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Faces: Oceania & South America

Old, young, dark, light -- we will be encountering all kinds of people during our travels.
   
     
An intriguing presentation of the digiridoo at the Outback Center. No, we didn't visit Ayers Rock this time.
A close relative of the Koala bear, wombats can grow up to 45 kilograms in weight.
Is there any food hidden behind that big lens of yours?
We caught a show in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Black and Tran was the name of the hilarious performance we saw.
This fun lady named Sireli took care of us while we stayed at Otto and Fanny's.
A beautiful smile from some souvenir vendors who say thanks to Jen for the stickers she gave them.
This couple peddle their wares at the famous Otavalo market.
Embroidered white blouses and gold necklaces are indicative of the women from the Otavalo region.
We were very fortunate to witness a traditional wedding while visiting the town of Cotacachi.
Who's next for some fried pig's head?
The porkpie hat seems to be commonly worn in several of the places we've visited.
It is apparently possible to identify a person's home area by the colour of their poncho or the shape of their hat.
We bought some llapingachos, fried potato and cheese pancakes, from this friendly lady for 15 cents.
A Presidential Guard, resplendant in full dress uniform, guards the tomb of Sucre, one of Quito's founders.
Needless to say, having these ladies smile for the camera was certainly a pleasure!
Little girls were trying to sell their knitted wares almost everywhere around the island.
This guy was apparently one of the elected officials who helped manage the co-op facilities on this small island.
Almost everyone was knitting at every possible chance they could get, including many of the men.
Jen is all decked out and ready to go to the party, standing beside our homestay hostess, Vilma.
The people on Amantani live now almost the same way they used to centuries ago.
This precocious girl happily posed for pictures on one of the reed islands constructed by the Uros people.
Even on one of the shuttle rides back home from school, people were buzzed and chatting about the Companion Flag adoption.
A little girl weaves some thread while posing for all the tourist cameras.
For one sol, this girl smiles for the camera at the start of the Sacred Valley, near Pisac.
Our group of friendly, hard-working porters grin during our "thank-you" ceremony.
This show was done with a sort of Las Vegas flair, but we still enjoyed it even though we still didn't understand a word.
Seeing representative costumes and outfits from the regions around Cuzco was a visual treat.
The final dances are performed after the llama is sacrificed. It was a tourist spectacle, but the performances carried a lot of meaning as well.
The Inca takes a final lap around the arena ground, to the thundrous applause of the local audience. It was a great performance to watch.
This friendly young lady displayes the typical colourful clothing worn by local Arequipenos.
   
     
     
 
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