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Our trip started in the large capital city of Lima, pop. 7 million. We didn't want to waste time in this city so we quickly headed south along the coast to Ica before heading inland to Arequipa and into the Andes and then to Lake Titicaca, taking in Machu Picchu and the Incan culture along the way. Then it was off to La Paz in Bolivia...
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Our first lunch in Lima - some ceviche and fresh juice
Our first lunch in Lima - some ceviche and fresh juice		 View of hazy Lima coastline
View of hazy Lima coastline		 Cliffs and coastal highway
Cliffs and coastal highway		 At the outdoor mall, Larcomar, in the ritzier Miraflores neighbourhood
At the outdoor mall, Larcomar, in the ritzier Miraflores neighbourhood
Larcomar at night
Larcomar at night		 Our first church viewing, of many to come
Our first church viewing, of many to come		 Our ride to Ica... actually a tripod taxi
Our ride to Ica... actually a tripod taxi		 Huacachina, south of Ica. An oasis town in the desert.
Huacachina, south of Ica. An oasis town in the desert.
Allison basking in the rays
Allison basking in the rays		 Cute couple shot
Cute couple shot		 Some hill repeats
Some hill repeats		 Feel the burn! It was a balmy 29 that day.
Feel the burn! It was a balmy 29 that day.
Flamenco pose
Flamenco pose		 Steep dune
Steep dune		 High above
High above		 View of Huacachina
View of Huacachina
Waiting for our buggy tour
Waiting for our buggy tour		 Our dune buggy ride!
Our dune buggy ride!		 atop one of the dunes
atop one of the dunes		 Sandy vista
Sandy vista
Strange to see desert on the coast
Strange to see desert on the coast		 Sandboarding!
Sandboarding!		 I got some serious speed
I got some serious speed		 Waiting for Allie to come down
Waiting for Allie to come down
Waxing up again...
Waxing up again...		 No caption needed
No caption needed		 Tuck those elbows in!
Tuck those elbows in!		 Yeehaw
Yeehaw
Another dune pose
Another dune pose		 Feel the wind (and sand)
Feel the wind (and sand)		 View of the oasis
View of the oasis		 Huacachina, Peru
Huacachina, Peru
Locals get out in evening sun for some sliding fun
Locals get out in evening sun for some sliding fun		 City of Arequipa - elevation 2200m.
City of Arequipa - elevation 2200m.		 Architecture using light-coloured volcanic rock
Architecture using light-coloured volcanic rock		 More grand colonial buildings
More grand colonial buildings
Arcades on the Plaza de Armas
Arcades on the Plaza de Armas		 Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas		 Monasterio de Santa Catalina
Monasterio de Santa Catalina		 Coloured walls used to cut down on glare for nuns
Coloured walls used to cut down on glare for nuns
The convent occupies a whole city block
The convent occupies a whole city block		 Floating shelf
Floating shelf		 Founded in 1580 to house nuns from the richest Spanish families
Founded in 1580 to house nuns from the richest Spanish families		 View down one of the many corridors
View down one of the many corridors
Mark in doorway
Mark in doorway		 Bell
Bell		 Cactus
Cactus		 A view down one of the streets
A view down one of the streets
A well used in the kitchen
A well used in the kitchen		 Pichu Pichu in the distance (5571m)
Pichu Pichu in the distance (5571m)		 View of the Great Cloister
View of the Great Cloister		 In the Great Cloister
In the Great Cloister
A favourite pastime: hanging out outside the church
A favourite pastime: hanging out outside the church		 Tripes anyone?
Tripes anyone?		 Fruit stand in large indoor market
Fruit stand in large indoor market		 The photographer becomes the subject
The photographer becomes the subject
Enough already!
Enough already!		 Vicunas on the altiplano at 4000m elevation
Vicunas on the altiplano at 4000m elevation		 The first of many colourful clothes for sale
The first of many colourful clothes for sale		 Baby llamas
Baby llamas
Well-adorned llama
Well-adorned llama		 Offerings to the Pachamama (Mother Earth)
Offerings to the Pachamama (Mother Earth)		 Yikes, we're high up... and who forgot to take their altitude pills?
