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    A square in Arequipa's oldest 'burb.: by anijensen, Views[167]
         		 Urns used to ferment corn into likker.: by anijensen, Views[167]
         		 Two guys staring at an amazing sight.: by anijensen, Views[184]
         		 The Virgin of Candelaria, a gift from Charles II of Spain, miracles attributed to the statue. Note the monolithic construction from the sillar stone, which seems to be pretty good at withstanding earthquakes.: by anijensen, Views[186]
         		 What is it?: by anijensen, Views[826]
     
    These are cuy (KOO ee), named for the sound they make. We call them guinea pigs. These are actually smaller than those raised for food in the past, but the fate of these guys will be the same. (Note that this cage also contains the little fellows who will end up on the Kiddee Menu.): by anijensen, Views[242]
         		 The Chili River (from the indigenous term meaning
         		 The sillar stone is also soft and easily worked, which allowed many churches and homes to be decorated in the
         		 Cathedral, Arequipa, Peru. Arequipa is sometimes called
         		 Cappucino in Arequipa, Peru: by anijensen, Views[177]
     
    Arequipa, Peru, main square. Three sidea are colonial arched galleries (restaurants,shops, offices, the fourth side is the cathedral): by anijensen, Views[171]
         		 Peruvian concrete pump, pouring the second floor.: by anijensen, Views[218]
         		 Hand working the rolling stone used to crush the ore.: by anijensen, Views[205]
         		 Rocking back and forth for hours, crushing ore that hopefully contains at least a bit of gold.: by anijensen, Views[319]
         		 Rasta mummy. Yes, that's her hair.: by anijensen, Views[1482]
     
    Chauchilla Cemetary outside Nasca. Several excavated graves with actual human remains on display. In this photo, note the long pigtails indicating upper class.: by anijensen, Views[544]
         		 Peacocks at our Nasca hotel: by anijensen, Views[228]
         		 The poolside/barside garden at our hotel in Nasca, complete with grass-trimming alpaca. : by anijensen, Views[191]
         		 After the Nasca Lines overflight: by anijensen, Views[182]
     
     

         		 There are also hundreds of lines and trapeziodal shapes across the desert floor. The longest straight line is over 9 miles.: by anijensen, Views[222]
     
     
     
     

     
     
         		 Up in a 6-seater airplane, over the town of Nasca, home of the gargantuan desert drawings: by anijensen, Views[217]
         		 The town of Pisco was devastated by a major quake in August 2007. 80% of the buildings were destroyed, 500 people were killed. The town is still mostly in ruin.: by anijensen, Views[205]
     
    Part of the fishing fleet, Paracas: by anijensen, Views[170]
         		 Iron-laden cliffs crumble into the sea, then get washed up onto the beach. Looks like a crushed brick baseball infield.: by anijensen, Views[192]
         		 Peru is 100% desert between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains. But lots of groundwater and several major rivers from the mountains support plenty of irrigation and some pretty big population centers.: by anijensen, Views[256]
         		 Pretty beaches and sand cliffs steadily eroding into the sea, Paracas, Peru: by anijensen, Views[278]
         		 Sea lions. Lots of animals and *lots* of noise.: by anijensen, Views[172]
     
    Penguins: by anijensen, Views[190]
         		 The black area is all birds. There must be dozens and dozens of them!: by anijensen, Views[200]
         		 Red-billed red-footed Inca terns: by anijensen, Views[215]
         		 The Peruvians built low stone walls to contain the guano, which they harvest every seven years when it gets about 5 feet deep.: by anijensen, Views[224]
         		 A couple of loner sea lions: by anijensen, Views[245]
     
    Islas Ballestas, sea lions, seabirds, and plenty of white stuff: by anijensen, Views[181]
         		 En route to the island, the
         		 On board to visit las Islas Ballestas,
         		 No lawnmowers in Peru, just Samurai-suited highly skilled weed whacker operators: by anijensen, Views[255]
         		 Aaron in the healing creek: by amyaaron, Views[1194]
     
    The Shamanic table with medicines: by amyaaron, Views[334]
         		 Trekkin thru the jungle: by senor-lance, Views[1083]
         		 Little girl smiling while pickin up plastic bottles with father: by senor-lance, Views[1825]
         		 Viva el Peru: by bec-simon, Views[581]
         		 Streets of Cuzco: by bec-simon, Views[399]
     
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