Model irrigation.

A plan for inca irrigation system. Walter is on the right. The man on the left was our guide and owned the land. The model system appears to correspond to the hill opposite.

Trip with Walter to the Colca Canyon

August 19th 2006
After getting back to Arequipa, Laurence and myself chilled out for a couple of days before heading off to the Colca Canyon with Ysabel’s father Walter. Unfortunately during this “chill out” period Laurence become a little bit ill and by the time we reached the Colca was looking rather pale indeed. It was ok though as I reassured Walter that Laurence was not going to die and everything would ... read more

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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

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