Where Are Ron and Ellen?

Tipon and C'orao, Peru, December 2008


Ruins at Tipon

Ruins at Tipon, once a summer retreat for Inca nobility,


Water channel at Tipon

One of the many water channels at Tipon


Entrance to Purikuq, the weaving collective's sale area

Entrance to Purikuq, the sales area for the weaving collective for Sipascancha, Soncco, and C'orao


Purikuq's sale area

Purikuq's sale area. Weavings are displayed in each pavilion area; women from the villages take turns staffing the sales area


Llama

Llama at Purikuq. After Ron took this photo, he turned the camera around so the digital display was facing the llama, and the llama walked up and looked carefully at the display!


Drainage project at C'orao

C'orao: we walk to inspect the ditches for a sewer system the men are digging


Ellen, Steven, Maria Fernanda, and Laurie in C'orao

Ellen, Steven, Maria Fernanda (called MaFre) from C'orao, and Laurie in C'orao