Once in the eternity
Chachani in Aymara language means valiant, brave… It’s an active volcano near Arequipa city in the Peruvian south. It’s located at 1,963 m (6,440 ft) above the sea level and its height (measuring from base to top) is 6,057 m (19,872 ft) But those six kilometers are easy to climb, I would make it but I prefer rocky mountains. It’s not the tallest volcano in the region but it’s nice to see, specially at afternoon.
Closer to him
distant giant
This is what you would see from the desert in the morning, if you’re coming from Lima city.
path to the white peaks
When you see the ichu (the yellow grass) is signal that you are quite close to Arequipa city.
there is no road, just a will
And if you distant traveler come from the highlands this is your view of the Chachani, it has a dry beauty and a cold hug.
Colors
sacred
a piece of nature
soft intensity
Penacho
the hour of the colored clouds
velo de misterio
Cloud I
soft, cold… (published before)
Panoramics
These photographs are longer pictures.
Chachani at dawn
a cloud crossing the morning
gelid
Pure sky after the afternoon
till to touch the firmament
And that’s all. If I have so many photographs is because the Chachani is always there so close to the city and the roads, it says you where you are and how much it takes to go to your destiny.
a red world behind them
Qhapaq 
wow, what a place!!
Thanks Tejaswi, and I shot the most of these photographs in a rooftop, it’s so close to the city!
Beautiful pics, Francis. Thank you for sharing these.
You are welcome, Tejaswi :)
Awesome
Thanks, Fernan; for your compliment and your visit.
It must be amazing to have such a giant at your doorstep. I like the different colours of each view.
Thanks, Roberto. They were shot in a span of two years, that allowed me to take and see so many colors…
Wahooo ! So wise that the giant doesn’t even have to move ! Many thanks, Francis, for these impressive pictures !
You’re welcome, Gilles. Glad you liked the views!
wahhhhh, so beautiful, francis……I dream, I dream …….thank you very very much for these pictures…..*féériques* and magic! ;-)
Merci beaucoup cher amie :-) Je suis content que tu aies aimé. Wishing you a nice day, malyloup, thank for making nicer the mine (-_^)
Hey Francis .. Super images. Love all the colours. 😀
Thanks for the compliment, Julie ☺ A rainbow of colors for your day ;-)
Awesome!!! I love all the views of Chachani, but the first photo is my favorite. Perhaps peeking at it through the clouds best displays its ruggedness.
Thank you for compiling and sharing them :)
Besos!
Thanks for appreciate it, Melissa. It had blue skies when you were here ^^
Besos :-)
:-)
A fab selection, I like the first one best, but all are stunning.
Thank you kind lady, hoping everything is well :-)
It will be but hard times at the moment, my little cat storm went to heaven on Saturday and I’m really sad.
I lost my old cat friend time ago and sadness was (is?) my mate for so many time…years. It’s a loss in your family and I hope time can heal your heart, and I would wish if I could be there with you to give you a hug and say everything is going to be okay.
Take care so much…
Thanks Francis. I miss her so much already.
I know, I used to dream with my catmate after his death, running strong alive and happy, mishearing him thinking we had buried him for mistake…
You made everything to save her and she lived with your love caring her, I think you gave her a happy life and I am sure she was happy to have had you in her life, I’m grateful to know you despite the distance. Sadly it seems still the medical treatment of cats is not so advanced as in dogs, I felt so angry I couldn’t help him more, but I did the best I could and, as I know you, you did it too.
I love the colours, this is really pretty.
One of the the things I like more is to see how change the things just seeing them at different hours. Thank you for being here :-)
Amazing landscape and place! Your photos are more and more stunning! Bravo dear!
Your words encourage me to be better. From the beginning your photographs have inspired me to convey strong emotions so a thank you and a smile for you cher Hadorable :-)
I would love to see more of your local photography, street and people photography to discover more of where you live, culture…
Precisely today I am going to publish a longer post about street photography, you are a mind reader :-D
ahhaa, im waiting for your new post!
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Simply amazing Francis.
And tell me, did you mean “destiny”….? or did you mean “destination”?…
I love that you would use the word destiny… if it’s an accident, it’s a beautiful one. And if it’s not, it’s truly a poem.
I wrote it thinking like a traveler so it should be “destination” It’s an accident :S (in Spanish Destino is the word for both destiny and destination, hence my lazy error)
Thanks to the poetry in your soul I can see, for first time, the beauty of it. Thank you very much dear Caroline.
Enjoy your blog Francis !! Your pics and your words 😊
Pretty honored for you sweet visit, idelle. Warm regards from Peru ☺
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