Kite shitting

Moved by Mancora

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October 12th 2012
Mancora marked my reaquaintance with motor-rickshaws (see first photo) which I had last seen over forty years ago in India. India is more prosperous than when I was there and I wondered where they would have sent their surplus-to-requirements taxis that did not accord with their new image. The beach boasted schools where you could learn to surf, and also a variation where the board was pulled alo ... read more

South America » Peru » Piura » Máncora

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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