Cusco
23 december 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 19 °CViews around the central plaza in Cusco - including a pit stop at Starbucks for Wifi.
Views around the central plaza in Cusco - including a pit stop at Starbucks for Wifi.
Went sightseeing at the Colca Canyon - one of the biggest, deepest canyons in the world. Amazing landscape and many terraces built into the mountainsides for farming. They grow corn, potatoes, beansMeer informatie
More Colca Canyon - tried to take pictures of the Condors, but they are hard to see in the pictures.
Arrived in Chivay, a very small town at high altitude, and spent time at the hot springs.
On our drive from Arequipa to Chivay, we saw many wild vicunas and domesticated llamas and alpacas.
A city within the city and founded in 1580 - the historic part of the monastery is open to the public as a museum. Part of it is closed off and still used today by nuns of the Dominican CatholicMeer informatie
Arequipa - "The White City" - beautiful architecture and lots of Christmas celebrations underway while we were there. The city is surrounded by three volcanoes and is one of the most active earthquakeMeer informatie
More pictures of the monastery - it's so photogenic! The stone basins are where the laundry was done - the water runs through the central pipe and you can fill the side basins by blocking the waterMeer informatie
The famous Nasca lines. Went to the lookout tower - could see the tree, hands and the lizard. Spent the afternoon at the pool.
Visited a desert oasis called Huacachina. Had a blast riding in the dune buggy and sand boarding!