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La Iglesia y Complejo de la Compañía, Arequipa, Peru photo

Jesuits and Catholics have their day

March 13, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

There are two things to do on a Sunday in Arequipa, Peru. One is to soothe your hangover with a bowl of adobo arequipeño, a spicy pork stew. The other is to go to church. So I do as the…

Shadows and sunlight, Cusco, Peru photo

What’s revealed around the corner in Cusco

June 19, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

If you wander deep enough into Cusco, Peru — away from the Plaza de Armas and generally in an uphill direction — you can escape the touts and the tourist traps. In the side streets and alleys, the city starts…

Triumphant alpaca, Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru

Incan ruins and alpacas at Sacsayhuamán, Cusco

June 12, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

Some people visit the ruins of Sacsayhuamán in the hills just above Cusco, Peru to see the remarkable Incan walls, bricks carved so perfectly that the thinnest blade can’t fit into the seam between them. Others come to see the…

Iglesia la Compañía de Jesús, Cusco, Peru drawing

Drawing of Cusco’s Iglesia la Compañía de Jesús

June 4, 2012 · by Todd · in Peru, Travel Art

The Jesuits of the 1600s sure knew how use a church to get all up in the face of others. Built to outshine the nearby Catholic church, La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, or Church of the Society of…

Fear of heights at Pisac ruins, Peru photo

The hills are alive with the sound of pan flute

May 29, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays, Travel Stories

“Where’s. That. Music. Coming. From?” I ask Todd as we pause our up up uphill hike to the ruins over Pisac, Peru. “Do you. See. Anyone?” “Nope.” “Wait. Is that, pan flute? It is. Ugh, pan flute!”

Terraced Incan ruins, Moray, Peru photo

Cairns for Moray’s Incan engineers

May 10, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays, Travel Stories

I’ve always liked concentric circles. I don’t really know why. Perhaps it’s a preference I developed during my formative years, spent surrounded by the lingering psychedelic style of the late 1970s. Maybe it’s more about how the shape simultaneously shows…

Two through the window, Machu Picchu, Peru photo

If these walls could talk – Machu Picchu photo essay

April 25, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

Before I got to Machu Picchu, Peru, I knew I wanted to keep people out of most of my photos. Including people in travel photos can deliver a sense of scale, time, place, or emotion. But, at a world wonder…

Inspired by Gaudi – Art from Barcelona, Spain

October 13, 2008 · by Todd · in Spain, Travel Art

When traveling around Madrid and Barcelona, I recommend bringing along your own talented architect who can help you fully appreciate the beauty of these well-built Spanish cities. Most especially, you can feed off the architect’s bubbling excitement at the chance…

Smiling despite the kitsch

September 25, 2008 · by Lauren · in Portugal, Travel Art, Travel Stories

Postcard: Sintra, Portugal | Art by Todd Berman There’s an ugly side to Sintra, Portugal. It confronts you on many street corners and from most doorways. You can feel it stare at you as you walk by, cold, lifeless eyes…

Summer ghost towns of southern Spain

September 16, 2008 · by Lauren · in Spain, Travel Art, Travel Stories

In the Real Alcázar gardens | Art by Todd Berman We’ve found that half of Spain is on vacation, and another one-quarter of it is under construction. After an overnight stopover in Córdoba – where we wandered amongst poorly lit…

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