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The legend of St. John of Nepomuk St. John of Nepomuk was a priest who was even entrusted with hearing queen Sophie's confessions. One time the queen shared a big secret with John and he, as always, never revealed it to anyone. Even the king, Wenceslas IV, himself! The king was already suspecting that Sophie is hiding something from him (a lover? a conspiracy?) and demanded John reveal his wife's confession to him. John remained silent and even tortures did not make him speak. Finally, the king decided to drown the disobedient priest in the river. Under the darkness of night, the king's soldiers threw John of Nepomuk into the river Vltava from Charles Bridge and he drowned. Soldiers had killed all witnesses, and it looked like the king had managed to get away with the murder...until fishermen that were wrapping their nets upstream caught the body of John and tried to pull it to the bank. While doing that, they saw the drowned man's face in water with a halo of 5 stars and recognized him immediately! The king's crime was uncovered and St. John of Nepomuk became a martyr.The statue of St. John of Nepomuk is the oldest statue of the Charles Bridge and the only bronze statue there. It was made by Jan Brokof and installed on the bridge in 1683, 290 years after Nepomuk's death, and 46 years before his veneration. The general belief is that if you touch the statue and make a wish, your wish will come true within one year and one day, as long as you keep it a secret and never tell anyone what your wish was.

The San Pedro de Andahuaylillas church due to the quality of its works of art is considered the "Sistine Chapel" of America. It was built by the Jesuits in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Its architectural structure is classic of small-town churches. Its walls are wide, typical of colonial buildings, made of sun-dried mud bricks, a façade adorned with murals, and two stone columns projecting toward the main gate. Although its architecture is relatively modest, the decoration of its interiors is the most impressive feature of the building.

Here are recent photos of the interior of this lovely little church: rutadelbarrocoandino.com/en/la-ruta/san-pedro-apostol-de-andahuaylillas

San Pedro Apóstol was built by Jesuits in the sixteenth century over a pre-Columbian huaca, or ceremonial space. Much of the interior was decorated by Luis de Riaño, a student of Angelino Medoro, in the 1620s. It is often called the "Sistine Chapel of the Andes" because of the beauty of its mural paintings. The sanctuary has a polychrome ceiling in the Mudéjar style built using a pre-Hispanic construction method called kur-kur, which combines cane, straw, and mud instead of wood.The immense Plaza de Armas is surrounded by leafy pisonay trees (or coral trees) and palm trees. It is considered one of the most beautiful squares in the region

Here it is still Friday, but for those that don´t live in my time Zone, have a happy Friday night

This is the lower part of the PIP

Not quite a bench, and not much use as a chair, but...

A very rustic fence, to take care of the Inca irrigation system in Tipón, Cuzco

Morning toilet . PIP 1 that beautiful lake Ichicocha at sunrise. PIP 2 freeranging chicken - Our evening feast

Do you see the hikers admiring the view? You can see them better in the PIP, taken a few moments later. Taulliraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,830 metres high. It is in the region of Ancash. Taulliraju lies inside the Huascarán National Park