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A journey from Lima up through the Andes and the small villages of Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Huancayo before boarding a train back to the capital of Peru once again.
  • A young boy watches the procession for Saint Mary in Ayacucho, Peru, ((lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. The procession continued from the Plaza de Armas to all the the major cathedrals, of which there are more than 33, one for every year that Christ was alive, in this city known as as "Sevilla Peruana" for its religious festivities of Semana Santa (Holly Week) and "Ciudad de las Iglesias" (city of the churches).

  • A young boy watches the procession for Saint Mary in Ayacucho, Peru, ((lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. The procession continued from the Plaza de Armas to all the the major cathedrals, of which there are more than 33, one for every year that Christ was alive, in this city known as as "Sevilla Peruana" for its religious festivities of Semana Santa (Holly Week) and "Ciudad de las Iglesias" (city of the churches).

  • Colorful dresses worn by the indigenous population of Ayacucho, Peru (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet), and the surrounding countryside in the South-Central sierra of the Andes are on display at the mercado (main market), Wednesday morning, May 14, 2008. ?The most recent statistics on Peru's indigenous population date back to a 1993 census, according to which the country was home to just under nine million indigenous people, nearly all of whom lived in the highlands. The great majority of native people in Peru are Quechua, while around seven percent are Aymara and two percent belong to Amazon jungle groups? - (http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35058#share).

  • A carnival to celebrate Mother?s Day in the rural town of Muyurina, Peru (lat -13.1000°.long.-74.1833°, Altitude 9,002 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Muyurina.html), Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Each of the foosball tables featured a different match-up of Peru versus another country in South America. There was a 16 year-old boy named John from Cusco managing the circus and reading ?Capital,? a book about Karl Marx.

  • A tranquil farm outside of Muyurina, Peru, (satellite map - http://www.maplandia.com/peru/arequipa/caylloma/muyurina/), where they grow everything from oranges, pomegranates, avacados, figs, corn, beans and quite a few more things. They fed us a delicious lunch and we watched them install power for the first time as we left to return to Ayacucho.

  • .Scenes from in and around Ayacucho, Peru (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet), Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

  • Alpaca skins curing in the sun in Rumichaca, Peru, (lat -13.1797°, long -73.5994°, Altitude 12,988 ft.) in the South-Central Sierra of the Andes.

  • A view of the journey between Rumichaca and Huancavelica, Peru, from a bus traveling over an unpaved road through the South-Central Sierra of the Andes.

  • An live alpaca is loaded into the storage compartment of a bus during a journey from Rumichaca to Huancavelica, Peru, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

  • A view of the journey between Rumichaca and Huancavelica, Peru, from a bus traveling over an unpaved road through the South-Central Sierra of the Andes.

  • An indigenous woman sells candy and treats to passengers riding on a bus from Rumichaca to Huancavelica, Peru, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

  • A view of the journey between Rumichaca and Huancavelica, Peru, from a bus traveling over an unpaved road through the South-Central Sierra of the Andes.

  • Street view of Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833.°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), located in the middle of the Cordillera de los Andes and isolated from the others towns because of its height, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

  • Street view of Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833.°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), located in the middle of the Cordillera de los Andes and isolated from the others towns because of its height, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

  • The medicinal springs of San Cristóbal in Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), are believed to be curative, though lukewarm at best.

  • A feverish Christian revival in the mountain city of Ayacucho, Peru, (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet) where there are high number of processions and Catholic churches, peaking out with the holy week of Semana Santa in May (overly dramatic promotional video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwdhC_xu-w). This particular revival was held in an auditorium, with a full marching band and a tambourine choir calling for people to come in and join in the worship service. Unknowing, we wandered in to the scene and found ourselves caught in the madness.

  • A procession for Saint Mary around the Plaza de Armas (www.britannica.com/eb/topic-35092/Plaza-de-Armas) in Ayacucho, Peru, (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. There are many processions for various saints in the city of Ayacucho, peaking with the holy week of Semana Santa in May (overly dramatic promotional video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwdhC_xu-w). This procession began at the Cathedral and wound around the Plaza de Armas with stops at each corner for the ceremonial ?lighting of the bottle rocket,? and one big tower of fireworks and sparks that rained down on the crowd. Saint Mary herself was lit with a high-wattage electric light powered by a gas generator being carted behind her; it?s electrical cord snaked through the crowd. The path for St. May was lined with candle-holding children from the main catholic school in Ayacucho. Some of the children had to move out of formation when the ?glowing halo of fire? that launched from the ceremonious tower of fireworks came streaming back down to earth, narrowly missing them and the 17th century building that encompass the plaza.

  • A procession for Saint Mary around the Plaza de Armas (www.britannica.com/eb/topic-35092/Plaza-de-Armas) in Ayacucho, Peru, (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. There are many processions for various saints in the city of Ayacucho, peaking with the holy week of Semana Santa in May (overly dramatic promotional video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwdhC_xu-w). This procession began at the Cathedral and wound around the Plaza de Armas with stops at each corner for the ceremonial ?lighting of the bottle rocket,? and one big tower of fireworks and sparks that rained down on the crowd. Saint Mary herself was lit with a high-wattage electric light powered by a gas generator being carted behind her; it?s electrical cord snaked through the crowd. The path for St. May was lined with candle-holding children from the main catholic school in Ayacucho. Some of the children had to move out of formation when the ?glowing halo of fire? that launched from the ceremonious tower of fireworks came streaming back down to earth, narrowly missing them and the 17th century building that encompass the plaza.

  • A procession for Saint Mary around the Plaza de Armas (www.britannica.com/eb/topic-35092/Plaza-de-Armas) in Ayacucho, Peru, (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. There are many processions for various saints in the city of Ayacucho, peaking with the holy week of Semana Santa in May (overly dramatic promotional video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwdhC_xu-w). This procession began at the Cathedral and wound around the Plaza de Armas with stops at each corner for the ceremonial ?lighting of the bottle rocket,? and one big tower of fireworks and sparks that rained down on the crowd. Saint Mary herself was lit with a high-wattage electric light powered by a gas generator being carted behind her; it?s electrical cord snaked through the crowd. The path for St. May was lined with candle-holding children from the main catholic school in Ayacucho. Some of the children had to move out of formation when the ?glowing halo of fire? that launched from the ceremonious tower of fireworks came streaming back down to earth, narrowly missing them and the 17th century building that encompass the plaza.

  • A procession for Saint Mary around the Plaza de Armas (www.britannica.com/eb/topic-35092/Plaza-de-Armas) in Ayacucho, Peru, (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. There are many processions for various saints in the city of Ayacucho, peaking with the holy week of Semana Santa in May (overly dramatic promotional video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwdhC_xu-w). This procession began at the Cathedral and wound around the Plaza de Armas with stops at each corner for the ceremonial ?lighting of the bottle rocket,? and one big tower of fireworks and sparks that rained down on the crowd. Saint Mary herself was lit with a high-wattage electric light powered by a gas generator being carted behind her; it?s electrical cord snaked through the crowd. The path for St. May was lined with candle-holding children from the main catholic school in Ayacucho. Some of the children had to move out of formation when the ?glowing halo of fire? that launched from the ceremonious tower of fireworks came streaming back down to earth, narrowly missing them and the 17th century building that encompass the plaza.

  • A procession for Saint Mary around the Plaza de Armas (www.britannica.com/eb/topic-35092/Plaza-de-Armas) in Ayacucho, Peru, (lat -13.1548°, long -74.2044°, Altitude: 9,202 Feet - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/5/Ayacucho.html), Wednesday night, May 14, 2008. There are many processions for various saints in the city of Ayacucho, peaking with the holy week of Semana Santa in May (overly dramatic promotional video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwdhC_xu-w). This procession began at the Cathedral and wound around the Plaza de Armas with stops at each corner for the ceremonial ?lighting of the bottle rocket,? and one big tower of fireworks and sparks that rained down on the crowd. Saint Mary herself was lit with a high-wattage electric light powered by a gas generator being carted behind her; it?s electrical cord snaked through the crowd. The path for St. May was lined with candle-holding children from the main catholic school in Ayacucho. Some of the children had to move out of formation when the ?glowing halo of fire? that launched from the ceremonious tower of fireworks came streaming back down to earth, narrowly missing them and the 17th century building that encompass the plaza.

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  • Bulls for auction following a running of the bulls the day before in the main arena in Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • A young boy sits atop a wall surrounding the main arena where bulls were gathered for auction in Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), Friday, May 16, 2008. .

  • Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • A detail from the Second Annual Festival of The Great Biodiversity in Variety of the Huancavelican Potato, Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • Huancavelica, Peru (lat -12.7667°, long -74.9833°, Alt. 13,060 Ft.), Friday, May 16, 2008.



  • A view of the journey to Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), from Huancavelica through the central Andes, Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • A view of the journey to Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), from Huancavelica through the central Andes, Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • A view of the journey to Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), from Huancavelica through the central Andes, Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • A view of the journey to Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), from Huancavelica through the central Andes, Friday, May 16, 2008.

  • The Santa Rosa Convent or "Convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa" in the Mantaro Valley in the Central Andes of Peru (lat -11.8833°, long -75.3000°, alt. 12,900 ft.) , is a 300 year-old Franciscan Order and the base of the Catholic?s Church's efforts to convert jungle natives living in the Amazon to Christianity.

  • The Santa Rosa Convent or "Convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa" in the Mantaro Valley in the Central Andes of Peru (lat -11.8833°, long -75.3000°, alt. 12,900 ft.) , is a 300 year-old Franciscan Order and the base of the Catholic?s Church's efforts to convert jungle natives living in the Amazon to Christianity.

  • ?La Parque de la Identidad Wanka,? in Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), Saturday, May 17, 2008.

  • Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), Saturday, May 17, 2008.

  • Huancayo, Peru (lat -12.0667°, long -75.2333°, alt. 11,469 ft.), Saturday, May 17, 2008.

  • Iglesia de San Francisco in Lima, Peru (lat. -12.0500° long. -77.0500°, Alt. 354 ft.), Monday, May 12, 2008.

  • Iglesia de San Francisco in Lima, Peru (lat. -12.0500° long. -77.0500°, Alt. 354 ft.), Monday, May 12, 2008.

  • Iglesia de San Francisco in Lima, Peru (lat. -12.0500° long. -77.0500°, Alt. 354 ft.), Monday, May 12, 2008.

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