the adventure begins :)
the line of people at 5am
Machu Picchu!! Oh how I've waited for this moment :)
ruins of Machu Picchu
Here we go :)
trail up to Waynapicchu
Just wait until these get wet and slick
ruins of Waynapicchu
YAY!! We made it!
the valley below
Machu Picchu below
Waynapicchu is the the tall peak in the background; the nose of the silhouetted face
visitors trying to capture the energy of the sacred rocks
our guide Pedro
yummy vegetarian burrito!
view from our kitchen window
If you think this is priceless you should have seen the old man who was wearing it before. I wish I could have snapped a pic.
Plaza and cathedral at night
Lentil burger. Yep...still a vegetarian.
Not sure. We saw it in a shopping mall. Pretty creepy.
The Inca prince
and his maid servant
view of Cuzco from Saqsaywaman
zigzag wall of the temple. Dedicated to the lightning god
us and the Inca King
Peruvian woman and her alpaca
Tambomachay with it's sacred eternal fountain.
It has never stopped running and they have never been able
to identify the source. Crazy!
That is 12,352 feet. It was cold!!
quinoa risotto. Yum! For a quinoa lover, Peru was heaven.
The Sacred Valley with it's steep terraces
The ancient citadel Pisac
Ollantaytambo: crazy steep terrace
Chincheros: textiles demonstration
I love all the bright colors
the yarn and the plant/root that gave it it's color
