Chinchero weaver

June 13th 2013
Chinchero and Magical Earthworks Green circles spiral down into the earth, glistening white polygons tumble down a canyon, and grassy step pyramids carve a mountainside--otherwordly landscapes created five hundred years ago by those master builders, the Inca. Between Cusco and its Sacred Valley, lie three remarkable Incan sites--the experimental agricultural circles of Moray at 3500 ... 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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Tara Cloud

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I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better. On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info

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13th November 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Textures & colours
Another pot-pourri of amazing textures and colours Tara. Wonderful collection of the skill of the Inca in adjusting their natural world into symmetrical and ecclectic swirls, arcs, blocks & terraces. Then there are the vivid colours of the Chinchero.

13th November 2013

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Well said!
Colors and patterns--Peru is a joy. Glad you're enjoying my ride, David. Thanks for noticing!

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