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VietnamPeru 2011
This is Wiñay Totora - one
of the floating islands on Lake Titicaca
It has become very
touristy recently and Uros women welcome visitors arriving by boat
Uros used to say that they
have black blood because they did not feel the cold
Inside one of the houses.
A few hundred descendants of the Uros still live on the islands
Welcome to Taquile, the
second biggest island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca
Local man waiting for a
boat on Taquile. Taquileños are known for their fine textiles and
clothing
There are no vehicles on
Taquile. All goods are transported by men
Potato, which is native to
Peru, is cultivated on terraces during the rainy season
This girl didn't waste
time when walking!
Old man sitting by his
house
Locals showing their
traditional dance
Taquileños run their
society based on the Inca moral code "do not steal, do not lie, do not
be lazy"
Altiplano (Spanish for
high plain) south of Puno
Because of the altitude
(over 4000m) vegetation is scarce and temperature drops well below zero
at night
Lamas and alpacas (seen by
the lake) adopted to this harsh environment
Road from Puno to
Arequipa. Volcano Chachani (6095m) rises in front of us
Vicuñas grazing on the
Altiplano
Vicuña wool is very fine
and expensive. In the Inca Empire, only royalty were allowed to wear it
Colonial church in Yanque,
a small town in the Colca Canyon
Local Achoma man trying to
draw tourist's attention with his eagle
Church in Achoma
Women selling handicrafts
at a viewpoint above the Colca Canyon
Condor rising on thermals
along the walls of the Colca Canyon. It has a wingspan of 3.2m
This insect, common in the
canyon, is completely harmless
Cantuta, the national
flower of Peru
Panoramic view of the
upper parts of the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons on Earth
Pre-Inca terraces are
still in use today
In May 1981, the Polish
"Canoandes" rafting expedition made the first descent of the river
below Cabanaconde
Uyo Uyo, a Pre-Inca site
in the Colca Canyon
Uyo Uyo is rarely visited,
considering 150,000 tourists come to the canyon every year
Chivay, the main town in
the canyon preparing for the Assumption of Mary on 15 August
15 August is a public
holiday in Peru, a strongly Catholic country
Girl with alpaca
The girl's dress is only
worn in this area of the canyon
Girls took part in the biggest festival of the year in Arequipa
Colorful Santa Catalina
Monastery in Arequipa. It's a city within a city