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 CatholicRead more
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 CatholicRead more
On our drive from Arequipa to Chivay, we saw many wild vicunas and domesticated llamas and alpacas.
Arrived in Chivay, a very small town at high altitude, and spent time at the hot springs.
More Colca Canyon - tried to take pictures of the Condors, but they are hard to see in the pictures.
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, beansRead more
Views around the central plaza in Cusco - including a pit stop at Starbucks for Wifi.
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
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
Start of the Inca Trail! Hiked 11 km on the first day.