mananath (mananath) wrote,
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more pictures from the past few weeks

since the connection here is so fast I have uploaded a medley of photos spanning 3 countries. Included are a few photos of the alternate view of Machu Pichu (from the top of the huge mountain commonlyfeatured in pictures of the site) that a few of you asked for. I also have photos from Kuelap which is considered the 2nd most important site in Peru next to MP.

Plus there is a picture of a shrunken head with the most fantastic hair style EVER!





iguanas in Guayaquil. These are hanging out in the middle of the city.

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the best place I have had pizza since I have been down here. Its in Cuenca, Ecuador and they have thin crust pizza.

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this is a photo of the first shrunken head I have ever seen. Its real and on display in Cuenca. There is a tribe in Ecuador that until about 70 years ago or so would practice head shrinking as part of their rituals. Now it is banned and they only shrink the heads of animals.

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the view from my hotel in Vilcabamba. Precious.

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this is the xmas tree where I heard xmas carols being sung when I was in Loja.

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the following 5 photos are of Kuelap which is in northern peru

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this is the view from my lounge chair in Huacachina, it is in SW peru, near Ica

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this boy followed my bus from the top of Machu Pichu to the bottom of the mountain. He chased us down and would meet us in the middle of the switchbacks where he would scream at us. Afterwards the bus driver let him on the bus and we were all so impressed by his stamina we gave him tips. He probably got at least 20 USD.

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this is me experimenting with the Black and White feature of my camera. Its at Machu Pichu right after a bit of rain

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the next two photos are the alternate views of MP. As you can see I was too high up to get really good images.

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a common shower in South America. This is part of the reason why I only bath once a week usually. I have met tons of people who have been shocked by these contraptions.

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this is a photo of the blessing of the cars in Copacabana, Bolivia.

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