Peru 2018

Sunrise over a calm Paracas Bay, Peru	Early morning birds in flight	Docked at the Port of San Martin, Peru, in the Atacama Desert	The town of Paracas, Peru, is across the Bay of Paracas from the Port of San Martin	Port San Martin, Peru, is on a Desert Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean
Motorcycle in the Atacama Desert, Peru	The Atacama Desert in Peru covers 49,000 square miles	Jose de San Martin Monument, Paracas, Peru	Shantytowns are usually started by Migrants from the Highlands of Peru on any Unclaimed Land	Not sure where the Power Lines come from
House on the edge of the desert with Motorcycle and Satellite Dish	Buses used to take Migrant Workers to the Fields around Pisco, Peru	Desert Roadside Cafe in Peru	As you drive north from Paracas, Peru, there is more agriculture	Vineyards south of Pisco, Peru, grow Table Grapes for export
Desert Shantytown between Paracas & Pisco, Peru	Petunia's Restaurant, Ica, Peru	Clothes washing by hand in the outskirts of Ica, Peru	Arriving at El Catador Winery & Pisco Distillery	Tuk tuk at El Catador
This property has operated as a Winery since 1856	Peruvians use 'Bodega' to mean Small Winery as well as Mini-mart	200-year old Wine Press in Peru	Susan in Fermentation Area at El Catador	Clay Jars were originally used for fermentation
Modern fermentation barrels	Pool is filled with water during Distillation Process for Pisco (Peruvian Brandy)	El Catador Tasting Room for Wine & Pisco	The Borgona is an unusually Sweet, Red Wine	Lots of different blends made with Pisco
Cusquena Beer is brewed in Cusco, Peru	This little guy was curious and loud	Watermelon stand in Peru	Church in Peru (near Ica)	Vineyards of Distillery La Caravado near Ica, Peru
Hedgerows planted to protect Vineyards from Wind and Predators	Grape arbor at Hacienda La Caravado	Distillery La Caravedo is the Oldest Distillery in the Americas	Destileria La Caravedo has been in operation since 1684	Certain Piscos are still made using the Old Methods
These tanks are heated by Wood Furnaces	Distillation tubes are under water for cooling during process	Collection and Quality Control for Pisco made with old process	Banana Tree on grounds of La Caravedo Distillery	Fountain cools and recirculates water from Distillation Tanks
Hacienda La Caravedo was rebuilt based on original house design	Hacienda La Caravedo & Distillery are owned by William Kallop from Houston, TX	The original Hacienda Gate is the inspiration for the company's 'Pisco Porton'	Pisco Porton is the La Caravedo Distillery's most expensive Pisco	Sand on the Andes Mountains viewed from Hacienda La Caravedo, Peru
Pisco Authority Johnny Schuler is responsible for modernizing and overseeing distillation here	Destileria La Caravedo is now the most modern distillery in Peru	24 'resting tanks' hold 50,000 liters of Pisco each	Tasting Pisco direct from the Tanks	Finishing Pisco drink called Chilcano
Woven Bamboo Mats are available at most Building Supply Stores in Peru	Ferreteria is translated as Hardware Store	Kids out of School in Ica, Peru	Protecting Cars from the Sun in Ica, Peru	Moving a Dresser in Ica, Peru
Shanty towns are known as 'pueblos jovenes' in Peru	Fruit & Vegetable Market outside a 'pueblos jovenes' in Peru	Street Life in a Peruvian Desert Town	Farming in the Atacama Desert, Peru	Lone Windmill in the Atacama Desert, Peru
Paracas, Peru	Paracas, Peru	Woven Mat Walls mark property boundaries near Paracas, Peru	Roadside Pool near Paracas, Peru	Parasailing off the Coast of Paracas, Peru
Puerto San Martin, Peru is the strangest port where we've ever been docked	Looks like the Ship is stuck in the Sand from here	Early Morning outside the Port of Callao, Peru	Street in Callao, Peru	Street Vendor in Callao, Peru
Entering the Lima suburb of San Jose	Street in San Jose (suburb of Lima, Peru)	Lima, Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535	Colonial Architecture in Lima, Peru	Colonial facades are well-preserved on most Buildings
Downtown Lima, Peru	Lima, Peru	Statue of General Jose de San Martin in Plaza Mayor	Plaza Mayor in Lima, Peru	Landscaping in Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru
Governor's Palace in Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru	Cathedral of Lima started by Pizarro in 1535	Wooden carved Spanish-style Balconies on the Cathedral of Lima	Murals in Cathedral of Lima where Pizarro is buried	Pizarro's Tomb in the Cathedral of Lima
Cathedral of Lima (Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist)	Choir Stalls and Altar in the Cathedral of Lima, Peru	Main Altar in the Cathedral of Lima, Peru	Carving on Choir Stalls in the Cathedral of Lima, Peru	Pulpit in the Cathedral of Lima
