Galapagos
16 grudnia 2018, Ekwador ⋅ ⛅ 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, while Czytaj więcej
Galapagos--Bartolome
17 grudnia 2018, Ekwador ⋅ ⛅ 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. Czytaj więcej
Galapagos--North Seymour
18 grudnia 2018, Ekwador ⋅ ⛅ 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 a Czytaj więcej
Guayaquil
20 grudnia 2018, Ekwador ⋅ ⛅ 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. Then Czytaj więcej
Lima--Old Town
22 grudnia 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 no Czytaj więcej
Lima
22 grudnia 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 the Czytaj więcej
Lima--Ceviche
22 grudnia 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 be Czytaj więcej
Cuzco
23 grudnia 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" Czytaj więcej
Incan ruins above Cuzco
23 grudnia 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 elements Czytaj więcej
Chinchero
24 grudnia 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 picture Czytaj więcej
Moray
24 grudnia 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 acclimatize Czytaj więcej
Marasal
24 grudnia 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 volcanically Czytaj więcej
Christmas in Cuzco
25 grudnia 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 photograph Czytaj więcej
Amazon lodge
26 grudnia 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 couple Czytaj więcej
Some more Amazonian critters
28 grudnia 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.
Amazonian rainforest
28 grudnia 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
A look at the forest and a couple critters
Pisaq
30 grudnia 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 the Czytaj więcej
Colonial pisaq
30 grudnia 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
Ollantaytambo
30 grudnia 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) and Czytaj więcej
Machu Picchu from above
31 grudnia 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 of Czytaj więcej
Machu Picchu in the city
31 grudnia 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 wall Czytaj więcej
Machu Picchu Pueblo
1 stycznia 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 is Czytaj więcej
Andahuaylillas
2 stycznia 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 photo Czytaj więcej
Raqchi
2 stycznia 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 remaining Czytaj więcej
Abra la Raya
2 stycznia 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 in Czytaj więcej



















































































































































