Huari

A brightly colored Moche Huari tunic, featuring anthropomorphic deities, dates to 500 to 700 A.D. and is one of many examples in the show of that interconnection.

'Infinity Of Nations' Exhibit Opening At The National Museum Of The American Indian AP 2010

It combines design elements of two Andean regions – those of the Moche coastal peoples and the Huari highland peoples of Peru.

'Infinity Of Nations' Exhibit Opening At The National Museum Of The American Indian AP 2010

While the horned dancers who make up la diablada - the devil's dance - purportedly represent the Christian Satan, the tradition dates directly back to the worship of Huari, a pre-Columbian god of the underworld who jealously protected his mineral wealth and demanded elaborate ceremonies.

Nathaniel Loewentheil: Deviled Dancers, Drunken Pilgrimages and the Magic of Bolivia's Carnaval 2010

(Chavin, Huari, Caral, Moche, Tiahuanaco, Inka, etc.) in Peru and in other places deserve admiration or whatever you want to call it, judging them by the standards of 4000 yrs ago or more.

Peru Update Bill Crider 2007

(Chavin, Huari, Caral, Moche, Tiahuanaco, Inka, etc.) in Peru and in other places deserve admiration or whatever you want to call it, judging them by the standards of 4000 yrs ago or more.

Peru Update Bill Crider 2007

Some more beach pictures, before going to Huari i was at the beach in Peru for about a week with a group of other former Bolivia Volunteers below is my Ms November shot.

Travels in Peru and Bolivia Britta 2008

Now we continue to work backwards, the next photos are from the beginning of PCT when i went with Tiffany to her old site, Huari, to explore some of the Altiplano, her site sits on the edge of lake Popo, at about 12,000 feet!

Archive 2008-10-01 Britta 2008

These are the salt flats that surround the Lake, a short drive from Huari.

Archive 2008-10-01 Britta 2008

I was lucky that during the few days that i was there, the folks of Huari were celebrating an annual festival

Archive 2008-10-01 Britta 2008

I was lucky that during the few days that i was there, the folks of Huari were celebrating an annual festival

Travels in Peru and Bolivia Britta 2008