Our travel companion, the most adorable pup!/
Lima and The Pacific/
Lima's historic center/
Plaza Mayor, Lima/
Cathedral/
Key dude in the cathedral/
The Cathedral named after some opulant saint/
Awesome Peruvian drinks/
The lobby of the beautiful Hotel Monestario, Cuzco/
Hotel Monestario/
The beautiful view out of our room/
... and equally beautiful at night/
Planning out the day while having breakfast in the beautiful courtyard/
Cuzco, Peru/
These folks are not actually dressed for the tourist /
Dan checking out crap we don't need (and buy)/
We have no idea why they think we are tourists/
A typical local woman/
Subtle, Dan!/
Plaza de Armas, Cuzco/
Simple streets of Cuzco/
Black Jesus' church/
Black Jesus photo, illegally taken with Watch!/
Peruvian Last Supper, serving Guinea pig (also illegally photographed! /
A simple street away from the tourist/
Amazing original Inca wall/
Boob competition/
Our companion llamas for scale/
Llamas... they feel like thick rugs/
The 12-sided stone/
More stuff we don't need/
Smoooch/
This little lady looks like she is 200 years old/
And sells us some delicious oranges/
Sacsayhuamán ruins, just above Cuzco/
Llama stare down/
Worst. Tourist. Ever./
Peely tree/
Looking back at Cuzco from Sacsayhuamán ruins/
Cuzco... she is big!/
Walking back down to town/
Celebrating the Peru-New Zealand soccor match in Plaza de Armas (they tied)/
Lesson in common Peruvian hot peppers/
Driving by a local market/
Doesn't get any more authentic than this/
Sacred Valley/
Looking over Urubamba, Peru/
Flute concert with a player with a flute fettish /
Aguas Calientes, gateway to Machu Picchu/
Photo-bombed by our train companions/
Even the bus ride has gorgeous views/
At the fabulous Sanctuary Lodge/
Hi Machu Picchu!/
Part of the landscaping crew/
Making friends/
The next morning, the infamous fog is back/
Crazy trail heading up to Pachu Picchu Mountain/
Typical view of Machu Picchu!/
Oh rock gods, get us up to the top!/
Praying didn't work: trail gets nuttier/
1000 meters above the ruins/
Proof that we were there!/
Equally difficult going down/
Hi!/
Never gets old/
Stones carved to fit with perfection/
Taking the fancy barf train heading down to Cuzco/
A typical shephard and her flock/
Lake Titicaca/
A welcome tea on the deck of Hotel Titilaka/
Cows running to the lake for a drink/
Our companion on our walk/
Bad dog! Bad!/
Heading out to the floating islands/
The gang heading out to a floating island/
Greetings from the residents/
Frying bread on top of a flammable island/
And grinding grains/
Everyone does something to contribute/
Men of the Tequile Island/
Lunch before heading back to the hotel/
Living off the reeds/
Last sunrise before heading to the jungle/
Heading to the ecolodge in the Amazon/
Always keeping us company/
Prepared to tackle the mud/
Canoeing to Lake Sandoval/
Teeny bats hanging out on the palm tree trunks/
Oh the leaf-cutters!/
Platforms of the canopy hike/
View of Rio Madre de Dios from our cabin/
Stick bug/
Fungi/
Just a little downpour to say goodbye/
Extremely arid South Coast/
Critter crossing/
The most densely packed pharmacy/
And the emptiest airport/
Heading to see the Nazca Lines/
Monkey!/
A pup!/
Spider!/
Paracas National Reseve/
A public bus in the reserve/
A mobile produce store in Lima/
Hug-me tree/