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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…

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!”

Lone green salt pond, Salineras, Peru photo

Salty promises at the Salineras of Maras, Peru

May 14, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

In the late afternoon at the end of a very wet rainy season, the tiered pocitos at the Salineras of Maras, Peru are empty of workers. The frequent cloud bursts have kept the evaporation in check that would otherwise coat…

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…

A woman carries branches in Ollantaytambo, Peru photo

Chasing Incan kings through small town streets

May 9, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

If the internet is to be believed, Ollantaytambo, Peru is home to a mere 2,000 people. Each day, at least that many tourists hit the cobblestone streets to visit the town’s impressive Incan temple ruins, to set off by trail…

Three worn carvings, Ollantaytambo, Peru photo

Incan temple ruins – Ollantaytambo, Peru photo essay

May 8, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

“Mama!” the guard says. We follow his pointing finger to see a plump yellow bird sunning herself on a rock wall. Smiling and nodding, we look back to the guard, whose main job seems to be to keep tourists from…

Cactus fruit, Ollantaytambo, Peru photo

A riot of tiny color – Ollantaytambo, Peru photo essay

May 3, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

It would have been easy to cobble together a salad from the edibles that we brush by while exploring the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo in Peru’s Sacred Valley. Lush from the late seasonal rains, there are pea-sized Peruvian bush tomatoes,…

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