ClickWe headed out on another tour early in the morning. Day 1 – Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes. Day 2 Machu Picchu. I know we’ve talked about how tired we are of seeing ruins. Having said that, southern Peru is kind of ground zero for ruins, and there are some pretty good ones. The Sacred […]
ClickIf the Inca had a football team from Moray, they probably would have been called the “Aggies.” From Wikipedia: Moray is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 m (11,500 ft) and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly […]
ClickSome people think only of Colca Canyon when “Colca” is mentioned. Our guide dissuaded us of this, explaining that Colca refers to the canyon, a valley, and a river. We took a tour from Arequipa. On the way we went through Reserva Nacional Salinas – Aguada Blancas which contains a vicuña protection zone. There are four camelids […]
ClickThe Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building built over a 7th-century pre-Columbian pyramid. It showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It is well known for its […]
ClickYes, that is a Peruvian hairless dog in the picture above. We saw it at one of the pyramids we visited. Near Chiclayo is a world-class museum called the Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán, or Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum. This royal Moche tomb was discovered in the late 1900’s. The excavation found a treasure […]
ClickWe got up early and shared a cab to Loja with Canadian biologist Duane and his retire teacher wife Susan. By 7:30 we were on the bus to Piura, Peru. It is about an 8 hour ride, including an hour at the border. Obviously, we were riding in style – When we reached the border, […]
ClickOne hears much about Vilcabamba when one is in Ecuador. It has a reputation of being a special place with extreme longevity of its inhabitants. I won’t get into this, but rather refer you to wikipedia for a full discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilcabamba,_Ecuador. This reputation has brought a slew of gringos here to visit and live, particularly of […]
ClickWe left the enjoyable town of Tena headed for Baños. The weather wasn’t great, it was cloudy and rainy. When you say cloudy here, it very well may mean that you are actually in the clouds – cloud forests, etc. Things didn’t work out like we’d expected, as we missed our stop. One of the […]
Click I have never been a Hallmark holiday kind of gal, but today was a fantastic day for us! We are at the edge of the Amazon rain forest entrance. It is a town called Tena. I am not yet allowed to river raft or exert to much but we went on a small flat […]
ClickWe have now been gone about 4 months. It is about the middle of our trip so we headed to Middle Earth! Quito has a whole park and museum about the equator. We went with our Swedish friend Regina, who we first met in Spanish school in Cuenca, then had Christmas with, then again at […]
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