Arequipa, Santa Catalina Convent
Nevado Chachani above Arequipa
Petroglyphs, Toro Muerto
Guanaco
Nevado Chachani
Alpaca
Above Puno, Lake Titicaca
Lunch stop at a hacienda on the shores of Lake Titicaca
Alpacas at the hacienda
Horseriding at the hacienda
Islas Flotantes, floating islands near Puno
Tortora reed boat
Looking across the lake to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia
Child weaving, Taquile Island
Dance group, Taquile Island. This was at the "first haircut" party for Clark's goddaughter
Meeting the locals
The haircutting ceremony. The hair is placed in a sort of time capsule with coca leaves and other personal belongings
walking on Taquile Island
Lounge car on the train from Puno to Cusco
Passing through Juliaca, the train tracks double as a market place and also the main street
Juliaca resident
Lunch on the Train
Crossing the Altiplano
The train stops on request so you can buy stuff
descending towards Cusco
Sacsayhuaman
Plaza de Armas, Cusco
Cusco
Selling woolens at a bus stop on the way to the sacred valley
The Cordillera Vilcabamba from above Cusco
Ollantaytambo. A very well preserved Inca town
The larder in a house in Ollantaytambo
Shrine above the fireplace, with the grandparents! Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo
Fiesta, Ollantaytambo
Inca site at Ollantaytambo
Inca granarys at Ollantaytambo
Deep in the Urubamba gorge near the start of the Inca Trail
Starting the Inca Trail
Nevado Veronica, Inca Trail
Leaving the Urubamba Gorge
Ist Camp at Lllactapata
Lllactapata
Day 2.Heading towards Huaylabamba
Heading towards Huaylabamba
Entering Huaylabamba
Resting before the big climb out of Huaylabamba
Lunch stop on day 2. Taking a rest
The view from the lunch stop on day 2
Lunch stop on day 2. Willow taking a rest
More uphill after lunch
and more uphill
up some more
going uphill now! Throgh the polylepsis forest
Coming out above the trees
Arriving at the campground at Llulluchupampa
The view from Llulluchupampa
Apparently this was to de-stiffen the legs!
Second night's camp at Llulluchupampa
Splendid meal
Not dead yet, at over 4000m
Looking back over the valley we had climbed out of yesterday
At the top of every pass was our waiter with a selection of refreshments.
Our waiter wuld pack everything up when we'd gone, run down past us and always be ready for us at the top of the next hill
The trek leader at the top of the Dead Woman's Pass
Porter arriving at the top of the pass
The assistant chef
Looking over the other side of the pass. Later today we would drop down into the valley and then up again over this next ridge
The team at the high point of the trek, 4200 metres
Inca stairway leading down from the pass
Going up again!
This was one of the steepest uphill sections,
Heading up from Pacamayo in the valley bottom
Towards the Inca site at Runkurakay
Runkurakay
still going up towards the second pass
second pass at 3950 metres
Nestor, Ephraim, and Willow at the second pass
down into the valley again, on the way to sayakmarca
sayakmarca
Nevado Salcantay
The view from the 3rd! pass
Just off the trail near the 3rd pass were these unexcavated ruins, and a tunnel
Arriving at the 3 rd campsite, Phuyupatamarca
Looking down to the Urubamba gorge
3rd camp, Phuyupatamarca
A good place to watch the sun go down
Sunset at Phuyupatamarca
After breafast on the final morning, day 4
Intipata
Urubamba gorge below Intipata
The final leg towards Huinay Huanya
Huinay Huanya. My favourite site, even better than Machu Picchu
Huinay Huanya
Huinay Huanya. My favourite site, even better than Machu Picchu because it was deserted!
Willow and Ephraim
First View of Machu Picchu from Intipunku
We made it!
Terry had never walked further than the corner shop ever in his life. Till this week!
Make sure you get on the first bus up in the morning to see the ruins this empty!
The team in the Central Plaza of Machu Picchu
Intihuatana, the hitching post of the sun
The start of the trail up Huayna Picchu, recommended, but steep!!
Steep steps on Huayna Picchu
On the (very small) summit
the last few metres are a bit of a scramble, but not too difficult
Steps up the final terraces on Huayna Picchu
