A visiting couple haggles with a seller near the pyramids at Giza in October 2011. Tourism to the famed site is down significantly since the popular uprising began in January.
- [Kim Badawi/GlobalPost]
Camel ride
A young boy rides atop a camel at the pyramids. The families who make their livings by offering camel and horse rides around the pyramids and the Great Sphinx have suffered greatly as a result of the drop in visitors.
- [Kim Badawi/GlobalPost]
Group photo at Great Pyramid
A group of tourists poses for a photograph in front of the Great Pyramid. One of the world's best-known attractions, the area is much quieter this year than it has been in past years.
- [Kim Badawi/GlobalPost]
Cats for sale
Rows of hand-carved souvenirs await buyers on an October morning, though vistor numbers are drastically down since January.
- [Kim Badawi/GlobalPost]
Pyramids picture taker
An Egyptian vendor waits and watches as a tourist takes a photograph.
- [Kim Badawi/GlobalPost]
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