weeping tears of lead the mine sucks the town’s marrow silver behemoth Kim M. Russell, 16th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1433 Cerro de Pasco Today we are making a stop in Cerro de Pasco, the capital of Pasco Region in Peru. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Cerro de Pasco is in central Peru, […]
Tag: The Andes
Cock of the Rock
flamboyant display a vivid flash of orange breaking through the green Kim M. Russell, 15th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1432 Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park Today on our Andean journey, we are visiting Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, which is situated in the Pasco Region of Peru. It is home to the Ctenophryne Barbatula, one of […]
Paron Lake
melting mountain peaks deep in the blue of the lake reflections remain Kim M. Russell, 11th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1430 Paron Lake (Peru) In today’s episode, our challenge is to create a haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form inspired by an image of Paron Lake, a lake in the Andean […]
Next Stop Galera Station
breathless altitudes only ghost trains rattle through shadowy mountains Kim M. Russell, 9th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1429 Galera Station We are on our way on the Peruvian Railroad, one of the highest railroads of the world, which also has one of the highest railway stations, Galera Station, where the trains no […]
Huanca
tending alpacas in the shadows of mountains ancient warriors Kim M. Russell, 9th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1427 Huanca Today Chèvrefeuille has given us some background to the Huanca, Quechua people who live in the Junín Region of central Peru, in and around the Mantaro Valley.
Junin
hide and seek landscape glaciers and rain forests steaming up valleys Kim M. Russell, 8th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1426 Junin, Mantaro Valley In a new Andean episode we are visiting another region along the Peruvian Railroad: Junín, a region in the central highlands and westernmost Peruvian Amazon.
River Talk
the river’s talking narrating tidal stories garbage ebb and flow Kim M. Russell, 4th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1425 El Río Hablador (The Talking River) Our prompt for today is ‘El Rio Hablador’ (The Talking River), a nickname for the Rimac River, which is is located in western Peru.
Lima
breathing history in the dust of the city conquerors’ footsteps Kim M. Russell, 3rd May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1424 Lima Our journey through the Andean Mountains has started and today we arrive in Lima, capital of Peru.
The Andes
snowy peaks kiss sky whisper secrets to the sun majestic mountains Kim M. Russell, 1st May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1422 Journey Into The High Mountains Of The Andes In the first episode of a new month of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, in which we set off on a journey into the high […]
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