WARNING: Some of the photos in this story may be considered disturbing.
Vacations are great, except when they’re completely terrible. Unfortunately, redditor and imgur user dalecarlian‘s vacation to Peru quickly turned into the latter.
He summarizes his trip in seven simple pictures, starting with typical touristy fare like a photo in front of Macchu Picchu…
Before doctors discovered he had a bacterial infection called cellulitis eating away at his legs, creating this hole near his knee…
During the subsequent surgery to treat the infection, doctors removed a chunk of flesh that the creature had been feeding on, and extracted the culprit for all his pain — a tiny creature called larva dermatobia hominis that can cause some big pain. View the rest of the photos below.
Moral of the story: when you travel, travel safe!
