Rainbows | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:32:21 +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 Rainbows | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 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 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 Macusani, the High Altitude Home of Alpacas, Precious Memories and Sun Halos http://joe.in/macusani-the-high-altitude-home-of-alpacas-precious-memories-and-sun-halos/ http://joe.in/macusani-the-high-altitude-home-of-alpacas-precious-memories-and-sun-halos/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:53:07 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5444 About Macusani Macusani, located 4,315 metres high up in the Andes Mountains, is the capital of Carabaya Province in southern Peru’s Puno Region. Macusani is also the self-proclaimed Peruvian and world alpaca capital. Although receiving few tourists, the Carabaya Province, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/macusani-the-high-altitude-home-of-alpacas-precious-memories-and-sun-halos/feed/ 9 Cusco, Capital of the Former Incan Empire http://joe.in/cusco-capital-of-the-former-incan-empire/ http://joe.in/cusco-capital-of-the-former-incan-empire/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2017 08:28:06 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5328 Cusco’s colonial charm, Incan history, surrounding Sacred Valley and, not least, proximity to Machu Picchu combine to make it Peru’s tourism capital. With great food options and lots to see, the city is an excellent trip hub despite its 3,400 … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/cusco-capital-of-the-former-incan-empire/feed/ 0 Waterfalls, Birds and a Dam at Foz do Iguaçu, back in Brazil http://joe.in/waterfalls-birds-and-a-dam-at-foz-do-iguacu-back-in-brazil/ http://joe.in/waterfalls-birds-and-a-dam-at-foz-do-iguacu-back-in-brazil/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:50:50 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4509 The 22 May bus trip from Argentina’s Puerto Iguazú, across Fraternity Bridge, through both sets of immigration and to my hostel in Brazil’s Foz do Iguaçu only took half an hour. This contrasts greatly to my Argentinian entry when I … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/waterfalls-birds-and-a-dam-at-foz-do-iguacu-back-in-brazil/feed/ 2 Puerto Iguazu: Waterfalls, Rainbows and Butterflies on the Argentinian Side http://joe.in/puerto-iguazu-waterfalls-rainbows-and-butterflies-on-the-argentinian-side/ http://joe.in/puerto-iguazu-waterfalls-rainbows-and-butterflies-on-the-argentinian-side/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2016 03:54:01 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4493 Puerto Iguazu is the Argentinian gateway to one of the largest and most spectacular waterfall systems in the world: Iguazu. Near Iguazu the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay join, although the waterfalls lie within Argentina and Brazil, with most … Continue reading →

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