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October 24th 2003
Published: May 20th 2010
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Peru - 3 Months I flew from San Jose back to the Uk for 2 weeks and then straight to Lima, Peru. A night in Lima then a 23 hour bus ride to arrive in Cuzco. We spent a few days here visiting the local ruins and enjoying the facilities in Cuzco to acclimatize to the altitude, the Sacsayhuamán ruins were particularly impressive. We left Cuzco, for the Inca trail start, at midnight due to... Read Full Entry



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The Corn Flake Traveller
I started travelling in September 2002 and 13 years later I have eaten flakes in 77 countries. After 10 years on the road I've written a book (which led to some publicity in national newspapers a... full info
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Machu Pichu
The view of Machu Pichu from Huayna Picchu. Do you see the condor shape?????
The Floating IslandsThe Floating Islands
The Floating Islands
We visited the islands on Lake Titicaca
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The Floating Islands
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The Floating Islands
Taquile IslandTaquile Island
Taquile Island
The main plaza on this island on Lake Titicaca
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Taquile Island
We stayed with a family - one of the boys wearing a traditional hat to show he is single
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Taquile Island
We walked around the island but slept most of the time
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Arequipa
The main plaza
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Arequipa
Lots of colonial style buildings
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Cabanaconde
Town North of Arequipa close to the Canon del Colca
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Cabanaconde
Set in a beautiful valley
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Cabanaconde
Before the tour started I walked around the area and enjoyed their manual farming techniques
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Canon del Colca
We hiked for three days and began by walking down into the canyon
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Canon del Colca
On the way down we saw 4 condors, a couple had at least 3 metre wing spans
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Canon del Colca
In the canyon we reach the river
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Canon del Colca
We come to an oasis, fed by the river
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Canon del Colca
We eventually reach the bottom, cross the river to the camp
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Canon del Colca
Then we walk all the way back again to Cabanaconde
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Nazca Lines
I took a flight over the area
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Nazca Lines
My camera was crap, as are my photos - a real shame as the lines were extremely impressive
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Nazca Lines
Here you can see some lines and some trapezoids



24th February 2011
Machu Pichu

Mike and Karen
Mike Richards

Memories
I did the Inca trail twice. Nice to see Machu again.

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