Lima, Barranco District
2018年12月13日, ペルー
Barranco district of Lima - Bridge of Sighs, central plaza, visited Pedro de Osmas art museum.
Lima, Centro Historico
2018年12月14日, ペルー
Historic centre of Lima - lots of colonial buildings (government offices, churches). Visited the catacombs in one of the churches.
Lima, Coastline
2018年12月15日, ペルー
The beautiful coast, parasailers and not-so-beautiful beaches of Lima.
Paracas
2018年12月16日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Paracas - gateway to Ballestas Islands
Ballestas Islands
2018年12月17日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Ballestas Islands - also called "Poor Man's Galapagos". Saw penguins, sea lions and thousands of sea birds.
Ballestas Islands 2
2018年12月17日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
More Ballestas islands - in the one picture, notice how many birds are on the one island - it is just covered!
Pisco and Wine Tasting
2018年12月17日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Visited some wineries that make Peru's famous drink, Pisco, and wine. We did a lot of taste testing!
Huacachina - Desert Oasis
2018年12月17日, ペルー
Visited a desert oasis called Huacachina. Had a blast riding in the dune buggy and sand boarding!
Nasca
2018年12月18日, ペルー
The famous Nasca lines. Went to the lookout tower - could see the tree, hands and the lizard. Spent the afternoon at the pool.
Santa Catalina Monastery 2
2018年12月19日, ペルー ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
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 waterもっと詳しく
Arequipa
2018年12月19日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
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 earthquakeもっと詳しく
Santa Catalina Monastery
2018年12月19日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
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 Catholicもっと詳しく
Llamas, Vicunas and Alpacas!
2018年12月20日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
On our drive from Arequipa to Chivay, we saw many wild vicunas and domesticated llamas and alpacas.
Chivay
2018年12月20日, ペルー
Arrived in Chivay, a very small town at high altitude, and spent time at the hot springs.
Colca Canyon 2
2018年12月21日, ペルー
More Colca Canyon - tried to take pictures of the Condors, but they are hard to see in the pictures.
Colca Canyon
2018年12月21日, ペルー
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, beansもっと詳しく
Cusco
2018年12月23日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Views around the central plaza in Cusco - including a pit stop at Starbucks for Wifi.
Rainbow Mountain
2018年12月24日, ペルー
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 hadもっと詳しく
Rainbow Mountain 2
2018年12月24日, ペルー
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. Itもっと詳しく
Inca Trail - Day 1
2018年12月26日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Start of the Inca Trail! Hiked 11 km on the first day.
Inca Trail - Day 2
2018年12月27日, ペルー
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 hadもっと詳しく
Inca Trail - Day 3 (Part 2)
2018年12月28日, ペルー
More views on Day 3.
Inca Trail - Day 3
2018年12月28日, ペルー
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 andもっと詳しく
Inca Trail - Day 4 - Sun Gate & MP
2018年12月29日, ペルー
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, asもっと詳しく
Machu Picchu
2018年12月29日, ペルー
Our reward at the end of the trail - the beautiful site of Machu Picchu! Can you spot the chinchilla?