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INCAS- COMPLETE ISOLATION FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Even today, life in small villages in Ecuador are characterised by almost complete isolation from the rest of the country, minimal access to education and material things from the developed world. Consequently, villages habitually leave boulders and chains across their roads at night to prevent outsiders from driving in and rustling their livestock. If there is an protest or disrespect from authorities in passing through their land, they do not hesitate in throwing up roadblocks and even aggressively barring entry to anyone including police, officials and tourists alike. In short, this is a very delicate, sensitive environment, that they will protect if it there are any signs of being threatened Here is a picture courtesy...

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THE HIGHEST POINT ON EARTH

  Ecuador's highest point is Mt. Chimborazo. It reaches a height of 20,561 feet. Its lowest point is at the Pacific coastline. If elevation were measured from the center of the Earth the the highest peak, Mt. Chimborazo would be the highest point on Earth, not Mt. Everest! The summit of Mount Everest reaches a higher elevation above sea level, but the summit of Chimborazo is widely reported to be the farthest point on the surface from Earth's center with Huascarán a very close second. The summit of the Chimborazo is the fixed point on Earth which has the utmost distance from the center – because of the oblate spheroid shape of the planet Earth which is "thicker" around the...

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THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE- WHY THEY HAVE BROAD SHOULDERS

The indigenous people have been around for a long time. They dress distinctively. The women wear bright white shirts with embroidered flowers and long black skirts, multiple layers of gold beads around their necks, and their long, glossy hair wrapped with a ribbon in the back. Men wear black felt hats covering their long braided hair, wearing wool ponchos, and often with bright white pants. They both wear a sandal that looks like a flat espadrille. The people themselves are small – I am taller than almost every man here at 5’6″ – but they have broader chests that allow them to easily breathe at such a high altitude.

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IN MEMORY OF THE INCA

Pachacutec Five centuries have passed since the Inca Empire was destroyed and yet images and stories of the Incas abound in the world and its region.  A lot of history, new stories, and new events are unfolding. The...y have taken place in that time, but the Inca–or at least a single Inca, Pachacutec — reigns supreme both in people’s memory, in stories, in statues, and in textiles.     Official site: www.the-inca.comSee More  

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