Sunday, July 14, 2013

Sunday July 14, 2013 Around Town

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Sunday July 14, 2013 
Here are many photos from yesterday taken in El Centro and at the Pumapungo Inca Ruins.   I have spent a lot of processing time on these today so I hope you enjoy them.  
Sorry that Google has fouled up the order of my photos again.

That was the day's excitement,   Cheers, Al 

This fellow was spray-painting the playground equipment

Views from Immaculate Conception

149 steps up, so about 10 storeys up

View southwest

View east towards San Blas

Closer view of San Blas' yellow dome

We are right below the statue

View west-northwest

Domes with Czech tile

We are right between the two towers

My little buddy Juan

We do have modern buses here

Birds-eye view of Parque Calderon and the Old Cathedral

The statue between the towers

These domes are symbolic of our city

View east-northeast

Ambitious climber

Gorgeous courtyard at the nunnery

Santuario Mariano 

The Old Cathedral

Tighter shot of the Old Cathedral

This former Ecuadorian lives in New York

Parque Calderon

Gilligan and the Skipper, lol

I enjoyed the midday with my buddy Juan

Framed view of Turi

New Yorkers going down the staircase

Framed view to the north

Juan and a street mime

She was amazing

Sidewalk chalk artist

The flower market

Pan flute player

We walked up the right side to the statue

Their music is so pure

This guy is the leader

This lady was struggling, but determined

One of the magnificent center courtyards

The pet parrot is still in this yard

Looking from the Pumapungo Inca ruins towards Turi

These were the Incas' brick ovens

Another set of ovens

Looking southwest over the Aviary

Looking southeast over the Inca gardens

This former convent is to the right of Immaculate Conception

distant view over the Inca ruins and gardens

Looking west towards the Cajas

Two ladies enjoying the solitude

The Pumapungo Inca ruins

Polly want a cracker

Two magnificent raptors

Gorgeous yellow trumpet flower

More of them, with a visitor

The Peahen guarding her Peacock

Another parrot

We climbed up to the statue 149 steps

Another majestic hawk

Parrot showing off

He wanted to play

This was a beautiful sight

Charlie Toucan said Hello

View to Todos Santos from near El Vergel

El Vergel

Statue to the Inca king Huayna Capac

I love this statue

Definitely a regal warrior pose

An indigenous couple

I think he is an inspiration

El Vergel is one of my favourites

Love those 3 brass bells

Rustic for sure

The Tomebamba

and a longer view west

and a long view east

Street performer working for cash

Gotta please the captive audience

The street mime again

Her face colouring matched the outfit well