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Some small terraces in the background. The tour vans all stop so these ladies can make money, but they tell the tourists it is so we can see the terraces be.ow as an example of what we will see further … Continue reading →

This is the dance of love. In it the boys wear skirts to disguise themselves so the parents do not know that their girls are dancing with boys.

We headed out early and stopped at the square in one of the villages to watch some dancing. This young lady was collecting for the dancing and agreed to pose for me…for a sole. In many areas they make money … Continue reading →

Our guide told us that we were high enough that there was a spot where the water freezes…sure enough, around a couple of more corners we found icicles! The air did not seem cold, though.

These are the smallest of the camelids found in Peru. There are around three thousand of them in the national park we drove through. There were a.so lots of llamas and some alpacas. The vacunas are not ever domesticated like … Continue reading →

People come here to pile rocks and make wishes because it is so high that the gods will see and hear them. Across the road there are literally thousands of rock cairns of all different sizes. They go for as … Continue reading →

This is our guide to the Colca Canyon showing us the correct method to chew coca leaves….we had stopped at a store where most of us bought a small package of coca leaves for 3 soles ( about $1.15). She … Continue reading →

There were dorms, but full fledged nuns had their own houses, thus private bedrooms. Sometimes they had a student who lived with them. Sometimes a girl would be sent to the convent for schooling from the age of 6 until … Continue reading →

The Mother Superior had superior lodgings with a beautiful garden. They held elections every 7 years for this position.