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Charmed
Photo essay: Peru
Nooshin and Aram Basseri
January 6, 2005
iranian.com
Although
Peru is likely to be forever synonymous with the Incas, who built
the breath-taking city of Machu Picchu in the Andes, it offers
much more. We were constantly charmed by hospitality, warmth and
kindness of people. These are some of the pictures we took in our
recent adventure to Peru. We hope you enjoy them as much as we
enjoyed living and experiencing them.
(2) Sunset
in Lima
(3-16) Faces
in small towns and villages along the sacred valley of the Incas
(17-20) Room
with a view
(21-28) A
day in market
(29-39) Christmas
Eve and Santuranticuy Festival, one of the largest arts and crafts
fairs in Peru. Hundreds of artisans lay out blankets in the Plaza
de Armas and sell carved Nativity figures saintsí images
plus ceramics and altars.
(40-42) Views
from cafÈ Baghdad with attractive balcony over looking
the plaza
(43) You
never find it U.S, Coca leaf tea. But great remedy for soroche
or altitude sickness.
(44-54) Inca
Ruins near Cusco and places along Urubamba River
(55) On
our way from Ollantaytambo toward snow capped mountains.
(56-60) The
Inca hid Machu Picchu so high in the clouds that is escaped destruction
of conquistadors. It finally revealed to the world on 1911 by
Hiram Bingham (an archaeologist at Yale university) with the
aid of local farmer
(61) I
am taking it all in after 2 days of hiking in Inca trail, paying
my respect to Initi and Pachamama (Sun god and Mother earth)
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