North of Chivay in the Colca Canyon

Before the canyon narrows and deepens. A rock carving nearby shows how the pre-Incan settlers laid out their terraces ... no paper, no worries, rock doesn't wrinkle or tear.

The (Peruvian) Godfather Revisited

March 28th 2010
GODPARENTS AGAIN You may be wondering what happened to the GOD CAR we wrote about in an early blog. We’re afraid the news hasn’t been good- right off the bat, the young fellow who drove the car for its blessing in the mountains and who was to be the taxi's driver, became drunk one night, had his driver's license stolen, and quit answering his cell phone. So, Bad News #1[/ ... 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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