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    more desert ghost towns.: by margitpirsch, Views[149]
         		 Barbie was here.: by margitpirsch, Views[402]
         		 the desert trash dump : by margitpirsch, Views[431]
         		 ...and straight ahead..: by margitpirsch, Views[376]
         		 'Scape the desert'. Chapter 5. I'm heading to the north of Perú, and my bus passes, as usual, so many tiny villages lost on the way, that I'm sure I will soon forget them all. But not this one. I cannot forget the hopeless-desperate look on this girl, even though I was invisible to her. She's staring at the dry and sandy sunset - I wonder if she does this every day - , while her mother works fixing a tire.: by luigimeetsworld, Views[966]
     
    Looking to the left: by margitpirsch, Views[431]
         		 looking to the right...: by margitpirsch, Views[389]
         		 'Dog Day Afternoon' Chapter 4. I walked up one of Cusco's most sloped streets to see the city from a high spot. Wait, not that high. I deliberately crouched to reach the eye level of this pintoresque dog, as if I were just another pooch, his pal, standing right there at the heart of the Imperial City of the Incas.: by luigimeetsworld, Views[583]
         		 'Contact'. Chapter 3. I move on. The road keeps doing zig zag. After passing 2 or 3 small villages hidden either by clouds or mountains, I stop. I take some time to study the inhabitants. This is no longer Machu Picchu and they're not that used to interact with strangers. This man turns back the exact moment I press the shutter - while his dog, well, was at the toilette.: by luigimeetsworld, Views[583]
         		 'Gold in them hills'. Chapter 2. An intense thunderstorm woke me up in the middle of the night. But I was supposed to leave by night, and I left. You cannot wake up at 9 if you want to see the sunrise at Machu Picchu. It seemed as if the rain were improvising a symphony. Every drop of water did different sounds while reaching the leaves of any kind of tropical plants. After walking through the gloomy jungle I arrived to the entrance of Machu Picchu. Our Sun unveils the characteristic lines of Machu Picchu against the dense, shallow clouds and the bright mist that cover the Lost City of the Incas: by luigimeetsworld, Views[901]
     
    'Andean eyes passing by'. Chapter 1. I arrived to Cusco on New Year's Eve. This big day unfolds in front of my eyes. I know there's a big celebration coming at night. But I have the whole day to explore yet! Under the jagged silhouette of this cloud-high city - capital of the Inca Empire - there's a rythmic up and down of vehicles, merchants, and tiny dogs that goes on all day. On the early morning, the only girl on this crowded bus is dressed all in red. She has such a mysterious look and she stares at me, one eye covered by the frame of the window - while a busy bus goes wobbling around down Cusco's mazy streets.: by luigimeetsworld, Views[505]
         		 road/bridge block: by margitpirsch, Views[380]
         		 coast, ghost town: by margitpirsch, Views[362]
         		 Chiclayo market: by margitpirsch, Views[355]
         		 at the Herb Market in Chiclayo: by margitpirsch, Views[378]
     
    Items to be used in magic potions : by margitpirsch, Views[183]
         		 King Kong Bakery has pretty darn good sweeties to eat.: by margitpirsch, Views[190]
         		 with Carmen and Doris: by margitpirsch, Views[198]
         		 A couple enjoy the day at the Plaza de Armas with their daughter during Cusco Carnival or Cusco Week, when there are daily processions in the Plaza de Armas, the central plaza in historic Cusco. : by shirak, Views[393]
         		 A group of men struggle under the weight of a saints' effigy as they carry it through the streets of Cusco and around the Plaza de Armas, during the festival of Corpus Christi. They will do this all day and into the night when they will store the effegies until morning in La Catedral, a Spanish colonial cathedral, which you can see behind them. Celebrated exactly nine weeks after Easter, it is a ritual co-opted by the Spanish in the 16th Century to Catholicize the Incan people. The effigies are treated as living beings in a similar way as the Inca paraded their ancestors' mummies around that same plaza centuries before.: by shirak, Views[628]
     
    This young girl paused to glare at me during a morning procession of her kindergarten class (one amongst many) that paraded around the Plaza de Armas preceding the grander processions during the festival of Corpus Christi.: by shirak, Views[550]
         		 Early one morning at the crack of dawn, after attempting to photograph a Cusco sunrise, I spotted this man walking up the Calle Triunfo, a famous Incan stone-walled alley. It was in this moment that I began to see how the Andean people navigate (literally and figuratively) the ancient and modern aspects of their city.: by shirak, Views[434]
         		 Riserva National de Paracas This place is made only of stones and sand, it may seem that it has nothing but it has everything you need inside. It’s Peru.: by 30daytriptoperu, Views[377]
         		 Mountain peak Pachamama, Isla Amantani, Lake Titicaca It was a difficult climb over 13,000 ft to reach the top because of the thin air. There was an Inka temple and this gate, and the sight of the sun going down gave me the lost strength and a peacefulness in the heart. I wanted to stay here forever.: by 30daytriptoperu, Views[595]
         		 Isla Taquile, Lake Titicaca I was surprise by the calm water of Lake Titicaca, and of the colours that were reflecting on its surface, it was similar to Adriatic sea, but the clouds were so near the water. I didn’t seen anything like this before, and it gave me the sensation that I can walk on the water, up to the sky.: by 30daytriptoperu, Views[545]
     
