Pitumarca is a booming metropolis of maybe 1500 people, at about 75,000 ft. Dora wanted to see some weaving, and dyeing stuff there, so off we went! There are some ruins there...
Here we are at about 65,000 ft....just off to the left and below us is the space shuttle I believe. Anyway, Dora ran up the mountain...I took the limo.
The town of Pitumarca is down in the valley, and on Saturday when we got there, there was some kind of special event to show the weaving and dyeing expertise of the locals. Some of these old ladies walked 4 hours to participate! I walked 4 hours once. My friend Nan in California told me she hasn't walked 4 hours total in her whole life...but that's California, what do you expect? My buddy Dave told me he walked 4 hours once, but didn't know where he was, so he fell asleep. Anyway, here are some of the beautiful faces we saw...
Here is a young weaver...
...and here is some of the dyed alpaca drying while an apprentice weaves...
...and as exotic as it may seem, this is a scene you would see on any corner in Pitumarca...
Just so ya know, TLD is a big deal in Pitumarca...here is our hotel room!
Ya know what I resent...I'm not getting any taller, but my toenails get further away every year. Any questions?
Great pics...who did TLD steal them from? XX
ReplyDeleteHahaha shithead.
ReplyDeleteTaking pictures of those old women is like shooting fish in a barrel, when are you going to show us some good stuff?
ReplyDeleteJealous? You know I always take the easy route!
DeleteWhere’s Silver? Nice pics !
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