Entries from 'inca'
Day 272
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Quirikancha and the San Domingo Convent. This convent was rudely built on top of one of the most important temples of the Incan empire called Quirikancha which means “courtyard of gold”. The temple was reported to have life-sized gold statues, solid gold alters and gold wall panels. Much of this was offered to the Spaniards…
Day 251
- Aperture: f/7.1
- ISO: 1250
- Shutter Speed: 1/160 s
- Focal Length: 28mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Today we caught a minibus into the scorching hot Peruvian desert to explore the ancient pre Incan Lambeyeque Pyramids of Túcume. The 26 giant mud brick pyramids can be viewed from atop a nearby hill and although they are deteriorating in the harsh conditions quite rapidly, they are still much more discernible than the ancient “Bosnian Pyramids”…
Day 248
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1600 s
- Focal Length: 110mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Happy Australia Day! So Australia Day falls on a Sunday this year huh? Well that’s too bad for every Australian currently in Ecuador such as myself, because as we found out recently alcohol cannot be sold on Sundays anymore unless it is in a restaurant with a meal! I put the word out on couchsurfing…