Belated HFF plus dog - in Cuzco

Perú

Four chairs - Barranco, Lima

Four chairs - Barranco, Lima

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The steep walk and steps to the mausoleum

The steep walk and steps to the mausoleum

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It looks dangerous, and it is.
Can you see the two tourists?

Can you see the two tourists?

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The tombs look like little houses. They are constructed of rock and adobe, painted pink, cream and red. They are in a straight line excavated in the rocky wall of the canyon.
The famous Mausoleum of Revash

The famous Mausoleum of Revash

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To get to the mausoleums ("chullpas") you have to walk a long and strenuous nearly 2 kms from the nearest village . The funerary complex is 2,800 m above sea level.
Team work in the village of San Bartolo

Team work in the village of San Bartolo

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You can drive up to San Bartolo, the village on the way to Revash with a 4 x4 . There was a dirt trail to the mausoleums but now the whole village is working hard to make a better road there..
San Bartolo men working on the new road

San Bartolo men working on the new road

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This road to the Revash mausoleums wasn´t quite finished when we were there in 2008. In 2010 with the financial assistance of the State and the inhabitants , all of the 1.5 km to the Mausoleums were paved with local stones . The last part is still an earth trek
San Bartolo women are just as good as the men.

San Bartolo women are just as good as the men.

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All the villagers are proud of "their" Revash mausoluems. With a good road (no traffic for any kind of vehicles) more tourists will come.
Benches are build all the way

Benches are build all the way

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The work is done- The way down to Revash

The work is done- The way down to Revash

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The road is also used as a bridle path

The road is also used as a bridle path

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It is nearly easier to walk then go on horseback... unless you are a child.
The paved road down to Revash

The paved road down to Revash

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Some places still need some work
On the way to Revash

On the way to Revash

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Landscape on the way to Revash

Landscape on the way to Revash

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Wild fuchsias! (on the way to Revash)

Wild fuchsias! (on the way to Revash)

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I don´t know the name of these flowers (on the way to Revash)

I don´t know the name of these flowers (on the wa…

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The flower in the PIP is another unknown one, at least for me.
Free range chicken. (on the way to Revash)

Free range chicken. (on the way to Revash)

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Corner of a house on the way to Revash

Corner of a house on the way to Revash

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Door and stairs to the second floor

Door and stairs to the second floor

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