6-ad35411bca42/4.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Esteban Moya demonstrates the HVR protocol for the rest of the team so that they can effectively translate what it will feel like for research participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/fde2c38f-6103-4bfc-ba5c-a1adac0c8130/5.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The HVR setup run by the two members of the Simonson Lab, Esteban Moya and James Yu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/b091ac61-07a6-487d-8ac6-3c21016cb457/6.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Picturesque mountains surround the village of Lo Manthang at 12,600 feet above sea level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/0e7f60e7-0260-4544-b104-0097340d353f/7.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The rThe research team visits a grazing and resting nomadic yak herd, located at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet.esearch team visits a grazing and resting nomadic yak herd, located at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/08959051-e092-4c9d-a9be-1fb709c36d74/8.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Tsering Wangmo, one of the nurses who supported the Simonson Lab’s research, interacts with a baby yak in a nomadic yak camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/609c0c95-9cd9-46d9-b864-1f3a380e6bb8/9.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Part of the mountains surrounding the village of Lo Manthang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/2e95c81e-5f1b-4b56-8cd2-a5b9c78f34e5/10.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Esteban Moya takes a breather 16,800 feet up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/4380fa29-4f1c-4b16-b9c4-f3abf8415448/11.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The team demonstrates an "orientation" of the HVR protocol for research subjects to put them at ease and show that the protocol is safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/f30bd6df-4753-40f4-94f2-b5b4947040d7/12.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos James Yu of the Simonson Lab conducts the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/c21f8efa-08b1-4203-957c-0c7e8bb0e303/13.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The research team oftentimes had to trek for long hours to recruit research participants from other villages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/64d3387f-33a0-4886-a9a7-b76deb866f18/14.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The research team traversed many flag-ridden walkway bridges while seeking research participants from other villages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/ec03f141-5435-46c7-b22e-638941537299/15.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Tsering Wangmo assists in the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/d926517e-4943-4e8d-acbc-7e048e89d689/16.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Tsering Wangmo conducts a health class for the villagers of Lo Manthang, teaching them about general health practices, water hygiene, and disease transmission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/2a7d21d8-13d8-437d-924c-6461193bc843/17.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos James Yu with the HVR setup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/a11a1d84-5ecf-410f-824d-86e810c28877/18.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The village of Tsarang, where the research team spent approximately a week obtaining measurements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/f3c16a00-b485-468f-8816-4181728b459c/19.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The research team participates in a cultural ceremony within the village of Tsarang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/bc1434bd-3192-4fd4-bc9d-c370f13dc171/20.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The HVR setup within the village of Tsarang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/5cf77374-b9cb-4db2-8bbc-13526c929454/21.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The many electrical machines needed to conduct the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/aaf254e9-3c7e-4854-abb7-96242dfa58f5/22.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Sanitized mouthpieces and nosepieces laid out for the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/5ccc9db7-d9a0-45e2-a782-59f084753aa6/23.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Rushing waters and cloudy skies during one of the research team's recruitment treks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/2b30b5f0-f60a-4c1d-877b-760d441f23f1/24.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/aa502a4d-61ca-4adc-8fc6-7d370784be05/25.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos A kaleidoscope of Tibetan flags that mark the high points throughout Nepal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/b74e7597-0c9d-4814-b3f5-de2506d7b7f9/26.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/feaad112-2c0e-4b83-aa15-a32476d9611d/27.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/a084fbc4-be5f-47db-98d1-37283ff407ac/28.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The HVR setup at Ghami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/8192d278-719b-437e-b803-6d3b70e5abb1/29.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The HVR setup at Ghami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/55a7509a-4704-464b-a671-5f921c150de0/30.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The village of Ghami visible from afar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/82ccce1c-ae96-476f-be6f-8c3a5745d7ad/31.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Soaring rock formations defined one of the paths the team took to recruit study participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/2127ef1a-030f-4bdd-b6df-2a74cc4ea747/32.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Soaring rock formations defined one of the paths the team took to recruit study participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/552e29e2-391d-4833-be17-035add71764f/33.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos Soaring rock formations defined one of the paths the team took to recruit study participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/da83a009-39c4-4c48-b8d6-99031998a606/34.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos The multi-faceted cleaning setup for the HVR protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/4f9d8011-b01d-4d3d-a5ac-6a0b82297ae3/35.webp Stories from Nepal - Field Photos James Yu conducts the HVR protocol on a study participant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6970d62c18d8a0014e7e1ebb/51ce7d34-227a-40aa-8d6b-15c1db7f3800/36.webp Stories from Nepal - 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