Walls in the Andes of Peru

Leaving Cuzco, we drove through the Andes on a dirt road blasted out of the side of the mountains; cliffs towered above us on one side and dropped away vertically on the other. The views were spectacular.  The dust from the road boiled up behind the van and enveloped us when we walked the road and were passed by buses and cars.

The View from the Road

  Small villages with mud brick/adobe houses, punctuated the way.  The overall impression was brown—mud colored—dust colored. The houses weren't painted.

Photo: Jane Bridges

The only color comes from ads for various political parties and politicians stenciled on splashes of whitewash on the sides of houses. They often used a recognizable image which probably appeared on the ballot.

This was my favorite - the Alpaca with the snow-covered peak.
It reoccurred throughout this part of the Andes.

There are always exceptions that are exceptional. 

Condor and Jaguar

This art was on the wall of  two houses that were clustered together at a bend in the road almost at the crest of the road. It was striking for the design and for the painted wall and the contrasting doors.