Route and method of travel.

View of Miraflores (district of Lima) from jetty.

Beach runs forever in Lima.

Rocks placed on the beach makes for rough sunbathing.

Soccer is definitely the national sport.

Surf Fishing

Fishing Boat

Interesting Statue - Notice mosaic mural in the background.

Closeup of the mosaic wall.

Barbershop for kids.

Welcoming at Juliaca airport.

First view of Lake Titicaca and the town of Puno.

Puno and Lake Titicaca - world's highest navigable lake

Puno market - Many women wear these felt bowler hats.

Another woman with hat.

Inside a church in Puno.

Condor on the hill.

Condor - world's largest bird getting ready to take off :)

Another Hat

Narrow street in Puno.

Holy Week Procession

We're on the boat to Taquile and Amantani Islands

Sailboat on Lake Titicaca

Our boat at Taquile Island.

Typical method of carrying loads.

The kids are so cute.

Could you do this in your garden?

Kids having fun.

Make Way

Interesting that men do the knitting on the islands.

Gate on Taquile Island.

Another interesting gate.

Lunch on Taquile Island.

Cute little girl.

Terraces on Amantani pre-date the Inca era.

Our foster mothers on Amantani island.

Our house for the night.

Women carry goods or small children on their backs.

Felicia - our hostess on Amantani Island

Peruvian hat on Kitty.

The new fashion trend.

Little boy on Amantani.

Tourists vs. Locals

Soccer Fans

Women spinning wool yarn.

Mountains of Bolivia in the distance.

Vladimir - our local guide on the Islands.

Moon rising over Pachatata, a sacred site on Amantani.

View from Pachatata.

Closed gate to the sacred site.

Dancing the night away. We all had to wear local clothes.

Talented musicians playing for the party.

The Group

Ysabel our guide dressed in local garb.

Vladimir shows the reeds used to make the islands.

Making handicraft items for the tourists is a way of life now.

I bought two of these.

Home on the floating island.

Uros Family

Reed Boat

Back in Puno - a local market.

Crowded Market Street

The size of this market was unbelievable.

Unloading pumpkin like things.

What a great Halloween pumpkin this would make.

Pilgrimage to the crucifix.

View out the bus on the way to Cusco.

Kids and alpaca at La Raya pass (14,240 feet).

Mural at a small town on the way to Cusco.

Church on Plaza de Armas (in Cusco).

Another church on Plaza de Armas.

Plaza de Armas from a hill.

Our hotel atrium in Cusco.

White statue of Christ on a hill in Cusco.

Sacsaywamen Incan ruins on the outskirts of Cusco.

Our local guide on a Cusco city tour.

Flowers at Sacsaywaman.

Wall at Sacsaywaman.

The Inca Bath, Tambo Machay near Cusco.

Percy - Local guide for our tour of the sacred valley.

Vicuna - Same family as lamas.

Smile

Rasta Llama

Llamas
Raised for their wool and used for packing.

Baby Alpaca

Full Grown Alpacas

Lisa feeding the alpacas.

Weaving - Center for Traditional Textiles

Learning the craft early.

Sacred Valley - Kids

Nice tree at Pisac market.

Pisac ruins - Sacred Valley

Pisac ruins - Another view.

Canal at Pisac ruin is typical of water systems in Incan ruins.

Fountain at Pisac ruin.

Ollantaytambo Ruins - last stop in the Sacred Valley.

Ollantaytambo Ruins

Ollantaytambo Ruins - Stay on the trail.

Courtyard of our hotel in Ollantaytambo.

Incan granaries at Ollantaytambo.

Peaking above the clouds.

Kitty and Dave at km. 82

KM 82 - Starting Point

The group at KM 82

Snow peaks in the distance.

Stop to rest and let the porters pass.

Make Way!

Stream along the trail.

Valley along the Inca Trail.

We leave the Urubamba River. Llactapata ruins below.

Locals pass.

Our first stop for lunch.

Hiking through the trees.

First camp - Llulluchapampa.

View out the cabin door.

Llamas in the meadow.

Dinner tent ready for afternoon tea.

Another great view.

Full moon rising.

First camp down below (way down).

Hamilton our guide on the trail.

Day two - Runkuraqay Ruins ("Pile of Ruins").

Steps to Sayacmarca ruins ("Town in a Steep Place").

Sayacmarca ruins in the clouds.

Sayacmarca ruins - note the steps protruding from the wall.

Sayaqmarka Ruins - near camp two.

Camp Two

View along the trail - third day.

Close-up of previous view.

Trail to the clouds above ancient Incan terraces.

Dave passing through a tunnel.

Phuyupatamarka pass - 12,200 ft

Hamilton with William, the assistant guide.

Day 3 - Puyupatamarca ruins ("Cloud-level Town").

Some steep stairs at Puyupatamarca ruins

Lunch - day three.

Third and last camp.

Incan Smokey the Bear.

Winaywayna ruins near camp three.

Sun Gate

Trail from Sun Gate.

First view of Machupicchu from Sun Gate.

The expanse of Machupicchu.

A different angle.

Huaynapicchu in the background.

Lone Tree

An Inca castle.

Orchid at Machu.

Passion Flower

Two types of wall construction.

All doors are trapezoidal for earthquake stability.

Sun Temple

Lamas getting frisky.

Chinchilla

Quarry

Thatch roof - How they used to do it.

Huayna Picchu with ruins on top.

Top of Huayna Picchu enlarged. Notice the ruins.

View down from Huayna Picchu.

Steep Stairs - The steepest stairs I've ever been on.

Guy sliding down the stairs on his butt.

Kitty making her way down a steep section.

Train back to Cusco.

Indoor market at Cusco.

Taking the plane to the Amazon.

River in the Amazon.

Jungle Survival Shop at Puerto Maldonado airport.
 

Getting off the bus for trip up the Tambopata River.

Our Boat

Eating our lunch that was wrapped in a banana leaf.

Outing on an oxbow lake.

Sculler

Looking at birds.

A bird.

Another bird.

Jungle Vegetation

Termite nest on a tree. Tried one - tasty.

Stilt Palm

Our local guide Pierina guiding.

Walking Palm
 

Not for tree huggers.

Large buttresses.

Rubber boots a must.

In a blind patiently waiting for parrots to come to a clay lick.

Clay Lick sans parrots.

Capybara on river shore.

View of the canopy tower we climbed (120 ft).

View down.

View of the morning mist from the top of the tower.

Some parrots flew by.

Submitted to the Denver Post but hasn't been published.

Tree in the Amazon spreading its branches.

Vulture in a tree enjoying lunch.

Posada Amazonas Lodge

Our room.

Our guide telling us how hot and humid it is here.

Sunset on the river,

Leaving on our converted flat bed truck.

Our final dinner together in Lima - Chinese.

Movie Clips

Pictures of Group Members