Tourist seeking momentos

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April 8th 2005

from the puerta del solfrom the puerta del sol
from the puerta del sol

so much more to experience than the actual physical site - this is how the INCA came into town - wainapicchu and machupicchu inbackground - inca trail in foreground
They arrive sharply at 10am, in droves as if locust - departing cusco to aguas calientes at 6am and arriving around 930am... like robots, programed by the locals to get the bus tickett upto machupiccu, get water, get a rain pnocho, check into the hotel -

much like disneyland for the affluent - world travelling - bored - middle to old age...

we don“t remember days or places perse - it ismore we remember moments in our lives - it does not matter much if the image on paper or magnetic is aestetically acurate or focused or good - it is the moment shared alone with God,with friends or with temporary companions in travel.

headed backto cusco and then to either the altiplano - puno or the amazon - puerto maldonado

the photographer gets to capture one point in time whcih God has engineered and cretaed during the one moment of creation -

btw - how do people overseas know you are an american -

- they whistle at you while you are sitting journaling in machupicchu - they want you to move for because you are in the way of their photo
- they
a little differenta little different
a little different

machupicchu andwainapicchu
complain how slow the internet is in aguas calientes - machupicchu


peace and love - juan

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juan robinson franco
i like photography; in fact, it is my passion - i could tell you a lot of things about me but I really don't know which one you might find interesting - so I'll let my photos do the talking as a photographer, i document the interplay between the subject, surroundings, and light photography is a conscious and deliberate positioning of an entire moment frame the image - focus, use light, everything must stop for fractions of time - everything converges time stands still for an instant - documenting now - people, buildings, cars, activities and how it comes together to create the im... full info
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the florathe flora
the flora

climbing upwards from machupicchu to the puerta del sol - amazing variety of orchids
GIFTFROM GODGIFTFROM GOD
GIFTFROM GOD

all good photos are a gift from God - this one was a bonus due to the special effects - the building is the 5 star hotel at machupicchu





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Date: 8th April 2005

Great Pictures!
Thanks for a trip down memory lane. I was there seven years ago and I will return again soon. I love your pictures. Thanks, Keith

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Date: 9th April 2005

Cusco
The photos are great. They transport me back to the times I was there ! - Edwardo

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