2016 Interoceanic Highway Trip | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:06:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg 2016 Interoceanic Highway Trip | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Two Amazing Day Trips from Macusani, Carabaya Province, Peru http://joe.in/two-amazing-day-trips-from-macusani-carabaya-province-peru/ http://joe.in/two-amazing-day-trips-from-macusani-carabaya-province-peru/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:49:45 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6103 In October 2016 Rocío and I undertook two amazing day tours in the southern Peruvian Andes Mountains as part of our 2016 Interoceanic Highway Trip. We saw stunning scenery, prehistoric history and witnessed something extremely rare: a condor hunting and … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/two-amazing-day-trips-from-macusani-carabaya-province-peru/feed/ 1 Wondrous Landscapes, Natural and Ancient Sites at Pitumarka, Peru http://joe.in/wondrous-landscapes-natural-and-ancient-sites-at-pitumarka-peru/ http://joe.in/wondrous-landscapes-natural-and-ancient-sites-at-pitumarka-peru/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:39:32 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5920 The scenery and views around Pitumarka in Ayapata District blew me away. Travelling from Macusani, Rocío and I accompanied guide Ulices and our Hilux 4WD driver for the first of two amazing day trips. Seeing the glaciers, mountains, waterfalls, lakes, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/wondrous-landscapes-natural-and-ancient-sites-at-pitumarka-peru/feed/ 1 Condor Dive-Bombing and other Animals Around Macusani, Carabaya Province http://joe.in/condor-dive-bombing-and-other-animals-around-macusani-carabaya-province/ http://joe.in/condor-dive-bombing-and-other-animals-around-macusani-carabaya-province/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:29:22 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5947 A condor dive-bombing was the biggest highlight of Rocío and my two amazing October 2016 day trips from Macusani. Other animals in the Carabaya Province of Peru’s Puno Region included flamingos, Andean geese, a native rodent and domestic livestock. Andean Condor … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/condor-dive-bombing-and-other-animals-around-macusani-carabaya-province/feed/ 1 Prehistoric Rock Art in Carabaya Province, Puno Region http://joe.in/prehistoric-rock-art-in-carabaya-province-puno-region/ http://joe.in/prehistoric-rock-art-in-carabaya-province-puno-region/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:15:42 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5969 Rocío and I visited multiple prehistoric rock art locations on our second Macusani day trip. Amazingly, no site had signs or barriers around them. Without our guide Ulices we wouldn’t have known they were there. Between Macusani and Tantamaco Ulices … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/prehistoric-rock-art-in-carabaya-province-puno-region/feed/ 6 Tantamaco’s Potatoes and Stunning Scenery http://joe.in/tantamacos-potatoes-and-stunning-scenery/ http://joe.in/tantamacos-potatoes-and-stunning-scenery/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:10:29 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5989 In southern Peru’s Macusani District, circa 4,000 metre high Tantamaco is the organic native potato capital. Potatoes are indeed widely grown here and in fact originated from this part of the world. However, for me this aspect of Tantamaco was … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/tantamacos-potatoes-and-stunning-scenery/feed/ 1 Jaylluwa Stone Forest and Odd Rocks http://joe.in/jaylluwa-stone-forest-and-odd-rocks/ http://joe.in/jaylluwa-stone-forest-and-odd-rocks/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:06:04 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6004 The Andes Mountains have lots of rocks. Lots. In southern Peru’s Corani District there are enough rocks together to form a stone forest. The same day Rocío and I visited Jaylluwa Stone Forest we also ‘rang’ a bell stone, saw … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/jaylluwa-stone-forest-and-odd-rocks/feed/ 2 Corani and its Colonial Church, Carabaya Province, Peru http://joe.in/corani-and-its-colonial-church-carabaya-province-peru/ http://joe.in/corani-and-its-colonial-church-carabaya-province-peru/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:56:50 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6044 Corani, 4,000 metres high in Peru’s southern Andes, is one of Carabaya Province’s 10 district capitals. Enveloped by impressive mountains, Corani’s district has several places worth seeing including prehistoric Titulmachay cave art, Jaylluwa Stone Forest and colonial and pre-Inca gold … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/corani-and-its-colonial-church-carabaya-province-peru/feed/ 1 A Mysterious Cavern in Corani District, Peru http://joe.in/a-mysterious-cavern-in-corani-district-peru/ http://joe.in/a-mysterious-cavern-in-corani-district-peru/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:46:05 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6072 Why was there a hole in the ground with separate entries south of Aymaña in Peru’s Corani District, 4,000 metres high in the Andes Mountains? Even guide Ulices did not know the cavern’s purpose. In the foreground is the cavern’s … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/a-mysterious-cavern-in-corani-district-peru/feed/ 0 Colonial and Pre-Inca Gold Processing Technology with a Bonus Sun Halo http://joe.in/colonial-and-pre-inca-gold-processing-technology-with-a-bonus-sun-halo/ http://joe.in/colonial-and-pre-inca-gold-processing-technology-with-a-bonus-sun-halo/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:30:19 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6031 Gold has been found in southern Peru’s Carabaya Province for centuries, if not, thousands of years. On our second day trip from Macusani, guide Ulices showed Rocío and I two historic gold processing sites in Corani District – one Spanish … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/colonial-and-pre-inca-gold-processing-technology-with-a-bonus-sun-halo/feed/ 0 Ruins and Ceramics at Pre-Inca Settlement Marca Marca http://joe.in/ruins-and-ceramics-at-pre-inca-settlement-marca-marca/ http://joe.in/ruins-and-ceramics-at-pre-inca-settlement-marca-marca/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:23:31 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6089 Near Tantamaco on the Corani and Macusani district border in southern Peru lies Marca Marca. Settled during pre-Inca times and situated on a hill, the village overlooked the surrounding high Andes valley. Low level cloud soon replaced beautiful late afternoon … Continue reading →

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