Restoration of the pyramids

Day three - pyramids

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March 16th 2009
In my attempt to ignore very swolen feet, we went to the pyramids. Was quite cool, they were restoring it the same way it was origionally built, men throwing mud bricks up to each other (see pic). We also saw a hairless dog, they are quite rare now but were common 100 years ago. Lady told us how many sacrafices were made (all women who had children) to the gods to celebrade fertility, and one s ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more