Huaraz and Chavin de Huantar

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18th May 2007

Day trip from Huaraz to Yungay and Llanganucho, ushered about with the pother flocks of tourists, which i mostly hated but put up with cos it was the only way to get transport. Then headed off on my own on local transport to see Chavin de Huantar, arrived well before any other tourists and scrambled about in the tunnels inside the pyramid on my own, having a great time! Also pix of another daytrip to Wilkahuain and Ichic Wilkahuain, where I met a film crew and hitched a lift with them for a while.

Yungay town council advertising what a great job they sēdo, now even offering yellow fever vaccinations to whole families! 1408x1060 Imagen_049.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Yungay plaza 1408x1060 Imagen_050.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Kitsch for sale in Yungay plaza 1408x1060 Imagen_052.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print
Statue of Jesus overlooking the "sacred ground" where a whole village was buried in the 1970 earthquake (16,000 died)... 1060x1408 Imagen_054.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Pottery in Huaraz museum 1408x1060 Imagen_056.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Decorative body stamp in Huaraz museum 1408x1060 Imagen_075.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print
What the stamp would have looked like 1408x1060 Imagen_076.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Mumified head with hair still intact, Huaraz museum 1408x1060 Imagen_079.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Mummified baby with signs of head modification practices 1060x1408 Imagen_081.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print
Skull showing signs of skull modification (they did it when they were alive, perhaps to show social status) 1408x1060 Imagen_082.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Signs of medical intervention on skull in Huaraz museum 1060x1408 Imagen_086.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print	Ceramic in Huaraz museum 1060x1408 Imagen_088.jpg 2007-05-10 00:00:00 Buy Print