    The lonely tree of Machu Picchu It was 21.12.2012. In the morning it was a beautiful shiny day, and full of tourist. In the afternoon it started to rain, and all the people went away.Then I felt the strong energy of this place, and this lonely tree watching over the past times of the lost city.: by 30daytriptoperu, Views[323]
         		 Lagunas, Reserva National Salinas y Aguada Blanca, Arequipa This photo was taken above 13,000 ft and I was very weak because of the altitude. we get off the bus to watch the landscape, but I was very weak to stand, so I get down on the ground and then I saw this beautiful scene and I take this photo. And my sickness passed away.: by 30daytriptoperu, Views[308]
         		 Meet Francesca. We delivered food and collected firewood for her. She lives in a one-room house, the kitchen is outside and her roof leaks when it rains. When we returned with firewood she was proudly sweeping the dirt floor of her kitchen. She seemed so wonderfully happy and delighted that we had come; I was taken aback by her joviality. When we pulled out a bag of candy and offered it to her, her face lit up like a child’s. She was so shocked by our sudden offering of sweets she staggered over to her chicken’s nest and offered us two eggs insisting we take them in return for the candy. I held back my tears with everything I had and declined her offer. I stood in front of Francesca in disbelief, never had I felt so humbled and so honoured to give someone candy. : by peruvianperspectives, Views[209]
         		 I took this photo as we were leaving her house. I noticed a smile had crept onto her face once she realized all of her belongings were safe and drying (in the correct location) beside her house. I felt a sense of relief. I walked back after taking this photograph and showed her the image on the screen, she swatted playfully at my face with a big grin. Ironically, I saw more of myself by watching her look at the photograph in awe than I would ever see by looking at my reflection in a mirror.: by peruvianperspectives, Views[194]
         		 This woman is the definition of determination and resilience. She lives alone in a mud house with little to no food. Her children no longer take care of her, they have all moved to the city to find jobs and provide for their children. She is disabled and has very minimal use of her left hand. We visited her and brought her some food and offered to help wash herself and her clothing and bed linen. Initially she refused our help, out of sheer pride and weariness of five very pale strangers suddenly entering her home. After reassuring her through our translator’s broken Quechua that we were not going to steal her clothes, we washed them in the river and laid them on the grass to dry beside her house. I took this photo as she was coming around the corner to check up on us and ensure that we were placing her wet belongings in the correct spot for optimal sunlight - even though there was a language barrier all of us still respected the fact that she knew best. : by peruvianperspectives, Views[212]
     
    As we came down the mountain after our first day of serving in the rural village of Jangas, we walked by some sheep grazing in a field. They seemed to stare at us with the same look of curiosity and wonder as all of the locals did. : by peruvianperspectives, Views[206]
         		 These little girls passed us on their way up the mountain. They were shy and giggling - looking away every time one of us smiled at them. They ran past our group and up the stairs, turning around to stare and laugh at the strange foreign visiters. Their curiosity put a childish grin on all of our faces.: by peruvianperspectives, Views[205]
         		 Two boys mix sugar cane over heat to prepare a regional specific molasses : by eyeofblitzcraig, Views[226]
         		 A boy flicks through a book during a coffee seminar: by eyeofblitzcraig, Views[210]
         		 A boy guides a small herd of horses to deliver the coffee fruit to the village: by eyeofblitzcraig, Views[219]
     
    A girl tries to help analysing the quality of the coffee fruit: by eyeofblitzcraig, Views[226]
         		 A boy sits in the darkness during a Fair Trade Coffee seminar: by eyeofblitzcraig, Views[226]
         		 La Fortaleza or the Fortress: by wandererwitness, Views[195]
         		 The Amphitheater: by wandererwitness, Views[187]
         		 Chullpas - sacred grounds of the WARI : by wandererwitness, Views[207]
     
    Monumento a La Humanidad : by wandererwitness, Views[203]
         		 First glimpse of Marchuasi -The Guardian of the House: by wandererwitness, Views[191]
         		 Pelicans are waiting: by txumi, Views[206]
         		 But they are not alone: by txumi, Views[205]
         		 They arrived to the port: by txumi, Views[241]
     
    Fishermen are working: by txumi, Views[182]
         		 Somewhere in Reserve National of Paracas: by txumi, Views[182]
         		 After arriving to the campsite early, there was time to hike up and find a better vantage point to view the sunset through the valley. - Santa Cruz Trek, Huaraz, Peru: by andrewpavlidis, Views[343]
         		 As the group began to make their way down to the valley from the high pass, the campsite could finally be seen in the distance. - Santa Cruz Trek, Huaraz, Peru: by andrewpavlidis, Views[364]
         		 Looking down on the route traveled as she reached the Punta Union pass. At 4,750m the hardest part of the day was over. - Santa Cruz Trek, Huaraz, Peru: by andrewpavlidis, Views[382]
     
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