Yikes, we're high up... and who forgot to take their altitude pills?		 Cute girl poses for some money
Cute girl poses for some money
Our home for the night
Our home for the night		 The local lawnmower...
The local lawnmower...		 ...seems cute...
...seems cute...		 ...doesn't really like me next to him though.
...doesn't really like me next to him though.
In Yanque in the Colca Valley, ladies with falcons
In Yanque in the Colca Valley, ladies with falcons		 Still using traditional transportation
Still using traditional transportation		 Herding animals
Herding animals		 Inca terraces still used 500 years later
Inca terraces still used 500 years later
'Colcas' that were used for storing food
'Colcas' that were used for storing food		 Feeling the altitude even at 3300m
Feeling the altitude even at 3300m		 Our first Inca steps
Our first Inca steps		 Narrow doorway
Narrow doorway
Kid just hanging out chewing some coca leaves
Kid just hanging out chewing some coca leaves		 The local thermal hotsprings... not that nice though
The local thermal hotsprings... not that nice though		 Hanging out in the blankets
Hanging out in the blankets		 Local kids do an entertaining dance at our hotel
Local kids do an entertaining dance at our hotel
Posing for the camera
Posing for the camera		 More terraces
More terraces		 Incan tombs high up in the cliffside
Incan tombs high up in the cliffside		 All the tombs were raided
All the tombs were raided
Allison posing at the edge of the Colca Canyon
Allison posing at the edge of the Colca Canyon		 3300m drop from top to bottom on the far side
3300m drop from top to bottom on the far side		 Contemplation
Contemplation		 The hordes await...
The hordes await...
...the highly-anticipated Andean condor
...the highly-anticipated Andean condor		 Soaring overhead on thermal winds
Soaring overhead on thermal winds		 The requisite knitted goods
The requisite knitted goods		 Getting the hands dirty making mud bricks
Getting the hands dirty making mud bricks
Thousands of terraces
Thousands of terraces		 Many interesting purses
Many interesting purses		 Church in Maca
Church in Maca		 School kids pose
School kids pose
The token alpaca family
The token alpaca family		 Colourful llama ears
Colourful llama ears		 Poor raptor gets a job
Poor raptor gets a job		 Llamas and sheep on the altiplano
Llamas and sheep on the altiplano
Very breezy
Very breezy		 Our tour stop for the Sacred Valley shot
Our tour stop for the Sacred Valley shot		 The Sacred Valley of the Incas
The Sacred Valley of the Incas		 Pisac market
Pisac market
Lots of interesting foods like quinoa
Lots of interesting foods like quinoa		 A variety of traditional corns
A variety of traditional corns		 Many terraces at Pisac
Many terraces at Pisac		 Precise rockwork, with no mortar
Precise rockwork, with no mortar
Rock with sundial for telling seasons
Rock with sundial for telling seasons		 Allison in a building for nobility
Allison in a building for nobility		 Many tourists make the short trek
Many tourists make the short trek		 Allison is feeling the climbing!
Allison is feeling the climbing!
Inca waterway in Ollantaytambo
Inca waterway in Ollantaytambo		 Admiring the view
Admiring the view		 Looking down the 200 steps to the town
Looking down the 200 steps to the town		 Man trudges down Incan street in relatively unchanged town
Man trudges down Incan street in relatively unchanged town
Donkeys and political slogans
Donkeys and political slogans		 Large market in Chinchero
Large market in Chinchero		 Market with building showing Incan rock base with Spanish colonial on top
Market with building showing Incan rock base with Spanish colonial on top		 Uh-uh-uH! Although the corn was tempting, it caused Mark to get nasty sick...
Uh-uh-uH! Although the corn was tempting, it caused Mark to get nasty sick...
View of Cuzco from our hostel balcony
View of Cuzco from our hostel balcony		 Two churches on Plaza de Armas
Two churches on Plaza de Armas		 The requisite museum groundskeeper
The requisite museum groundskeeper		 Allison and church
Allison and church
Hill slopes used for slogans such as this
Hill slopes used for slogans such as this		 A political rally for the upcoming election
A political rally for the upcoming election		 Boarding the train to Machu Picchu
Boarding the train to Machu Picchu		 Screech... smash...
