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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

wordless wednesday


Originally found all over the country, it used to show how far the next village was. When the British took over the island they changed them as per the pic above. Unfortunately, a lot have also been dismantled over the time and very few are left of this precious heritage.

8 comments:

Daddy Forever said...

What a shame. You can't exactly undo the damage. And I like the idea of using them to tell how close you are to the next village.

Gattina said...

That's such a pity ! I think it was and still is a very good idea to show where the next village is ! It's far prettier as our stupid modern signs, they should put both together then.

Brooke said...

Beautiful... It's sad how so many historical places and items were changed or destroyed... However, it makes the few that are left even more special... Oh and yes I loved Peru... We only saw maybe 1/10 of Peru and we were there for two weeks...

Sassy Chica said...

What a Fabulous pic with a bit of history, thanks for sharing!!

Smooches,
Sassy Chica

Visiting from sits,glad I did, great blog!!

Pami said...

thats sad wish they had them everywhere they are really interesting thansk for sharing. happy WW

Indrani said...

If only these stones could speak.

Unknown said...

Just stopping by from SITS! Great Blog! Beautiful pic!
Happy Wednesday!
Come over and check out my 5 DAYS of GIVE-A-WAYS!
http://truebeautyinsideandout.blogspot.com

Khordaddy said...

Very cool, history is written on everything, and each detail tells a story. Love it!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

wordless wednesday


Originally found all over the country, it used to show how far the next village was. When the British took over the island they changed them as per the pic above. Unfortunately, a lot have also been dismantled over the time and very few are left of this precious heritage.

8 comments:

Daddy Forever said...

What a shame. You can't exactly undo the damage. And I like the idea of using them to tell how close you are to the next village.

Gattina said...

That's such a pity ! I think it was and still is a very good idea to show where the next village is ! It's far prettier as our stupid modern signs, they should put both together then.

Brooke said...

Beautiful... It's sad how so many historical places and items were changed or destroyed... However, it makes the few that are left even more special... Oh and yes I loved Peru... We only saw maybe 1/10 of Peru and we were there for two weeks...

Sassy Chica said...

What a Fabulous pic with a bit of history, thanks for sharing!!

Smooches,
Sassy Chica

Visiting from sits,glad I did, great blog!!

Pami said...

thats sad wish they had them everywhere they are really interesting thansk for sharing. happy WW

Indrani said...

If only these stones could speak.

Unknown said...

Just stopping by from SITS! Great Blog! Beautiful pic!
Happy Wednesday!
Come over and check out my 5 DAYS of GIVE-A-WAYS!
http://truebeautyinsideandout.blogspot.com

Khordaddy said...

Very cool, history is written on everything, and each detail tells a story. Love it!