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(My Name)/Cuerpo de Paz Casilla Postal No. 52 SERPOST Ica Departamento de Ica Peru, Sud AmericaTumblr (3.0; @pishtaco)http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/58dcb817400258cd1d587a2ac40d6857/tumblr_mmay56aWAh1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQWuTgIycPU" target="_blank">VX gas</a> found in Changuillo.</p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/49641749687http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/49641749687Sat, 04 May 2013 21:43:54 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/pishtaco/49640869989/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_49640869989" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>New addition to one minute month. Enjoy April. </p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/49640869989http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/49640869989Sat, 04 May 2013 21:31:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ba249d011a8b630b14f1bd9eb746928/tumblr_mky7jyG7h91qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ccd643c3145dec36f2fa55aab05fc3f/tumblr_mky7jyG7h91qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/858c23180d335552cb524fd1b429e74c/tumblr_mky7jyG7h91qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cdb1b5825f72009713c96f7dafa60e77/tumblr_mky7jyG7h91qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/82d6800502ce1ad9f0b2c63b5c13be7d/tumblr_mky7jyG7h91qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c7123501a29e47318ba33f4f9614e7d/tumblr_mky7jyG7h91qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47468679292http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47468679292Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:04:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c3a2b2b3044080a5af73a8400381be86/tumblr_mky5ywDgRW1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/818f77f826a6948c51eadbb6b4c39257/tumblr_mky5ywDgRW1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4259782d35b9d92a31e82196a9686262/tumblr_mky5ywDgRW1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Cutting the ribbon and the Ica-version of breaking the champagne bottle—smashing a small ceramic pisco <em>botija</em>.</p> <p><em>Changuillo, Ica</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47466752353http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47466752353Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:30:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4a0a78dc36c6c2e908bfa1c20c9bb8ae/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5659576b6d8278b4489cdc7ac45ed105/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c87bddbb1fc7f13d182695d34a36d5c7/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8dca40487031338bb1c6a3e11367decf/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c87bddbb1fc7f13d182695d34a36d5c7/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8402af8f2b439b563ee592f398e770e2/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8eb6ae7a2a924d072742a6d99db9a25/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f6445505a3e1450ed61793af41284f21/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97da794fc7f41cd96cc37800896448fe/tumblr_mky4wt5Mw01qmhfl4o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47465527090http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47465527090Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:07:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ff28db1b85203f159967ad7d3c2d5771/tumblr_mky35xUsZp1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9a79f43e424de87ba66dedc61674bc0/tumblr_mky35xUsZp1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47463464532http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47463464532Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:29:57 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b9cd00a106e8907a2aec1ab9b5a3b9b/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3719f3cef11a5196e6667af99c987da8/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/980deef3cd095f5b727246338d2f0763/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4881a121bfa5860a2cdf050fd4dbad2/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0379604ce7076e865b728fdeee787ab9/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d74f87bdaf3efe35262b9e956d333c5/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/692ca696cce8b3d694f0b2a2fc73ca0f/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c3959fca9586ebe0922e02887389a029/tumblr_mkuldtvzbb1qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>At Cerro Acucimay above the city.<br/><br/></p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47296692138http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47296692138Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:13:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/845cb0cae08f2edfda5bf91cc46a941a/tumblr_mkul69pir51qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36a66875457064d5ad71ab1c5a607932/tumblr_mkul69pir51qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10c7bf6d8136bd69ac6e28bec6e5e676/tumblr_mkul69pir51qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e89d2eb284973e96a64ff55deb35b51d/tumblr_mkul69pir51qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5837cec94a36c8e8f13da60323edc6f1/tumblr_mkul69pir51qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cfc6d4bbe917a1062dabed81d20e861/tumblr_mkul69pir51qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>At the Wari ruins above the city.</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47296340706http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47296340706Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:08:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26df5f5322321924ed50cbf4502e340d/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4e04c1036eaae928a859d144b01dd78c/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f05d08ec88a89cda206ced7dcfe0affd/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d23d8cece38a1f60356b94c9ab90aec5/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/264014dc6321489ca3f7eba16d6d39fc/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cafba73c9c970009889a6e807cf72a35/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03570fa89c8677a3ed0b00374c4f6ae3/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a73dc9e014e64d20672fbc6ae2f1934/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c63b299749e614476c37715c7660724/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a14a16cc5214e515791de8ff1d881155/tumblr_mkpjri78LU1qmhfl4o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Peace Corps <em>amigos</em> at the Pampa de Quinua.