Some photos from Cajamarca, starting with architecture.
Hot Springs in Banos del Incas, just outside Cajamarca. It was here that the last Inca King Atahualpa rested before he was captured by Francisco Pizarro.
Centro Cajamarca has narrow streets lined with old colonial buildings.
Plaza de Armas with 17th century fountain.
Iglesias San Francisco.
Big-hatted lady spinning thread while walking in Plaza de Armas. At left is a gelatin vendor with wares in bucket. In back you can see part of a military ceremony.
On the van to Otuzco.
Typical street scene with big-hatted ladies and moto-taxi.
We bought some sweet chocolate balls from this street vendor. She's digging them out of the basket. She also sells disks of unsweetened cooking chocolate (in basket) and cheese (basket at right).
Cheese shop.
Cakeman and VW van.
Mangoes are in season and 4 (or 5) can be bought for 1 New Peruvian Sol - about 35 cents US.
Random colorful market shot. Not sure what those "sauces" are.
4 comments:
I'm sorta curious. How many photos would you have taken to select the best 12 to post?
Second Q. Are the indigenous people of Incan descent, Spanish, mixed blood of those two, other Indians?
Ed, I probably take 20 to 30 photos for every one photo I post; often more. That doesn't mean that all the non-posted shots are duds. Sometimes I'll have several great shots of the same subject, but only post one. And often the first shot of a subject is the one I post (the best), but I'll take many more trying to getting a better one but not succeeding. Great question. Thanks!
Ed, Regarding Q2, see this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Peru
Thanks for the reference, nice explanation. Crossed Bearing Strait in 9000 BC and took until 6000 BC to reach Peru, eh? >100 generations and they had no map. What long range planning, er, ah, happenstance.
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