Peru
Posts from Peru
Boarding flights out of Africa
Short stop in Johannesburg
Catching up on some sleep after traveling more than 12,000km...
A Limanean Church
Around Lima...
Around Lima
Around Lima
Lima...
Lima
Plaza de Armas of Lima
Lima cat
Boarding our flight to Cusco
On our way to Cusco!
Mountainous Peru!
Calle Fierro, Cusco
Our digs in Cusco
Our digs in Cusco
Our digs in Cusco
The doors of Cusco
La Catedral, Cusco
Cusco door details
Our friend's place on Calle Fierro
On the road out of Cusco to the Sacred Valley
Maize of the Andes...
Urubamba stop for fruits
Amazing Andean scenery
The Andes
Approaching Ollantaytambo
With our friend Elvis in Huilloc Alto
Silvia and young friend
With our dear friend Silvia in Huilloc alto
Looking down towards Huilloc bajo
Huilloc alto
A meal with Elvis and his family
Curiousity of the young ones
Near Huillo alto
The family loom
Grandmother
Elvis and his family demonstrate the spinning of wool
Huilloc alto family
Working the loom
Silvia with the family
The backstrap loom
Saturnalia
Elvis nails a selfie
Huilloc alto
Dancing in celebration
The end of an amazing day!
La Catedral in Cusco during the Holy Week
Cusco street scene
El Senor de Los Temblores
Amazing Cusco!
La Compania, Cusco
Grains, grains, grains...
Cusco!
Cusco door
San Blas section of Cusco
Center of Cusco
Peeking into a portal
Cusco...
Shopping for Semana Santa
Shopping with Silvia and her sister during La Semana Santa
Shopping during La Semana Santa
Anti-Trumpian sentiment
The Qoricancha, once the heart of the Incan Empire
The Qoricancha
Sacsayhuaman
Sacsayhuaman slides
Sacsayhuaman
Sacsayhuaman
Sacsayhuaman (some of these stones are 2m high!)
Sacsayhuaman
View of Cusco from Sacsayhuaman
Cusco hams...
Las Salineras at Maras
Las Salineras at Maras
Maras
Naturally dyed alpaca wool
Moray agricultural terraces
The Incan site of Moray
Incan steps on the terraces of Moray
Moray
Somewhere in the Sacred Valley of Peru
On the road to Pisac
Pisac, Incan archeological site
At Pisac
Pisac, Incan archeological site
Peekaboo, Ollantaytambo style
Ollantaytambo
Old Ollantaytambo door
Ollantaytambo
Visiting Ana Maria's farm, Ollantaytambo (while she picks granadillas)
Looking down at Ollantaytambo
Incan grain storage at Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo train bound for Aguas Calientes
On the train from Ollantay to the start of the Incan Trail
On the way to KM104 to start our trek to Machu Picchu
Starting the trek to Machu Picchu (12km)
En route to Machu Picchu
The Vilcabamba River, Sacred River to the Incans
En route to Machu Picchu
Winay Winah Incan site on the trail to Machu Picchu
Intipunku, The Gate of the Sun
Walking down to Machu Picchu from Intipunku
Machu Picchu
Tired after a long trek...
View from Machu Picchu
Una vista desde Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes station
Aguas Calientes
A second day at Machu Picchu
The baths at Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu Day Two
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Incredible stonework, Machu Picchu
Walking down from Machu Picchu
Walking from Aguas Calientes to Hidroelectra
Walking from Aguas Calientes to Hidroelectra
Walking from Aguas Calientes to Hidroelectra
Colcamayo Hot Springs
Colcamayo Hot Springs
Heading towards Ollantaytambo from Santa Teresa
Heading towards Ollantaytambo from Santa Teresa
Racqi, Incan historal site
Near Racqi, Incan historal site
Racqi, Incan historal site
Hot springs
TTio (Departmento del Cusco)
La Hacienda Murillo
La Hacienda Murillo
Toby and Grinchy
Heading to the Ttio football pitch
Our digs at La Hacienda Murillo
Sharing cooking duties
La Hacienda Murillo, Ttio
La Hacienda Murillo
Hanging with the boys...
With the Workaway crew in Ttio
Cusco
Back in Cusco
Back in Cusco again
The stone of 12 angles, Cusco
Look at that!!
Lake Titicaca
Uros, floating islands of Lake Titicaca
Uros, floating islands of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca
On Lake Titicaca
Isla Amantani, Lake Titicaca
Sunset from Isla Amantani, Lake Titicaca
Sunset from Isla Amantani, Lake Titicaca
Sunset from Isla Amantani, Lake Titicaca
Sunset from Isla Amantani, Lake Titicaca
Isla Amantani homestay
Isla Taquile, Lake Titicaca
Isla Taquile
Isla Taquile
Isla Taquile
Back to Puno
Puno, along Lake Titicaca
In the pampa of Peru
On the road to Chivay
The highest point on the way to Chivay (4900m +)
Colca Canyon
Tour of Colca Canyo
The Andean condor!
Colca Canyon
Condor viewpoint!
Another of the crazy, beautiful landscapes of Peru
Volcano on the way to Arequipa
The road to Arequipa in the Andea pampa
On the way to Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa
Boarding a flight from Arequipa to Lima
On the road to Paracas from Lima
Paracas - desert meets ocean
Paracas harbor
Paracas Beach
Paracas beach
La Candelabra - origins unknown
Islas Ballestas, Paracas
Islas Ballestas, Paracas
Islas Ballestas, Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de ParacasReserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Huacachina oasis
Huacachina oasis
El Parque de La Bruja de Cachiche
Nutty brujas
With our new friend Elizabeth
Dune buggy into the desert
Blazing speeds across the desert in a dune buggy
The Huacachina desert
Dune buggying in the Huacachina desert
The Huacachina desert
The Huacachina desert
Sand boarding in the Huacachina desert
Sand boarding in the Huacachina desert
Sand boarding in the Huacachina desert
Sand angels
Sunset over the desert
Sunset over the desert
Huacachina desert