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Peru 2008
by
John Avery
the Flag of Peru (look familiar?)
Our planned journey to MAPI
Beautiful Lima pacific coastline
modern hotels - Miraflores district
Lima City Hall
La Rosa Nautica
Lovers Park - Lima
pre-Inca pyramid of adobe bricks-400 AD
This was a ceremonial centre - Lima
the Statue of San Martin - Lima
with Lady Peru and a llama on her head
Llama means flame in Spanish...
.hmmmm!
beautiful balconies - Lima square
Plaza de Armas - Lima Center
spanish archetcure - Lima
Older buildings used reeds and mud
this Lima street was fake frontage
colorful shacks climb the mountain
para-saile
rs fill the windy Lima sky
a para-saili
ng view from above
a great view of the coast from up here!
Band playing for changing of the guards
Police ready at the Palace
Undercover Police Dog in Lima
step 1 - we board a plane for Puno
flying to the highlands
a different band at Juliaca Airport
Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca
Ray enjoys a tall Irish Coffee in Puno
Puno taxi RACE us to the Lake
And the winners are.....
Uros woman rowing home to her island
the floating reed islands of the Uros
Uros women in costume - at home
floating islands - even a school
Reed boat ride - to the next island
raising guinea pig - yummy
Uros boy playing shy in the reeds
Boats line up at Taquile Island
Lunch on the Lake - beautiful
Lunch music provided by Taquile local
Dance Roland Dance!!
Our Irish contingent loving the heights
I made it! 14,200 feet high
market stop on the way to Cusco
very mountainou
s terrain
A real baby volcano - honest!!
Cusco - capitol of the INCAS
Inca stones - no mortar or iron tools
The diversity of the Cusco people
Alpaca - amazing
Cusco centre
12 point stone - what a fit!
Our Cusco hotel - outside
Amerinka "common" room
Inca temple walls-perf
ect
Cusco City Hall - with Inca flag
On to Saqsaywama
n - above Cusco
Sexy women at Saqsaywama
n
the Incas were Giants-or scots small
Saqsaywama
n-20,000 men, 70 years
altar room - sideways Llama head
Inca spa - Tambomacha
y
Tambomacha
y lookout
the spreading city of Cusco
Statue-bui
lt by Palestinia
ns in the 40's
Inca mummy
Driving steep roads - no guardrail!
!
playing chicken with a Burro
we stopped at a GAP project
women were taught traditiona
l weaving
ancient dyeing skills-pla
nts & bugs
the complex made with mud bricks
then we visited a llama farm
this is the Suri Alpaca a.k.a. COUSIN IT
Jody stealing llama food
young Llama (eewoks?) at play
Vicuna - have the world's finest fibers
must be past our lunch time
boarding our 20 seater van (cute)
The Inca Sacred Valley
path leading to the Inca ruins of Pisaq
Terrace farming on a grand scale-Pisa
q
Inca settlement - PISAQ
The pied piper of Pisaq
Inca ruins of Pisaq
Peru version of the fresh lobster tank
Guinea Pig at it's best!!
Toad Mountain aka Jabba the Hut
fires in the mountains- the dry season
market place at Ollantayta
mbo
native children in colorful costume
See the "Old Mans" face in the mountain
the village at Ollantayta
mbo
resting high up in the Inca ruins
Indiana John
Inca ruins at Ollantayta
mbo
Inca trail to Machu Piccchu
Ruins and market at Ollantayta
mbo
Roland standing tall
tour guides "other duties as assigned"
Immense erosion control effort
rest here, before we catch the train
a great place to rest
beautiful gradens and humming birds
Inca ruins can be seen from the room
the Irish Trivia team prepares
peaceful dinner - before the challenge!
!
USA & Canada - at the table
Water system flowing from the mountains
selling at the train station to Mapi
the train route follows the river
and follow sections of the Inca trail
train ride to Mapi - getting greener
a great ride
the landscape is getting colorful
2 trains - 1 track.....
cool
the front seat - reserved for royalty
something new - a train fashion show!!
Welcome to Aquas Calientes
Aquas Calientes, nestled in the mtns
No cars or trucks, so manpower is used
the jungle trail - for hikers
Jungle creek
a jungle hiker!!
Arpi attracts another fan
trains cut through the eating district
for your dining pleasure - a train!
the entrance to Machu Picchu
not the first to discover it -so we hear
and the river below
Inca room with a great view
MAPI
the winding road to get up here by bus
jungle like mountains
Llama struts his stuff at MAPI
the residents of Mapi - saw all
another resident of Mapi-chinc
hilla
making the trek to Intipunku
I made it - the Inca Sun Gate
and so did they-quite the trek
Rolands waits for the rest
we rest and wait after the long trek
Machu Picchu is truly a world wonder
Our GAP tour guide-Ihos
many
Machu Picchu - AMAZING!!
At the bottom of the walk down
Our GAP group (less Susan)
What a setting for our final group meal
Our Farewell dinner - Rosa Nautica
The best GAP group EVER!!
article published 10/23/2008
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As close to being there myself...
Some beautiful snapshots of our beautiful world, between Jan's and your photo's I almost feel like I was there myself!! Looking forward to seeing your other adventures...thanks for sharing, Heather Douglas
—
Heather Douglas
, November 2, 2008
Nice shots. I still remember my last trip to Lima
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/289179/index.html
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oscar arrieta wilson
, October 24, 2008
Hi John. Nice shots, nice memories. Did you have a meal at La Rosa Nautica? I hope to see some of your pics from the mountains here. Cheers! Jan.
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jan raczycki
, October 24, 2008
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