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thenewgreen  ·  3974 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Weekly photo challenge: Sun

My wife on the Inca Trail





creepyinfant  ·  3974 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nice. Looks like a structure of bricks?

thenewgreen  ·  3974 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Rock wall. The Inca were master masons. Their rock structures have stood the test of time in volatility because they used no mortar. They allow just enough space between the rocks for movement to occur and not disrupt the integrity of the structures.

Hence this still exists:

kleinbl00  ·  3974 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Was going through the archival slides before the slide scanner decided to be a little bitch, thereby requiring me to send it on to a new home. Need to resume. Anyway, my mother near Urubamba, Peru ("flat valley full of spiders" in quechua) 1966:

thenewgreen  ·  3972 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, what a photo. humanodon is right, her clothing seems perfect for the surroundings, even her skin color. Great shot.

I visited near Urubamba while I was there and saw the Urubamba river too. It had recently been flooded and there was a ton of debris in the the trees around the river and in the river itself. Peoples clothing, children's toys etc all floating around in the trees beside the Urubamba River. -Wish I had photos, it was quite a site.

kleinbl00  ·  3972 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What can I say? Three tours in the Peace Corps will do that to a person.

humanodon  ·  3974 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nice how the wall complements and contrasts with your mother's clothes. Coincidence?