Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Peru

Here are a few of our pictures from our trip to Peru. We had an excellent time and feel so lucky that we were able to experience and see such an amazing place.

Our First Stop: Arequipa













Lake Titicaca and Islands
Uros, floating islands made of reeds.

Amantani Island




A fiesta with our hosts at Amantani Island


Dressed in traditional clothing for the fiesta.


Saying Good Bye to our host, Vacente.






Island of Taquile





Cusco



Inca Trail

Our campsite on night 1 of our hike.




Taking a breather and enjoying the view on our way up to Dead Woman's Pass.


Dead Woman's Pass. 4215 meters above sea level.



Packing up the campsite after night 2.


Inca Ruins.

More ruins. Terraces for growing crops in the mountains.



Pre-Dawn in the Andes.

Machu Picchu
Starting hiking at 4am to make it to the Sun Gate in time to watch the sunrise over Machu Picchu.










Train ride back to Cusco after 4 days of hiking and camping




1 comment:

Ryan and Katie said...

Awesome pics. The views are amazing. Great job getting up there! Can't wait to hear all about the trip. Love you.