Pictures from Phil, Ayacucho province and Cusco -- more of them (and good writing) can be found in Phil's Drug War Chronicle scene article here. Many more to come...

cocalero Percy Ore in his fields, near the town of San Francisco, Ayacucho province

coca waiting by the side of the road to go to market

(Click the "read full post" link if you're not seeing the rest of the pictures.)

Ayacucho highlands, seen from highway

A washout (landslide) on the road back to Ayacucho kept Phil and other travelers waiting for three hours -- delaying publication of Drug War Chronicle in the process.

at the market in Ayacucho

overview of Ayacucho

Cusco's main cathedral

view of cathedral from Plaza de Armas

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