Cows in Lima

During my November ’09 visit to Lima, Peru, the milk producers’ association had decorated the parks with bright, colorful statues of — what else? — cows! But they weren’t just any cows. These imaginative bovines existed as no real cows did. The sizes and shapes might have been realistic, but the creative colors were unlike any sported by typical cows. Cameras clicked as delighted visitors rambled from one cow to another, amid arguments over which cow was the most spectacular. — Chloe Ryan Winston, Redding, CA