An elderly woman laughs while holding a teddy bear on the bed of her room at the Canevaro old people's home in Lima March 17, 2010. This public institution is one the biggest in its kind in Latin America, hosting almost 400 elderly people, including dependent patients and those with senile dementia. 90 percent of its population are in abandon condition and more than the half used to live in extreme poverty, according to Canevaro's Director, Felipe Aguirre. Picture taken March 17, 2010. [Agencies]
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