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The Saqsaywaman (known as Sexy Woman) Inca ruins above Cuzco. Some believe the walls were a form of fortification, while others believe it was only used to form the head of the Puma that Saqsaywaman along with Cuzco form when seen from above. Like much Inca stonework, there is still mystery surrounding how they were constructed. The structure is built in such a way that a single piece of paper will not fit between many of the stones. This precision, combined with the rounded corners of the limestone blocks, the variety of their interlocking shapes, and the way the walls lean inward, is thought to have helped the ruins survive devastating earthquakes in Cuzco. The longest of three walls is about 400 meters. They are about 6 meters tall. The Spanish harvested a large quantity of rock from the walls of the structure to build churches in Cuzco, which is why the walls are in perfect condition up to a certain height, and missing above that point
Village children stand on a lane in this poor Quechen village in the Cordillera Blanca. The village had no electricity.
I wandered through the rows of displayed textiles. The quality varied greatly. To help support their economy and efforts, I chose a nice, 48" square weaving. Seeing me make a selection, the woman who made it got up from the row of women and approached me. I paid her $US 45.00 for it. That was a huge sum to her, but it represented two months of work.
Ancallachi
Over 5000 years, the farmers of Andean agriculture have dynamically conserved indigenous agricultural knowledges such as landscape management such as terraces, ridges fields, water management including local irrigation systems, soil management and traditional agricultural tools, crops and livestock, which has adapted to the ecosystems of different altitudes ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 m. Social organizations have been the key factor to maintain their own norms and cultural practices for the harmonious and respectful management of their environment and contributes to their food security.
In 2011, the Andean Agriculture of Peru was designated as a GIAHS site for its unique agricultural system, and in 2021, it celebrates its 10th anniversary after designation. As the site continues to conserve its agrobiodiversity and manage landscape through the ancient traditional agriculture, they also face challenges of external influences which do not always consider the cultural and ecological values of their context.
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Maantie Perun puolella Ecuadorin rajalta Piuraan oli korutonta hiekkaeramaata. Mutta aurinko paistoi ja maantie oli tasoltaan huippuluokkaa Ecuadoriin verrattuna.
Siirtyminen Guayaquilista Perun puolelle Piuraan meni kivuttomasti. Dosa lahti Guayaquilista klo 23 ja saapui Piuraan seuraavana aamuna klo 9. Tuntui samaan aikaan kivalta ja tyhmalta jattaa Ecuador ja siirtya uuden valtion piiriin. Ecuador oli maailman kivoin mesta, mutta Peru nayttaa parin tunnin oleskelun perusteella kovin samanlaiselta paikalta. Odottelen nyt Piurassa jatkoyhteytta, saavun Limaan huomenna klo 8. Saas nahda esiintyyko Liman kaduilla hanurimestari Viljo Junkeri, kuten Fingerpori lupaa. Diaconian jengi tulee hakemaan mut terminaalista, ja siita alkaa 3kk meditatiivinen jakso Santa Cruzissa. Siistia.
Okay... so this one is more of a mut, he's got some stubble so must be a mixed breed. These dogs were quite common around the Incan ruins, adding to the atmosphere I think.
Here's what The Oracle (wikipedia) says about these mongrels:
This is an ancient breed. Although it is often perceived to be an Incan dog because it is known to have been kept during the Inca-imperium, they were also kept as pets in pre-Inca cultures from the Peruvian coastal zone. Ceramic hairless dogs from the Chimú, Moche, and Vicus culture are well known.Depictions of Peruvian hairless dogs appear around 750 A.D. on Moche ceramic vessels and continue in later Andean ceramic traditions.[2] The main area of the Inca imperium (the mountains) is too cold for the natural existence of the dogs. The Spanish conquest of Peru nearly caused the extinction of the breed. The dogs survived in rural areas, where the people believed that they held a mystical value. In recent years, the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) accepted the breed and adopted an official breed standard. Before that time, in the United States, some enthusiasts created another type of Peruvian hairless dog, the Peruvian Inca Orchid, which has never been officially recognized by a major all-breed kennel club. The Peruvian Inca Orchid is recognized by the AKC and it is the only open stud book for this breed in the US.
It is a persistent myth that the body temperature of hairless dogs is higher than other dogs; they may feel warmer due to the lack of hair. Letting the dog "hug" you is supposed to help with stomach pain and other disorders, according to Peruvian folklore. Other myths are the dog is a vegetarian or that it cannot bark. It is very likely that some of these myths have helped the breed to survive in Peru.
Note that I did not let the dog hug me. I did maybe scratch it's head a little but it was a little smelly and felt a little like a pig. Not that I have touched many pigs in my life, but I have been to a petting zoo or two.
Peruvian Lily...
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The pistil , one of the four basic parts of a flower , the central structure around which are arranged the stamens, the petals, and the sepals. The pistil is usually called the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant, although the actual reproductive structures are microscopic. The pistil has a bulbous base (the ovary) containing the ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization of egg cell(s) in the ovule. A pistil is composed of one or more highly modified leaves (carpels), each containing one or more ovules. A flower may have one or more simple pistils, each a separate organ, or, in higher orders, a compound pistil, formed of several fused carpels. Usually, there is above the ovary a stalk (the style) bearing on its tip the stigma, where the pollen grains land and germinate (see pollination ). The stigma is often sticky or hairy, to retain the pollen. Evolutionary relationships can often be inferred from the location of the ovary in relation to the other parts of the flower. If the stamens, petals, and sepals are attached beneath the ovary, the flower is hypogynous and the ovary is superior; if they are attached above, the ovary is inferior and the flower epigynous; if the ovary is located in a receptacle at the outer edges of which are attached the other flower parts, it is called superior or half-inferior and the flower perigynous. A flower that has one or more pistils but no stamens (or nonfunctional ones) is called pistillate, or female, as distinguished from a staminate, or male, flower, in which the pistil is nonfunctional or absent.
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The most important and prestigious religious building in Peru, the Monasterio de Santa Catalina is a convent which housed almost two hundred secluded nuns and three hundred servants from the late sixteenth century until it opened some of its outer doors to the public in 1970. Its enormous complex of rooms, cloisters and tiny plazas takes a good hour or two to explore. Some thirty nuns still live here today.
Originally the concept of Gaspar Vae in 1570, though only granted official licence five years later, the convent was funded by the Viceroy Toledo and the wealthy Maria de Guzmán, who later entered the convent with one of her sisters and donated all her riches to the community. The most striking feature is its predominantly Mudéjar style, adapted by the Spanish from the Moors, but which rarely found its way into their colonial buildings. The quality of the design is emphasized and harmonized by a superb interplay between the strong sunlight, white stone and brilliant colours in the ceilings and the deep-blue sky above the maze of narrow interior streets.
Incidencias generales del partido por el 7º y 8º puesto del V Sudamericano de Futbol Sala, categoria Sub-21 Masculino, disputado entre las selecciones de Peru Vs Uruguay, realizado en el Gimnasio "Campeones Mundiales de 1997" en San Cristóbal, Estado Tachira, Venezuela, el 21 de junio de 2013 (Gennaro Pascale Caicedo / Prensa Deportivo Tachira)