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Peru 2001
Cusco

Cusco is a kaliedescope of color and sound any time of year, but particularly in the week leading up to the ancient Inca festival of Inti Raymi, the celebration of the Winter Solstice and return of the Sun.



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Our daughter (in orange) sitting on the Plaza among a bunch of brand new friends, all in school uniforms.

A sunset; Actual size=240 pixels wide

Parade dancers before the church

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The Jesuit Church, across the Plaza from the Cathedral

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A beach house; Actual size=240 pixels wide

Festive crowd before the Cathedral

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Religious Parade mirrored-things, leaning against church, San Blas, Cusco

A beach house; Actual size=240 pixels wide

A sunset; Actual size=240 pixels wide

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San Blas plaza (great spot for handcrafts) from above