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- Ahad, 16 Disember 2018 5:19 PTG
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitud: 9 m
EcuadorPuerto Ayora0°44’17” S 90°19’7” W
Galapagos
16 Disember 2018, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Island chain in the Pacific Ocean most often associated with Charles Darwin. Puerto Ayora is the main town on this island, Santa Cruz. The first pic looks out my hotel room over Puerto Ayora, whileBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 17 Disember 2018 11:50 PG
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitud: 60 m
- EcuadorBartholomew Island0°17’2” S 90°32’59” W
Galapagos--Bartolome
17 Disember 2018, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A small island with little vegetation located about a 3 hour boat tide away. First is a look up at the ash cone that we climbed. Second is the view from the top with Isla Santiago in the background.Baca lagi
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- Hari 26
- Selasa, 18 Disember 2018 12:52 PTG
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitud: 13 m
- EcuadorNorth Seymour Island0°23’50” S 90°17’16” W
Galapagos--North Seymour
18 Disember 2018, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Another of the Galapagos, this one only about an our by boat and more vegetated. Lots of wildlife here. We were greeted by a sea lion as we climbed from the small boat onto the rocks. Then there is aBaca lagi
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- Hari 28
- Khamis, 20 Disember 2018 8:49 PG
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitud: 10 m
- EcuadorCerro El Carmen2°10’30” S 79°53’19” W
Guayaquil
20 Disember 2018, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Ecuador's "business" capital. The city is named for the native chief (Guayas) and his wife (Quil) who lived there at the time the Spanish came. The first pic is a statue of them at the city hall. ThenBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 22 Disember 2018 9:49 PG
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitud: 116 m
PeruColiseo Amauta12°3’3” S 77°3’28” W
Lima--Old Town
22 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Capital of Peru. This is where most of the colonial architecture remains in town. Here is the main square, a street scene, the cathedral, the Franciscan church (there are catacombs here but noBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 22 Disember 2018 10:49 PG
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitud: 90 m
- PeruMiraflores12°6’45” S 77°1’59” W
Lima
22 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Newer parts of town in and around Miraflores, where I stayed. First a couple pics along the waterfront overlooking the Pacific and the beach. Then along a main boulevard in Miraflores. Finally theBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 22 Disember 2018 12:49 PTG
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitud: 90 m
- PeruMiraflores12°6’45” S 77°1’59” W
Lima--Ceviche
22 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
A highlight for me in Lima was a cooking class in making ceviche, what is described as the national dish of Peru. First, the ingredients: raw flounder (in this case--any very, very fresh fish can beBaca lagi
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- Ahad, 23 Disember 2018 9:00 PG
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitud: 3,416 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Cusco13°30’55” S 71°58’46” W
Cuzco
23 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Capital of the Incas. First a look over the city, followed by the building housing the ruins of the I can temple if the sun. Then a wall of the temple and a look at blocks cut for Incan "Lego-like"Baca lagi
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- Ahad, 23 Disember 2018 4:46 PTG
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitud: 3,574 m
- PeruSacsaywaman13°30’21” S 71°58’47” W
Incan ruins above Cuzco
23 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
First are 2 looks at Quenqo, a site where mummies were prepared. It was always done underground, with vriuis sites for offerings included. Then Tambomachay, the temple to water, one of the 4 elementsBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 24 Disember 2018 10:00 PG
- 🌧 10 °C
- Altitud: 3,721 m
- PeruChinchero13°23’25” S 72°2’59” W
Chinchero
24 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Incan village known for textiles. The first 2 pics are of a textiles demonstration by local descendants of the Incas. Then a village street and some of the ruins uncovered.
