In Chinchero I bought this great woolly hat. Alpaca wool is super soft. And this is baby alpaca! At least that's what they told me. Maybe an expert would like to pet my head and verify that?
Chinchero is located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, northwest of Cusco in Peru. The village is known for its colorful alpaca textiles. A little insight into the traditional production showed us this Quechua woman. I came a bit too late to the show, because I got stuck with the cute alpacas in the entrance area. 🙃
During my landing in Lima, Peru, I noticed this hill. This is the Cerro La Regla. It's located on the border between Callao and San Martín de Porres. At its peak, there's a statue of Jesus.
There I sat in my bus back from Cusco. Shortly afterwards we were stuck in traffic.😒 These were my last hours in Peru. 🚌 In the video first you see the district of San Juan de Miraflores, then Santiago de Surco. That's about a week after the 2018 Peruvian regional and municipal elections.
On the way to the Islas Ballestas you also pass the Paracas Candelabra. The figure is 595 feet (181 meters) tall. It can be seen 12 miles at sea. Little is known about the origin. Nearby ceramics of the Paracas people were found. These were the previous culture before the Nazca culture, known for their giant geoglyphs in the desert.
The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) at the beach of Paracas, Peru.🏖 ☝It has a longer bill than the European oystercatcher (H. ostralegus). The American wears a brown coat, the European a black one.
The Pachacutec Monument in Cusco includes a small museum and you can enjoy the view from above. Pachacutec transformed the Kingdom of Cusco into the Inca Empire. He is probably the most popular Inca and you will find portraits throughout the country.