Tour of Ayacucho

I've been planning for a while on giving you a visual tour of Ayacucho, and I've been collecting photos especially. But recently I've been having problems loading photos, and so this entry may not get finalised until I get home. I seem to be having a bit more luck today though, so here's a start, as I'd like you to see a few photos before I leave here ... more soon!

Aerial view (well, almost)


Late afternoon storm on its way ...

In the centre


Cathedral in the main plaza


View of hills from main plaza


Plaza San Cristobel de Huamanga (or 'Gringo Plaza')

Central pedestrian street

Shopping heaven


Busy market street


There are over 3,000 varieties of potato in Peru ...


... and selling them is a tiring business!


In almost every street there are street vendors


Fresh flowers and herbs for sale on most pavements


I have never seen so much fruit for sale!


Homemade ice-cream is spun on bowls of ice


There is a whole market that just sells grains


Everything you can imagine on the streets ... crocodile meat?!

Arts and crafts


Ayacucho is famous for woven rugs


Mantas in the central market

Church and prison market