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HIDDEN WONDERS

Far away from the touristic trap, there are lots of beautiful spots all over Peru.
Discover with me :

Pachacamac - Paramonga - Waqra Pucara - Keshwa Chaca - Raqchi - Tarma - Huancavelica - Huaytará - Tambo Colorado - La Avenida misteriosa de las picaduras de viruela - Lucanas - Cahuachi - Palpa
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A trip to Huancavelica is not complete without a visit of the old mercury mine of Santa Barbara. Mina Santa Barbara : in Spanish Peru known as the crown's most precious jewel In colonial times mercury was the key to riches. It was vital in the refining of gold and silver. The mining village is now abandoned but still has a beautiful stone church
Entrance to the church of Santa Barbara near Huancavelica Detail of the facade of the Santa Barbara church A delicately carved stone head crowns the entrance of the Santa Barbara church Nice stone ornaments flank Santa Barbara's church entrance
A terrible accident occurred in 1786. The main mine shaft collapsed burying 200 men. The mine was never really reopened. Alpaca's grazing on the hills above Mina Santa Barbara Leaving Huancavelica via the 'road of mirrors' a real ghost town appears near Lago Choclacocha The ghost (fishing) town near Choclacocha
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martin 25-Jan-2007 17:16
G'day John - absolutely spectacular photography of incredible and fascinating sites around Peru - how I would have loved to accompany you, even knowing you must have experienced some fairly unpleasant happenings during the period of time spent travelling to these truely wonderous places. A tour de force! Many thanks. Martin.
Andres 08-Dec-2006 02:16
Hey, this pictures were great, what I loved is that you show places to which tourists don't normally go or don't know about. I'm one of those, actually. I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and I'm going to Peru in January. As there's not much information on the internet (or anywhere, to be honest) about this places (Waiki, Waqra Pucara, etc.) I'd really appreciate it if you could contact me and give me some useful information. Thanks a lot in advance! My mail is andres10 at gmail.com and my name Andres.
Delia Velarde 23-Dec-2004 15:56
Gracias por compartir con nosotros el lugar en que vivimos y aquello que tenemos !!!
Felicidades !!
Delia Velarde
Adalberto Tiburzi13-Sep-2004 12:45
Thanks.
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