</p> <p><em>Quinua, Ayacucho</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47072421396http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47072421396Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:50:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68ac7d141a35fe7d26f42f68a1693b04/tumblr_mkpjgxv3gu1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/572ef471ba9a8259719058d753d792a7/tumblr_mkpjgxv3gu1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c126180cdfa097725e00ec192b8662d0/tumblr_mkpjgxv3gu1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a39dc635f2d30aeec2919a9502305d1e/tumblr_mkpjgxv3gu1qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Quinua, Ayacucho</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47071852147http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47071852147Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:43:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d506782afb2f46fdae52a3b09003b8c5/tumblr_mkpj9q48AT1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Quinua, Ayacucho</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47071457860http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47071457860Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:39:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2daf01c4f694ff6728926b6855e17d39/tumblr_mkpj3r3UWQ1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2814f192da72befa96b8a26c1874fb82/tumblr_mkpj3r3UWQ1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47071143978http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47071143978Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:35:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9665989db20ba6e98197c25df2f0794/tumblr_mkpit4K1QF1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4739ba7468f07611240eb4e21938eb8/tumblr_mkpit4K1QF1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some proud <em>serranos</em> on parade during Semana Santa.</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47070582913http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47070582913Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:29:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cddc8aaf34b541f6c7a0206bf96daf9b/tumblr_mkpipiogBw1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d74f061286b0af83c4cfe4942d16bbd/tumblr_mkpipiogBw1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d276f46e3299112ed11c8b83632e0898/tumblr_mkpipiogBw1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f77350bb5fb2bd745ad7ac652402d2a/tumblr_mkpipiogBw1qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some riders on paso horses just before the running of the bulls.</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47070403024http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47070403024Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:27:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c27c9cc8b8e4adaedeef42a509d345d/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3647ab68523deae9d35873fff2b12fb8/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5863c05aa8b7103fed54babfc81be7f/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bdac99de387dcb267b96eb2d5ae594ef/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/442960663d63f6c0c4e9ef652cceb4b4/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9ae7affb369b1327432ba41392c5a4b1/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/702ffbc00f477106fa1c2c29344a7821/tumblr_mkpi1sqq0x1qmhfl4o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Running of the bulls during<em> Semana Santa</em> (Catholic Holy Week).</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47069158327http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47069158327Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:13:04 -0400travel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c487fb9b1911d776815640318a0322a4/tumblr_mkoqezZCj31qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08042c5e856be6d8695292bcb61e2313/tumblr_mkoqezZCj31qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/199bc5dec4e6794e347eda3aa8a2282a/tumblr_mkoqezZCj31qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a36045424773b4988ec1fa970bb21e36/tumblr_mkoqezZCj31qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>In the market above the city.</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025792493http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025792493Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:16:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eec03fef4da79a430ceece76814d8306/tumblr_mkoq7xyU4E1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope (picture featured outside a barbershop).</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025571736http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025571736Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:11:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f19c33f68d48954d88edc90b02ca139e/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9ba8170dd9fa556d202eadc0eb9c9fde/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/74d3f51098496b4ffa40634e5b824f45/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d44ada96313449e1aefe32a46fe72af/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e471bceef2f3f794b562177d242d98d/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/584e812b9a33e420d993f3994a5b4ce6/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32f13a8a4385a56dd4742a0422d24454/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60112b519b8a0094eb315d45e49d4109/tumblr_mkoq46VVp81qmhfl4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Firework towers in the Plaza de Armas. These lasted until 6 in the morning!</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025465669http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025465669Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:09:42 -0400travel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91f9f9e3b06552d0c5cccd54c357ed38/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/286fab11c4a9cc171c4ccf83d0bf2262/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86ed038781e227d9fca03433f7d27302/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e57820109a964d6e7a4f3deb5224445/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eff192cfb1669daabedf1bc3de9b242b/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10fb9f3bf110b274d853baf76aad18b0/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95415128debaafe8d52df7e0bd6ec14e/tumblr_mkopu0w4O91qmhfl4o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Firework towers in front of the main cathedral.</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025156481http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47025156481Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:03:36 -0400travel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba4f7bf5aec7397c9941dd93409bf5b1/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d94c5ce949da553ba8b2264da7b2ef15/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d68d1e07b7be938404788feddd5c5347/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06777074c0b642a10f88e5a945d5c318/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/95d981b6cad39e6f76026598dba638f7/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1da49b6876d3c05a74953c1e55f1f123/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9debe2f728bfd852c7302248acea44ef/tumblr_mkopkovFsr1qmhfl4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>More firework towers.</p> <p><em>Ayacucho, Peru</em></p>http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47024865582http://pishtaco.tumblr.com/post/47024865582Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:58:00 -0400travel