PERUVIAN ladies love a hat.
During the past couple of days in the Colca Canyon we have seen the women wearing a variety of colourful creations on their heads, but it's more for function than style with the sun shooting out some pretty powerful rays this high up in the Andes.
A hat is also a good way for the local dames to show where they come from, with each region of Peru adopting a particular style of chapeau, and while most are decorated with a colourful array of embroidery and ribbons the wearer's home turf is identified by the shape of the hat or the way the brim is curled.
