The Mennonites of Bolivia
This insular agricultural community just wants to be left alone... in the tropical jungles of South America


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(Image credit: (Jordi Ruiz Cirera)Mennonites are a reclusive and insular sect of Christians who don't participate in politics or much of contemporary society, eschewing modern conveniences like electricity)

(Image credit: (Jordi Ruiz Cirera)The Bolivian Mennonites, known as Los Menonos, migrated to the region about 50 years ago. Today, the once-desolate area is populated by about 70,000 people spread across 75)

(Image credit: (Jordi Ruiz Cirera))

(Image credit: (Jordi Ruiz Cirera))

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(Image credit: (Jordi Ruiz Cirera)**To see more from this story and others by Jordi Ruiz Cirera, check out his website and Instagram. Cirera's book on the project, Los Menonos, is also available.**)
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Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.
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