Screech... smash...
...taxi bears the scars of a game of chicken with train
...taxi bears the scars of a game of chicken with train		 Heading into the jungles
Heading into the jungles		 The 'lost' Inca city of Machu Picchu
The 'lost' Inca city of Machu Picchu		 Enjoying the warm weather...
Enjoying the warm weather...
The post-card view
The post-card view		 And then the clouds moved in. Time for the poncho.
And then the clouds moved in. Time for the poncho.		 A religious space used for sacrifices
A religious space used for sacrifices		 Weathered stones used for the rock work
Weathered stones used for the rock work
The Three Windows
The Three Windows		 Damage from a large earthquake
Damage from a large earthquake		 Terraces used for support of the city
Terraces used for support of the city		 View across to the industrial quarters
View across to the industrial quarters
Rock used for sundial has special energy (don't touch!)
Rock used for sundial has special energy (don't touch!)		 My lovely poncho
My lovely poncho		 Fascinating water diversions
Fascinating water diversions		 The tourist llama
The tourist llama
Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo		 Nice rockwork
Nice rockwork		 View to the agricultural terraces
View to the agricultural terraces		 Path from Aguas Calientes to the hotsprings
Path from Aguas Calientes to the hotsprings
Nice hot mineral pools
Nice hot mineral pools		 Checking out some wares as the train zooms by
Checking out some wares as the train zooms by		 Bromelids cling to the cliffside
Bromelids cling to the cliffside		 Hiking along the tracks in our first jungle walk
Hiking along the tracks in our first jungle walk
Watch out for the train!
Watch out for the train!		 Random nice flower
Random nice flower		 Ornate 16th century church on the way to Puno
Ornate 16th century church on the way to Puno		 Local market under 500 year old trees
Local market under 500 year old trees
Another Inca stop with women with custom hats
Another Inca stop with women with custom hats		 Feeding the blue-eyed llama
Feeding the blue-eyed llama		 Cute little guinea pigs ('cuy')
Cute little guinea pigs ('cuy')		 Cute, but on the menu for dinner unfortunately
Cute, but on the menu for dinner unfortunately
The headwaters of the Amazon River
The headwaters of the Amazon River		 One of the many uses for blankets
One of the many uses for blankets		 Llama boarding the chicken bus?
Llama boarding the chicken bus?		 Crazy town of Juliaca
Crazy town of Juliaca
Traffic was a nightmare on Juliaca Day
Traffic was a nightmare on Juliaca Day		 The Uros
The Uros		 Everything made from reeds
Everything made from reeds		 Spongy floor!
Spongy floor!
Stove
Stove		 Commuting
Commuting		 Trying out a reed
Trying out a reed		 Not much flavour, but good to clean the teeth
Not much flavour, but good to clean the teeth
Heron visitor
Heron visitor		 Trying out some bread
Trying out some bread		 View of the islands
View of the islands		 Getting ready for a boat ride with tour
Getting ready for a boat ride with tour
The islanders try to sing in unison with some success
The islanders try to sing in unison with some success		 Pushing off
Pushing off		 Scary boat head, complete with plastic bottle eye
Scary boat head, complete with plastic bottle eye		 Cute school girl pops her head out of her floating school room
Cute school girl pops her head out of her floating school room
Over 30 floating islands or families
Over 30 floating islands or families		 The Island of Taquile
The Island of Taquile		 Very dry landscape
Very dry landscape		 Gateway
Gateway
Elder does some knitting
Elder does some knitting		 The men here seemed very handy
The men here seemed very handy		 Another cute kid
Another cute kid		 A kid patiently waits for us to descend while carrying a load up many steps
A kid patiently waits for us to descend while carrying a load up many steps
The not-so-hot Copacabana on Lake Titicaca
The not-so-hot Copacabana on Lake Titicaca		 Poster shot
Poster shot
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