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Moray & Salineras

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Moray & Salineras

Salt, Gardening, and Dye

Salt: The Salineras, where salt water naturally flows through all of these man made ponds and then dries. Once dry "Walla" you have salt. The locals make all sorts of random crafts from the salt.


Needless to say I was not very thrilled about seeing these salt ponds.




Gardening:  Stunningly beautiful, Moray, sits at the base of tower mountains. This place was built for agriculture acclimatization, something that I think is absolutely amazing and ingenious. 



Isn't he Adorable!



We were able to climb down into the fields and as you descend you can feel the temperature change, seriously genius!


To climb down and out again you had to use these massive stairs which were about 2 feet apart from each other. No wonder Incas have great butt's, this was a killer StairMaster workout.


Dye: The last stop on our tour was a small village tucked away somewhere in the mountains. There they showed us the process of dyeing the wools and making their unique handicrafts.


Get the wool, clean it, and twist it



Dye it by using natural products found in surrounding areas



Then weave it


Isn't she adorable!

5 comments:

  1. hey coal bucket when do you get back i miss your face can"t wait for you to move to LA. I work fri sat sun mon now so i have tues wed thurs off can you heck yeah ! i can't wait for you to move to LA so we can go to the beach together

    -danny boy

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  2. love. i'm so glad i live in south america for a bit and get to see these places. thanks for the advice on cusco - that sucks about those people getting their cam stolen. boo! you look beautiful, PS!

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  3. Sis, These photos are amazing. It took me right back to my mission. I can not wait to get copies. Love ya mom

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  4. Wow what an amazing time you guys are having...gorgeous photos, you both look so happy and relaxed, thanks for sharing xx Lee

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  5. nichole i want to do this exact tour - how much was it and who did you go with? please email me ASAP at kyliefly@gmail.com! :)

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