Fighting cocks in silver plate.

Fighting cocks in silver plate, for good luck
Originally uploaded by Martha Jane the Great.

I saw these fighting cocks on my first day exploring the markets near our hotel. Silver plate cocks are available in many fighting stances and several sizes. The largest size I found is shown here. These two are standing on a mirrored [...]

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Stuck in a Rut

Today we traveled to Huaca Malena in Asia, Peru, south of Lima.  We got back from Trujillo last night.  We were driven by Clever down the Pan American highway with the Pacific on the right and the Andes on the left…quite nice.  A veiw of desert sand and oversized billboards.  All of the people featured in [...]

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Huaca de la Luna

This morning we had breakfast on the patio of our hotel over looking the Pacific.   Ordering food is always fun.  I have not yet been waited on by someone who spoke English  ¿Que es estse? and damned if I can figure out what it is.  Huevos duros is a good way to get boiled eggs, [...]

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Buen Personas

I arrived late Monday, actually early Tuesday, a day before the course began.  Upon exiting the airport Camile found me and I waited with her and Cleber (our diver, pronounced simply clever, by us) for two more early arrivers. Cleber greeted me with a hug and kiss; unexpected, I thought he was moving toward me [...]

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Peru in three days

I’m off to Peru in three days. I keep telling people that it’s summer there, but with highs in the 40s and 50s it just doesn’t seem that special to be going somewhere warm.
In Peru I’ll be in a textile conservation class. This is great timing since I’m working on conserving a few Peruvian artifacts [...]

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