Stained Glass in the Chapel of Lima	Stained Glass in the Chapel of Lima	Side Chapel in Cathedral of Lima	Statue in a Side Chapel in the Cathedral of Lima	Side Chapel in Cathedral of Lima
Wooden Statue of Saint Peter in the Cathedral of Lima	Model of the Cathedral of Lima, Peru	Fountain in Plaza Major (Lima) was constructed in 1651	Gargoyle on a street in Lima, Peru	Santa Domingo Convent began in 1540 in Lima, Peru
Santa Domingo Convent was modernized in the 18th Century	Courtyard of Santa Domingo Convent in Lima, Peru	Courtyard of Santa Domingo Convent in Lima, Peru	Mosaic tiles in Santa Domingo Convent were brought from Spain in the 1600's	San Marco University was started in 1651 at Santa Domingo Convent in Lima
Saint Martin de Porres was known as the Saint of the Broom	Columns in Santo Domingo Convent in Lima	The Library in Santo Domingo Convent contains over 20,000 Books	The Library in Santo Domingo Convent has documents dating to the 1500's	Two Saints born in Lima, Peru, who served in Santo Domingo Convent
Basilica of Santa Rosa was built on the site where Saint Rose was born in Lima, Peru	Santa Rosa of Lima was the first Person born in the Western Hemisphere to be canonized (1671)	Downtown Lima, Peru	Angel of Independence Statue (El Angel) in Lima was built in 1910	Lima, Peru
Huaca Pucllana (Pucllana Temple) in Lima dates to around 500 AD	Huaca Pucllana (500 A.D.) is an Adobe & Clay Pyramid which consists of 7 staggered Platforms	Huaca Pucllana (500 A.D.) is located in the Pueblo Libre Neighborhood of Lima	'FoodTruck' in Lima, Peru	Delivery Motorcycle in Lima, Peru
El Bolivar Restaurant for Lunch in Lima, Peru	Four busloads for lunch in Lima	Pisco Sour & Inca Kola with Lunch in Lima, Peru	Peruvian Appetizers in Lima	Small Church in Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru	Lima has over 20 Casinos	General Mariano Necochea statue in Miraflores neighborhood of Lima	Stuck in Lunchtime Traffic in Lima, Peru	There are 30,000 Small Buses & 200,000 Taxis in Lima, Peru
Sculpture in San Isidro District of Lima, Peru	GNB Bank Building in the San Isidro District of Lima, Peru	Small Casino in Lima, Peru	Lima's Metro only runs North-South	Lima has many small parks scattered throughout
Miraflores is Lima's most desireable and most expensive Neighborhood	At the Indian Market in the Miraflores Neighborhood of Lima, Peru	Outside wall at the Indian Market of Lima, Peru	Inside the Indian Market in Lima, Peru	Colorful Stall at Indian Market in Lima
The Miraflores Neighborhood of Lima extends to the Pacific Ocean	Miraflores Neighborhood Boardwalk in Lima, Peru	Archway & El Beso Statue in Love Park in Lima, Peru	Mosaic Benches in Lima's Love Park are reminiscent of Gaudi's work in Barcelona	Paragliding over Love Park in Lima
El Beso (The Kiss) by Victor Delfin in Love Park, Lima, Peru	El Beso (The Kiss) in Love Park, Lima, Peru	At Love Park in Lima, Peru	Love Park sits high above the Pacific Ocean	Surfers in the Pacific Ocean look like Ants from Love Park in Lima
Ice Cream Vendors are everywhere in Lima, Peru	Statue of Virgin Mary in Love Park, Lima	Mirrored Towers double as Ventilation for Larcomar Mall in Lima, Peru	Condor Statue in Park across from JW Marriott in Lima, Peru	Highrise above Baranco Cliffs in Lima, Peru
Baranco Cliffs, Lima, Peru	Morning Glories on Baranco Cliffs, Lima, Peru	Back in Callao, Peru	Overlooking Callao, Peru	Soccer in the Street in Callao, Peru
Dusk in Callao, Peru	Birds over the Port of Callao, Peru	Sun setting over the Port of Callao, Peru	Mural on Overpass in Callao, Peru	Modern Judicial Center in Callao, Peru
Crazy Drivers in Lima, Peru	Panorama of Plaza Major at Night in Lima, Peru	Fountain in Paza Major, Lima, Peru	Cathedral of Lima by Night	Lima City Hall
Pisco Sours at 16th Century Casa Aliaga, Lima, Peru	Original Spanish tile from the 16th Century in Casa Aliaga	Inner Courtyard of Casa Aliaga	Ready for Dinner in Casa Aliaga	Fanciest Door to a Men's Room I have ever seen
Peruvians enjoying a warm evening in Lima	Food Stand in a Garage in Lima, Peru	The Lights of Lima, Peru	This Cross was built to welcome Pope John Paul II to Lima in 1988	Seagull Convention on the Dock at Callao, Peru
Peruvian Navy Headquarters	On the road between Callao and Lima, Peru	Green Space in Lima, Peru	The Church of the Miraculous Virgin (1930's), Lima, Peru	Kennedy Park in the Miraflores Neighborhood of Lima
Flowers in Kennedy Park, Lima, Peru	Kennedy Park, Lima, Peru	Surfers in the Pacific Ocean at Lima, Peru	Looks like a Spaceship on Beach in Lima, Peru	Parasailing on the beach in Lima, Peru
Back in Traffic in Lima, Peru	Street in Callao, Peru	Church Steeple in Callao, Peru	Callao, Peru	Foggy Morning in the Port of Salaverry, Peru
