On our way along Ruta 40 north of Bajo Caracoles (great name) we called into see the millenniums old Cueva de las Manos. An intriguing spectacle of art produced over centuries by the indigenous peoples of these lands. Using pigments taken from the rocks of the surrounding valleys, a colour powder was mixed and blown over hands of the tribe to give permanent and somewhat haunting inscription of their existence. Viewing this galley formed over tens of thousands of years, […]

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