2nd Picture Post

Here we are again!

crazy Inca walls

Sunday parade, it was awesome, went all day

so many different costumes, colors, and dances. they just kept coming!

alpaca

some figure outside the art shop...

Inca Trail! 4 day trek

lots of sites along the way

the group in their ponchos, a little bit of rain everyday

and stairs, lots of stairs...

more ruins on the hillside

more stairs

great views

the porters, trotting along with 25 to 50 kilos(depending on who you ask)

llamas graze on the terraces

wiñay wayna. beautiful, right near our campsite

cool hanging flowers

our group

we found it, Machu Picchu!

temple of the sun

two different methods of construction, right is for temples or important people

the fog cleared after a while

crazy huge stones

taking in all the sites?

popcorn anybody? it´s delicious and these huge sacks of it are everywhere

slow boat, 5knots, saving fuel?

isla del sol

beautiful little island

6 or 7 mile hike, boat picked us up at the other end

floating islands in lake Titicaca, the worlds largest high elevation lake, about 12,000ft

very touristy... interesting place to live though

Ecuador & Peru

 Well, here we are in Nazca, Peru. Finally managed to upload some pics, although having some trouble figuring out how to rotate them. So, sorry for the sideways views...





our first view of Ecuador, flying into Quito



 

one of the city parks in Quito, the paddle boats were great fun!



Catholic church in Quito



our language school homestay family, Victor and Nelly



roasted guinea pig, mmm



Mitad del Mundo, the equator




   

 hiking in Ecuador, a beautiful place

                                          

our bike trip in Banos, Ecuador

                                                                              

                                                                                        

                                                                                             

rafting

                                                                                           

                                                                                             

                                                                                               

                                                                                             

big waterfall at the end of our bike trip, there was a sort of tunnel so we could climb up behind the fall

                                                                                 

starting to see some big mountains

                                                                                            

hiking in Ecuador

                                                                                           

llama!

                                                                                                  

crossing into Peru

                                                                                                 

almost immediately in the desert

Pimentel

                                                                                      

funny little boats the local fishermen use to paddle out through the breakers

                                                                                

fishermen, Peru

 

starting our 5 day hike in the Cordillera Blancas, from Huaraz

                                                                                       

there were livestock everywhere in the park, some of the locals live up there, a lot of trout fishing as well

                                                                                      

packing up camp

                                                                                     

we were brought a cup of coca tea each morning in our tent

                                                                                       

                                                                                        

our group

                                                                               

part of a glacier

                                                                                    

camp!

                                                                                               

woke up to rain and snow

                                                                                          

                                                                                        

 the highest point of our trek, about 15,000ft

                                                                                           

 pack pony and donkeys

                                                                                         

 the road over the pass

 lake 69

                                                                                            

 seine fishing boats

                                                                                        

the Islas Ballestas

tons and tons of birds, Humboldt penguins, cormorants, pelicans, etc.

                                                                                             

sea lions 

                                                                                         

                                                                                    

Peru coastline

                                                                               

 desert tour

                                                                                     

 saw some dolphins here

 my favorite tree

                                                                                         

 sand buggy

                                                                                         

 huge dunes as far as we can see

                                                                                   

                                                                                   

 Tyrell sandboarding

                                                                                           

                                                                                          

                                                                                   

 Huacachina, little oasis