Category: Peru
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358 | On the Road Together :: Machu Picchu, Peru, 2011
Masha and I were spending practically all our time together in a cramped conference room when we decided to take a break from work. We had been accumulating thousands of Starwood points and had plenty of free nights to use after a year of work related travel. We spent a luxurious two weeks in France…
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326 | Sleeping :: Machu Picchu, Peru, 2011
I don’t even think this is staged… Found a nice spot on top of Machu Picchu away from all the other tourists and took a nap.
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240 | Doors :: Lima, Peru, 2011
Such a majestic door! Definitely makes one feel small. I guess that’s why they build churches this way, to humble people as they come before God.
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205 | In Transit :: Lima, Peru, 2009
I always thought tuk tuk was just an Asian thing but apparently they are everywhere! This one parked on the roadside in Lima was so cute.
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096 | Faith :: Cuzco, Peru, 2011
What do you see when you look up at the night sky? The Incas saw a shepherd, a fox, a baby llama and its mama llama, a toad, and a serpent. In addition to looking at the constellations, the Incas also saw life in the spaces in between, the dark voids in the Milky Way,…
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085 | Dolls :: Lima, Peru, 2011
When I saw this pottery piece at a museum in Lima, my immediate reaction was — it’s the lady with the ax in One Piece! I tried to find the character’s name and have searched the One Piece wiki with no avail. The female face is a popular motif in Nazca pottery. The Nazca civilization…