Prickly Pear Fungus

This fungus lives on the leaves of the prickly pear fungus. When squeezed it pops leaving a red dye. This red colour is used in lipsticks, dye for clothing and for decorative face paint used by indiginous Peruvian people.

Deep Canyons, Condors & Giant Hummingbirds

February 15th 2008
Due to a whistle stop tour to Machu Picchu we managed to squeeze in time for a 3 day trekking trip through the Colca Canyon - about a 5 hour drive from the old Spanish colonial town of Arequipa in Southern Peru. Arequipa has a picturesque main square with white moorish style columns and arches lining the edges. We arranged our trekking trip, bought some new hip and trendy flip flops (mine had ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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