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September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogging & Social Media, Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Peru's Andes Mountains
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Photo of the Day: Apu Veronica
September 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Peru's Andes Mountains
The beautiful Apu Veronica, considered a female mountain lord by indigenous people in the Peruvian Andes Many mountains in the Andes are considered male by the local people, but a few are female, like Nevado Veronica. She rises wide and conical over the Urubamba Valley, like a big-hipped mama towering over her children. In the photo above, [...]
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Photo of the Day: Plaza de Armas, Cusco
September 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Peru's Andes Mountains
Early morning, Cusco Plaza de Armas; photo by Jorge Vera 2008 Quite beautiful in the morning light. Later in the morning, filled with tourists and restaurant employees hawking luncheon specials. Former mom-and-pop stores around the plaza have now been converted into high-end jewelry boutiques selling reproduction Sipan brooches. People on the street pester you all day [...]
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