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ART - Maya Warrior

mrp@thecandytrail.com (the candy trail ...) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

NEW DIGITAL ART created here in Guatemala on the shores of Lake Atitlan, in the cool Mayan village of San Pedro.

Lake Atitlan - Guatemala

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Chichicastenango market

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Timbuktu, Mali

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Timbuktu, 2007: Following a 3-day, slow boat, tranquil desert river trip down the Niger, I arrived in the ancient and mysterious Saharan trading town of Timbuktu. Indeed it is remote - an end of the world destination. Once a fabled city of great gold wealth and Islamic scholarship today it's a quiet, dusty outpost ... During my 5 days I mostly just sat around, taking in the ambience. But off course, I did wander the streets ...

Timbuktu was established by the nomadic Tuareg as early as the 10th century. Its name is made up of: tin which means « place » and buktu, the name of an old Malian woman known for her honesty and who once lived in the region. The two terms ended up fusing into one word, thus giving the city the name of Tinbuktu which later became Timbuktu.

ART Exhibition #1

mrp@thecandytrail.com (the candy trail ...) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

< JOURNEYS ACROSS THE PLANET - TRAVELS INSIDE MY HEAD > MRP solo art exhibition: March 2006, Wellington, New Zealand.

Cearà, Brazil

mrp@thecandytrail.com (the candy trail ...) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Brazil, Cearà, Jericoacoara & Tatajuba, 2003: I stayed here 3 months and lived with a local family, met a local girl ... ended up buying land within the national park, in Tatajuba - 40 km from Jeri, on the coast of north-eastern Brazil. It's a relaxed, surreal place and one day I'll return ...

San Andres Xecul

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Lake Togo, Togo

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Togoville, on the shores of Lake Togo, is the centre of Voodoo in Togo [ and the origin of Haitian slaves ]. I visited Voodoo shrines - guardians placed around the town and later met with a Voodoo priestess. On New Year's Day (2008) in another town I actively participated in a stunning, wild, surreal - 5 hour - Voodoo ceremony with the local "Crocodile Man".

Panajachel - Festival of San Francisco

mrp@thecandytrail.com (the candy trail ...) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Colorful, loud, Maya Festival of San Francisco - 4 October, 2009, Panajachel, Guatemala.

Sanaá, Yemen

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Chinguetti, Mauritania

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Chinguetti is Islam's 7th holiest city; a quiet desert town on the scorched Adrar Plateau.

Seoraksan, Korea

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Korea, Seoraksan national park - winter 2006.

Ganvie, Benin

mrp@thecandytrail.com (the candy trail ...) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Ganvie is a community that settled here some centuries ago to avoid enslavement by the blood-thirsty, slave-selling kingdom of Dahomey (central Benin) who sold their product onto the Europeans based in trade forts along the coast; because of their religious beliefs it was forbidden for the Dahomey African slavers to go out onto the waters. Today the people of Ganvie are very shy about having their photo taken so mostly these pics were taken discreetly from my stilt-house guestroom balcony.

Djenne, Mali

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Djenne is an ancient centre of Islamic learning surrounded by rivers and famous for its monday market and beautiful, surreal mud mosque.

Tamberma Valley, Togo

mrp@thecandytrail.com (the candy trail ...) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT