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June 25th 2008

Published: July 2nd 2008

A 5 hour flight gets you from South America´s lush green Atlantic coast across the Andes to it´s dry dessert-like Pacific one. I guess the Andes stop the clouds from coming over and sending all the water back into the Amazon, and leaving little for the sprawling, busy, dusty likes of Lima. Walking out of the airport we got an immediate sense that we were someplace very different than either of ... Read Full Entry

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Lisa & Andy

Exodus

Lisa Sciambra Andrew Steyn Two New Yorkers (one native, one South African) who decided to put our ¨normal¨ lives on hold for about a year and see the world. Without much of an agenda, we quit our jobs, gave up our apartment, and left behind all but what we could fit into two backpacks in hopes of expanding our minds, broadening our horizons, and possibly creating a new sense of normal for ourselves. We hope you enjoy reading about our travels. ... full info

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Machu Picchu

Couple of llamas hanging out

Machu Picchu

Awesome Condor, unfortunately had the wrong lens on the camera

Machu Picchu

Condor doing a fly-by as we were leaving. A Perfect Goodbye

Machu Picchu

And again

Machu Picchu

Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu quarry

Because it would be near impossible to transport rocks up here, they used what was allready here to build everything. Natural water available was another prerequisite. This is what it looked like originally

Machu Picchu

Sacred Valley

Rio Urubamba in the El Valle Sagrado (the Sacred Valley)

Pisaq

Little Incette

Inca kids are adorable, especially in their traditional outfits

Where those hats are born

from his head..to the weaver..to my head

Pisaq

View from the ruins. The rif raf had to live down there in the valley

Pisaq

"cmon baby, you haven't lived till you´ve made out with a llama...be my llama mama"

Empnada

Fresh empanadas, straight from the oven...YUMMY

Pisac

The Pisac ruins are famous for their agricultural terracing, also seen in Machu Picchu

Pisaq

Pisac

If you look closely you´ll see some holes in the mountainside which served as a cemetary in Pisac. The go 3km back into the mountain!

Pisac

These Inca temples and the ceremonial center lie high above the village with plunging gorges on both sides. The ruins begin at intricate entryways and main gates.

3rd July 2008

kevin
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belize
how about some company in Belize...i promise i'll try the skype soon. glad you guys are having a great adventure...thx god for you beer is global.

7th July 2008

Fitz
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peru
Cusco is a fantastic place glad you found the Irish pub.

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