Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys saddling up their horses in the early morning mist at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys smoking and relaxing in camp at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys with Mountain roses in the bands of their hats preparing to cook trout over a fire at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys with Mountain roses in the bands of their hats cooking trout over a fire at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) calf roped by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) being herded by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) being herded by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) being herded by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys lined up at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains for the annual overnight cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy with a bull he has roped on an overnight ride at a hacienda during the annual cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys in paramo habitat at a hacienda during the annual cattle round-up, drinking strong cane alcohol during the ride, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Three Chagra cowboys riding their horses at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador