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Thousands of Years of Peruvian Culture and Not an Inca in Sight
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 12 March 2012
Mention Peru and most people immediately think Inca. The iconic image of Machu Picchu‘s mystical ruins has invaded our collective psyche to such a degree that we tend to associate the country solely with the ancient Inca culture. Unquestionably, the Incas were a force to be reckoned with but they were by no means the [...]
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Working to Closer Tolerances, Observation #2
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 22 September 2010
from Casey Unrein, KF12 “They don't often hit anyone, but they work to closer tolerances than taxi drivers in the USA do.” The phrase “working to closer tolerances” struck me as lens for analysis of the developing world. The phrase invokes ideas of efficiency and perfection, but also risk and cost. In the developing world a large portion of the population works to closer tolerances than those in the developed world are accustomed. Residents of the developing world often make incredibly efficient use of limited resources and face a high level of risk on a daily basis.
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Kuelap Ruins From Chachapoyas, Peruvian Motorcyle Insurance Shakedown, and Back on the Gringo Trail at Huanchaco on the Peruvian Coast
Blog: Trip Down - 13 April 2010
On Chessi and I’s first full day in Chachapoyas Chessi wanted to go to the Kuelap Ruins, a fortress with three keyhole-type entrances (one apparently resembling a giant vulva) situated on a ridge about 3000m high overlooking the Utcubamba valley. The drive follows the river on a decent dirt road at about 400m for 30kms [...]
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Sipan and Tucume – Discovering The Moche and Sican Culture
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 6 April 2010
Latin America has had tons of indigenous peoples running various bits of it at different points in time. One of the slightly less well publicised of these is the Moche culture, the people of whom and their modern-day descendents are known as Mochicas. And it seems that they were every bit as important and mega [...]
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Chiclayo – Very Cool, And They Love Their Salchipapas
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 1 April 2010
Salchipapas is another way of saying a plate of sausage and chips, lovingly bathed in oil. And I mention it because it seems to be a favourite dish here, and now rather than attributing the overall build of the people in this part of the world to their love of all things fried, I am [...]
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Sipan and Tucume
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 23 March 2010
Peru isn’t just all about the Incas, I’m discovering. I’m looking forward to Machu Picchu further down south, but in the meantime there are some things to explore made by some folks who were around a little earlier, namely the Moche people – 100-800AD. These guys were big on diverting river water into canals for irrigation and well known for using mold technology for their pottery, if you didn’t know. From Chiclayo you can visit the archaeological sites of Sipan and Tucume that have been excavated for the past twenty-five years or so.
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Chiclayo - Peru
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 20 March 2010
As soon as we left the bus station I was struck by the energy of Chiclayo. Forget being awake all night on a bus, I felt ready to go for a plod around the city. Perhaps a shower was in order first though!
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I see dead people
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 4 March 2010
Onward from Trujillo, we took a quick bus to pretty Chiclayo with our new UK friends Fran and Ross. Being the savvy travelers that we all are, we actually booked to stay in Lambayeque - a smaller town nearby and closer to the ruins that are the main attractions for this area. Or, so we thought! We quickly found out that being in Lambayeque put us closer to the museum, but farther away from the ruins. Well done. No worries though, we checked into our beautiful hosteria (with a pool!) and to enjoy some relaxation for two nights.
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