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November 25th 2009
Published: November 26th 2009
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Mike and I were finally on our trip to Peru October 30, 2009 - after 10 months of planning and lots of reseasrch, it was happening! Our first leg of the trip after arriving in Lima took us to the city of Cusco in the central Andes mountain region, where we hailed a taxi and headed for a village about an hour away on the western edge of the Sacred Valley. Ollantaytambo is a typical town with cobble... Read Full Entry



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Hubby and I like to take trips and after he's tweaked the photos, I'd like to post some info about each vacation.... full info
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That's salt not snowThat's salt not snow
That's salt not snow
wonder if that bag weights 50 pounds or 100?
Porters loaded down with bagsPorters loaded down with bags
Porters loaded down with bags
These guys travel ahead and prepare the campsites and meals for tourists who hike the Inca trails
viewview
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Another amazing scene as we ride the train towards Machu Picchu
MP at last!MP at last!
MP at last!
a first glimpse of Machu Picchu as we enter the gates
Glamour shotGlamour shot
Glamour shot
of MP, not the two tourists posing like smiley goofs
along the Inca Trailalong the Inca Trail
along the Inca Trail
so much to see - both up and down
MP - it's big!MP - it's big!
MP - it's big!
See those people in the middle? Mike was good at snapping pics without many tourists, but here you can see the scale of things
WowWow
Wow
And then we really hiked the peak across the way - Wayna Picchu!
Llama in the faceLlama in the face
Llama in the face
No, he wasn't charging, he was posing for the photo
LlamasLlamas
Llamas
Gorgeous way to keep the grass neat on the steep terraces
MPMP
MP
MPMP
MP
Mike was good at catching a shot while tourists were just out of sight
MPMP
MP
Ceremonial buildings as well as housing and storage and others yet to be defined
Stone workStone work
Stone work
Very complex
MPMP
MP
One of the steep mountain-sides underneath MP
MP mysteriesMP mysteries
MP mysteries
more stone work to wonder about
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Photo 39
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Photo 40
MP critterMP critter
MP critter
This chinchilla was hard to see unless you took the time
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Photo 43
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Photo 44
We had great weather - a bit of heavy mist one afternoon but another full day at MP that was sunny and great



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