When a solo traveler went missing in Peru, it changed her family’s lives completely – CNN

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By Nicole Chavez, CNN
Edited by Braden Goyette, CNN
Photographs by Desiree Rios for CNN

Updated 12:20 AM ET, Sun June 9, 2019

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This story is based on official statements from Peruvian police, hours of interviews with family members and friends of Carla Valpeoz, and previous CNN reporting.

(CNN)Shortly after his daughter Carla went missing in Peru, Carlos Valpeoz left behind his old life as a contractor in the Texas Hill Country and boarded a plane to find her. He brought only a backpack with him, unsure how long he’d be away from home.

Carlos Valpeoz takes a break from walking around the Pisac Archeological Park. He has been searching for his daughter in Peru since she went missing.Carlos Valpeoz takes a break from walking around the Pisac Archeological Park. He has been searching for his daughter in Peru since she went missing.
    Maria Valpeoz points at the day she found out her daughter Carla was missing.Maria Valpeoz points at the day she found out her daughter Carla was missing.
        Carlos Jr. and his mother Maria, holding Carla's favorite sweater, at his home in Brooklyn.Carlos Jr. and his mother Maria, holding Carla's favorite sweater, at his home in Brooklyn.
          Carla is seen in surveillance footage from a drugstore in Pisac. It's the last known image of her.Carla is seen in surveillance footage from a drugstore in Pisac. It's the last known image of her.
          Carlos Jr. holds a reward flyer in the Brooklyn alleyway where he last saw his missing sister in person.Carlos Jr. holds a reward flyer in the Brooklyn alleyway where he last saw his missing sister in person.
          Childhood photographs of siblings Carla and Carlos Jr. Their mother carries these photographs and a necklace of the Virgin Mary everywhere she goes. Childhood photographs of siblings Carla and Carlos Jr. Their mother carries these photographs and a necklace of the Virgin Mary everywhere she goes.

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