Peru 2004 (3 of 8)

What a beautiful colour! This is not a rich part of town but a small village away from Cajamarca, 3000 metres up in the Andes.

House construction involves pouring water onto a muddy field, stamping around until you have some mud, forming the mud into bricks and then building a house with them. Very well made, beautiful natural colours (of course) and certainly not as expensive as a trailer.

Amazing what a bit of irrigation can do. Lush vegetation and plenty of eucalyptus trees. This path leads from the village of Jacanora up to the waterfalls.

Talking of waterfalls, here is the first one. True, not too impressive in October but certainly a lot more spectacular after heavy rain.

The second waterfall and a great setting for a picnic. Yummy bananas, some soft bread, boiled maize and chunks of pork. What more could you ask for? Well, you could ask for no pork if you're vegetarian - as Rosemary and Peter are.

This little beauty fluttered down right in front of me and stayed still just long enough for him to shoot it. Out of twelve shots, this is the only one that came out well - what a great thing digital photography is. Don't forget to click on the image to enlarge it.

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