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This cusion plant is known as Yareta and it matches Kessler's coat quite well. The plants are located on either side of Cerani. This one is just below the pass on the west side at around 5200 meters elevation.
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[ Post a Comment ]| Mark Doiron | Cute | | 
Voted 10/10 | Made me laugh. :-) --mark d. | | Posted Dec 31, 2007 8:48 am |
 | | Scott | Re: Cute | | 
Hasn't voted | I should have had his take his red jacket off. | | Posted Dec 31, 2007 5:52 pm |
| | lisae | Re: Cute | | 
Voted 10/10 | You might have had trouble distinguishing him from the plant in that case ...:)
Very fun picture! | | Posted Jan 7, 2008 4:52 pm |
| The Lower Marmot | Yareta | | 
Voted 10/10 | The plant's name is yareta.
They're pretty common at higher elevations in the area.
Yareta is actually very important to many of the indigenous people of southern Peru--when i was living in a Quechua settlement on the south slopes of Coropuna a year and a half ago, i learned that it is their primary source of fuel for fires. If you kick over a yareta plant and break off the green outer, the interior is a dry, dirty wood. It actually burns surprisingly hot and long.
And great shot--i'm really excited about your Cerani page, and can't wait to get there in five or six months.
Thanks!
sam | | Posted Jan 1, 2008 1:09 pm |
| | Scott | Re: Yareta | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks. I added the name of the plant to the caption. | | Posted Jan 1, 2008 5:10 pm |
| lcarreau | An outstanding match! | | 
Voted 10/10 | The plant matches the coat ... amazing!!! Thanks for the valuable information. | | Posted Jan 5, 2008 10:54 pm |
| tanya | Very Cute! | | 
Voted 10/10 | :) | | Posted Jan 6, 2008 9:43 am |
| Igor Czs | Very nice pic! | | 
Hasn't voted | The kid looks so happy....
Cheers | | Posted Jan 19, 2008 7:28 am |
| Dragger | Adorable! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Hes is so cute but he definately needs to take his jacket off for the picture! :^) | | Posted Apr 6, 2008 11:03 pm |
| BobSmith | Totally... | | 
Voted 10/10 | CUTE! | | Posted Jun 21, 2009 9:38 pm |
| BLong | Nice image | | 
Voted 10/10 | I saw this image in your gallery and it reminded me of a moss covered boulder that I walked past about 6 weeks ago (which was in Sajama National Park, Bolivia). Certainly the same environment as your Arequipa shot. Thanks for sharing.
-Bryan | | Posted Sep 1, 2009 11:56 pm |
| rpc | nice | | 
Voted 10/10 | :) | | Posted Oct 6, 2009 11:23 am |
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