Lima - Miraflores
January 4, 2019 in PeruSpent the last two days exploring and relaxing in the Miraflores district of Lima. More views along the coastline :)
Spent the last two days exploring and relaxing in the Miraflores district of Lima. More views along the coastline :)
Celebrated New Year's Eve in Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, then headed out on the lake the next morning to see the Floating Reed Islands, visit Taquile Island, and go to our homestay at aRead more
Our reward at the end of the trail - the beautiful site of Machu Picchu! Can you spot the chinchilla?
Up at 3:30 AM to hike to the Sun Gate where it is possible to get a first glimpse of Machu Picchu. Unfortunately, it was extremely cloudy when we were there, so all we could see were clouds. But, asRead more
16 km today but mostly downhill - some steep spots and lots of stairs. Beautiful cloud forest and amazing views today. Stopped at Phuyupatamarca ruins. The Incas had settlements, checkpoints andRead more
More views on Day 3.
Most challenging day on the trail - just 12 km, but a steep 1250 m elevation gain before going over Dead Woman's Pass. Made it to camp by 1 PM and then it rained all afternoon - the only rain we hadRead more
Start of the Inca Trail! Hiked 11 km on the first day.
More shots of Rainbow Mountain. I didn't edit or filter any of these - most tourist pics of Rainbow Mountain are heavily edited, so I made sure to adjust my expectations of what it would be like. ItRead more
Rainbow Mountain - started hike at 4800 m above sea level and ended up at 5100 m - air was very thin and it was hard to breathe! Amazing scenery though and totally worth the effort. The locals hadRead more