Finally is a pictureBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 24 Disember 2018 1:21 PTG
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitud: 3,495 m
- PeruRurucancha13°19’41” S 72°11’40” W
Moray
24 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Pronounced More-aye, this is an astounding place. Here the Incan were way ahead of Europe scientifically. They would bring seeds from all over their empire and work to domesticate and acclimatizeBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 24 Disember 2018 2:29 PTG
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitud: 3,016 m
- PeruQuebrada Jarpa Huaylla13°18’14” S 72°9’15” W
Marasal
24 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Pre-Incan salt works now operated by the community of Maras, hence the name. They have been making salt here for thousands of years. This is not a mine. It is a natural salt spring where volcanicallyBaca lagi
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- Hari 33
- Selasa, 25 Disember 2018 12:25 PTG
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitud: 3,416 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Cusco13°30’59” S 71°58’43” W
Christmas in Cuzco
25 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The first pic is from the hotel balcony. The main square is to the left. At midnight on Christmas Eve, the sky over the city lights up with fireworks. Since I've never been really able to photographBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 26 Disember 2018 2:20 PTG
- 🌧 29 °C
- Altitud: 179 m
- PeruQuebrada Otorongo12°36’31” S 69°5’46” W
Amazon lodge
26 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
A view along the Madre de Dios river on the way to the lodge, followed by the view from the bar with the river in the background and the bungalow where I stayed. Then some resident critters: a coupleBaca lagi
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- Jumaat, 28 Disember 2018 10:00 PG
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitud: 284 m
- PeruSanta Rosa12°53’14” S 70°19’19” W
Some more Amazonian critters
28 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Caiman, squirrel monkey peeking out, giant river otter (up to 6 feet in length), and a prehistoric bird whose name I didn't not recall, and a tarantula.
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- Jumaat, 28 Disember 2018
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitud: 179 m
- PeruQuebrada Otorongo12°36’31” S 69°5’46” W
Amazonian rainforest
28 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
A look at the forest and a couple critters
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- Ahad, 30 Disember 2018 11:23 PG
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitud: 3,389 m
- PeruPisac13°24’18” S 71°50’27” W
Pisaq
30 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Eastern end of the Sacred Valley. Large military installation to protect Inca territory. Agricultural terraces. Now so archaeological site. It's one thing to hear about Incan civilization and all theBaca lagi
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- Ahad, 30 Disember 2018 11:24 PG
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitud: 2,998 m
- PeruPisac13°25’12” S 71°50’51” W
Colonial pisaq
30 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Market in the colonial town built at the base of the mountain where Pisaq is located. There are pics of the central square, a bit of the market and the oldest oven in town, dating from the 1700s
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- Ahad, 30 Disember 2018 3:04 PTG
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitud: 2,858 m
- PeruOllantaytambo13°15’25” S 72°15’58” W
Ollantaytambo
30 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Another mind blowing site, strategically located at the junction on 3 major Andean valleys:the western end of the Sacred Valley where it meets a valley to the rainforest (toward Puerto Moldanado) andBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 31 Disember 2018 4:25 PTG
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitud: 2,449 m
- PeruMontaña Huayna Picchu13°9’44” S 72°32’42” W
Machu Picchu from above
31 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
One of the seven wonders of the world. The first 2 pics are the more familiar views. The third is a look along a portion of the original Inca trail leading to Machu Picchu from Cuzco. 4th is a view ofBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 31 Disember 2018 4:37 PTG
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitud: 2,407 m
- PeruMontaña Huayna Picchu13°9’41” S 72°32’42” W
Machu Picchu in the city
31 Disember 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
More pics from the city itself. The first is the temple of the sun. At the winter solstice, the sunlight falls on the center of the altar from the visible window. There is another window in the wallBaca lagi
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- Selasa, 1 Januari 2019 11:31 PG
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitud: 2,074 m
- PeruMontaña Phutuq K'usi13°9’15” S 72°31’38” W
Machu Picchu Pueblo
1 Januari 2019, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This is the town at the base of Machu Picchu where the trains arrive and the hotels and restaurants are located. Also know as Aguas Calientes for the hot springs/thermal baths nearby. The first pic isBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 2 Januari 2019 8:02 PG
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitud: 3,126 m
- PeruAndahuaylillas13°40’27” S 71°40’39” W
Andahuaylillas
2 Januari 2019, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Tiny Town not far from Cuzco that has a church sometimes called the St. Peter's on the new world. The pics here are all outside the church: the facade and the town plaza. The interior has a no photoBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 2 Januari 2019 10:38 PG
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitud: 3,480 m
- PeruQuebrada Llallapara14°10’25” S 71°22’15” W
Raqchi
2 Januari 2019, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
A major administrative and religious center south of Cuzco. The first pic is of the remains of a major Incan temple that is about the size of a football field. At the left end is the only remainingBaca lagi
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- Rabu, 2 Januari 2019 12:48 PTG
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitud: 4,326 m
- PeruAbra La Raya14°28’59” S 70°59’21” W
Abra la Raya
2 Januari 2019, Peru ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Highest point on the road from Cuzco to Puno. Elevation is 4,335 meters or roughly equivalent to the top of Pike's Peak, and that is in the pass, not the mountains. The mountain with the glacier inBaca lagi