AgroupofgirlswalkatCentralplazainHuayre,PeruonMonday,Nov.6,2006.NowtheoccasionalvisitorissurprisedtofindintheCentralplazaa20-meter-highpurple-coloredreplicaofthemacaroot(秘魯人參根),atubertraditionallyconsumedasanaphrodisiac(催情藥),and,nearby,asculpturedphallus(陰莖)risingfromawadingpool.WhenPeruvianofficialssetouttospreadthewealth,theyprobablydidn'tmeanmayorsshouldbuildextravaganttownhallsandheatedswimmingpools.
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