Photo of the Day: Girl with pigeons, Arequipa
- Girl feeding pigeons in Plaza de Armas, Arequipa / photo c. Jorge Vera 2008
Arequipa, the White City
rimmed by volcanic mountains
home to cloistered nuns, virgin sacrifices
& this sombre girl in the Plaza de Armas
feeding pigeons from her fingertips.
— Barbara R. Drake
Barbara
I am an American writer who lived in Lima for seven years (2007-2014), where I covered Andean traditions, melting glaciers and daily life in the capital for Miami Herald, MSNBC and Huffington Post. I now live and work in northern Florida where I champion climate change advocacy and compassionate, affordable eldercare.