The more recent the Pueblos Jovenes (shanty towns), the more temporary they appear	A more established Shanty Town near Salaverry, Peru	Line of Tuk-tuks near Truillo, Peru	Garbage Collection in Trujillo, Peru	Milk Cows near Trujillo, Peru
Approaching 'Temple of the Moon' Archaeological Site	Moche (pre-Incan) descendant dressed in Ceremonial Dress of Moche People	Climbing up to Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon), Peru	Looking down at the Welcome Center for Temple of the Moon with Trujillo, Peru, in the background	The Temple of the Moon Archaeological Project began in 1991
The Temple of the Sun was used for Ceremonies between 500 and 800 AD	Archaeologists believe these designs were created almost 1,000 years before the Incans were in Peru	Archaeologists are finding superimposed patios as they dig at Huaca de la Luna	Remains and relics indicate this was the burial site for Temple of the Moon Priests	These are the side walls of the 'Ceremonial Enclosure' at the Temple of the Moon
The front walls of the 'Ceremonial Enclosure' at the Temple of the Moon	Starting to see some of the Colors from the Murals	Each level of the Murals tells a story	Two-headed Spider on the wall of the 'Ceremonial Enclosure' at the Temple of the Moon	Removing mud from the Murals without damaging the colors is slow work
What they believe the front walls of the 'Ceremonial Enclosure' looked like	You can see Outer Rings of Walls being uncovered behind the Inner Ring of the Ceremonial Enclosure	In front of the Mural of Myths at Temple of the Moon	The Mural of Myths in the Ceremonial Enclosure at the Temple of the Moon	The 'Temple of the Sun' is across from 'Temple of the Moon' near Trujillo, Peru
The 'Temple of the Sun' is thought to be an administrative complex of the Moche People (200-850 AD)	The 'Temple of the Sun' is the largest Adobe Structure in the Americas (140 Million Mud Bricks)	Touring is hot, thirsty work	The local beer is named for the town near the Temples of the Sun and Moon	Trujillo, Peru, is also known for its Paso Horses
Moche River in Peru	On the road to Trujillo, Peru	Entering Trujillo, Peru	'Gentrification' in Trujillo, Peru	New Apartments in Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, Peru, is a city of 1 Million People and the Third most important city in Peru	Passing behind the Cathedral of Trujillo, Peru	Plaza Major in Trujillo, Peru	Trees in Plaza Major in Trujillo, Peru	Monumento a la Libertad (Freedom Monument) in Plaza Major in Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo was the First Peruvian City to proclaim Independence from Spain in 1820	The Central Reserve Bank of Peru is housed in the colonial Home of the Urguiaga Family in Trujillo	Municipal Palace of Trujillo, Peru	Trujillo Cathedral (1647-1666) is officially The Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary	Trujillo Cathedral is also referred to as Santo Domingo
Inside the Trujillo Cathedral	Main Altar in the Trujillo Cathedral	Mural above the Main Altar in the Trujillo Cathedral	Side Chapel in the Trujillo Cathedral	Ceiling Mural in the Trujillo Cathedral
Very Interesting Mural in the Trujillo Cathedral	Statue of Jesus Christ in the Trujillo Cathedral	Colonial Building in Trujillo, Peru	Suburbs of Trujillo, Peru	Landowners in Peru build walls around property to protect it from Squatters
Welcome to Camp Alcor Paso Horse Show with Pisco Sours	Snacks at Paso Horse Show in Trujillo, Peru	Peruvian Paso Horses are one of the Purest Breeds in the World	Peruvian Paso Horses are known for their extremely smooth ride	Peruvian Paso Horses are trained Without a Saddle until they are 3 years old
Peruvian Paso Horses are born with a Natural 4-beat Lateral Gait	Peruvian Paso Horses are trained to be People-friendly	A Peruvian tribute to Bullfighting	El Picador demonstration	This property was completely destroyed by the Floods and Mudslides in 2017
The Cajon is a Peruvian Percussion Instrument	Bill playing Cajon for Peruvian Folk Dancer	Dancing with Peruvian Paso Horse	Dancing with Peruvian Paso Horse	Peruvian Folk Dancer barefoot with Paso Horse and Rider
Notice how close her foot is to the Horse's Hoof	Peruvian Paso Horse Dancing	Trujillo is considered the "Cradle of typical Peruvian Paso Horse"	Man in charge of breeding Paso Horses for Alcor	Four Paso Horses from the Show
Entertainers from the Paso Horse Show, Trujillo, Peru	Paso Horses usually stand 57 to 62 inches tall	Adios from the Staff at the Paso Horse Show	Statue in park near Salaverry, Peru	Salaverry, Peru
Salaverry, Peru	Port of Salaverry, Peru	Salaverry, Peru, with the Andes Foothills in the Background	Salaverry, Peru, Lighthouse sits on top of a Sand Mountain	Last look at the Port of Salaverry, Peru