Quito at night. Taken from the hostel terrace.
Calle Julio Castro cerca de Hostel en Quito
Inside the Basílíca del Voto Nacíonal
Across the roof of the Basílíca
Had to come up these. Wasn't fun.
Yes. I made it to the top of a tower. Wasn't game enough to go up the ones behind me.
View from the smaller tower
Statue in Plaza Grande
From a hostel in Cuenca.
Plaza San Sebastion in Loja, opposite El Sendero, the SIM cafe.
El Sendero
Gloria is a fantastic cook. (I am kneeling)
Busses full of people trying to see the Virgin
Caldo de Nervio. Literally translated 'Nerve Soup'. Also known as 'Ox Penis Soup'.
Slighlty apprehensive.
Mixto. Ox Penis and a Pigs trotter thrown in.
Colin having his first bowl.
Me having my first (and possibly last) bowl.
Finished... Well I'd had enough.
A pi mosaic.
Hot air baloon and a rocket in mid flight to welcome the Virgin Mary statue from Cisne.
The Virgin
Mass for the Virgin in the central Plaza.
Fireworks off the buildings around the plaza.
Going to bible study at a place near Gonzanama.
The place on the side of the mountain.
The guinea pigs here are pets, not food (at least not yet).
Election time.
Milk comes in bags.
This is what they clean the dishes with. No sinks full of water here.
Malt flavoured soft drink. Interesting taste.
The central plaza in Vilcabamba.
Goat stew. Tastes a lot like lamb.
View from the saddle.
The view from Hosteria Izhcayluma
Such concern for safety.
The chinese container of Ecuador. I asked for coffee to go and it came in this.
Delayed by a truck loading up these.
John playing with scissors. Fortunately there's ample medication.
Part of Naranjo Dulce where the Medical Caravan went.
A cliff notorious for couples jumping off together
Brooms are sold door to door.
The view from the Bakon's place.
1 of about 15 cars in a row trying to loudly drum up support for this party.
Definitely election time.
A trip to the markets.
Pig heads are plentiful.
As are lamb heads
I'd be doing the same thing
Bottles made from hoofs can be bought upstairs.
The Cathedral on Plaza Central
More Plaza Central
Plaza Bolivar
Lunch today: 'Cuy' aka Guinea Pig.
The other half
The head (and the brain inside), along with the liver, heart and other organs remained uneaten, although I'm told the locals are a lot less discriminating.
Fabricio and me.
My last night in Loja at El Sendero with John, Karine and Evie Woldhuis.
My companions for the next 4 days
The start of the trek - a bridge across the Urabamba.
Ruins of Llactapata
An Inca watch tower.
Llamas!
That dip at the top is Dead Woman's Pass or Warmiwañusca. 400 metres above camp. More stairs.
Only 200 more metres till the top.
At the top of Dead Woman's Pass. We started at the bottom of the valley.
Our guide, Casiano, pumping out some tunes on his flute at the top of the mountain.
Someone's happy not to be walking up the mountain any more.
Our porters, aptly named 'The Red Army'.
All of us at 4200 metres.
What comes up, must come down - the stairs on the other side.
We went down in to the valley and then up the other side.
Arriving at lunch on day 2.
What we arrive to at lunch. Porters rock!
And up we go again.
This is where most other groups stop on day 2. It's so good being in front.
Happy campers. Our second night, in cloud forest.
View from the Cloud Forest on the third morning.
1000 metres of descent is hard on the knees.
Wiñaywayna ruins from a distance.
The view from my tent
How's the serenity.
Wiñaywayna up close
Story time with Casiano.
Wash bath still working.
These terraces need a bit of work...
Dusk on day three. Tomorrow Machu Picchu!
This is what waking up at 3:40am to wait in a queue till 5:30am does to you.
Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate.
Me, very happy to finally see our destination.
Early morning flute.
Machu Picchu from another angle.
Fantastic sunrise over the Andes.
Muchu Picchu from yet another angle.
Finally!
Okay, I promise this is the last one of me.
A Condor.
A llama invading our tour.
Llamas are rude.
Tourists everywhere!
Regal Llama
Taken in Aguas Calientes on the way to lunch.
Crosses on the hill above Cusco near Sacsayhuaman (pronounced almost the same as 'sexy woman')
Jesus statue near the crosses.
Jesus statue behind a barbed wire fence.
Change of the guard. Quite a lot of effort for some guys to clock on while some others clock off.
Pigeon perch.
View from the Swan's home. There is a distinct lack of pollution in this photo.
The stylish Edward Swan
Sunny Viña del Mar. I think it was 13ºC
Annabelle Swan happy to be going home after church.
Tim practicing his walk up evangelism.
Singing in Spanish at the church in La Florida during mission week. I think this was Lord I Lift Your Name on High.
Men and lots of meat can only mean one thing...
A barbecue
Volcanoes of fire. Latin American barbecues are very different to Aussie ones.
I like taking pictures of fire.
So tasty...
Some open air evangelism.
Open air service with the church behind.
The easiest entrance was also the smallest.
Sunday morning service.
Men standing around the barbecue.
Women in the kitchen. Some things transcend culture.
Stealing a drink of Coke.
Lachlan pulling a face.
Lewis outdoing Australians when it comes to making barbecued meat taste exceptional. We have much to learn.
Happy children.
These people are definitely carnivores.
The reason for the gathering...
Caught in the act once again (fortunately there was no tongue to cake contact)
A grubby faced child.
Pacman! Except we ate it.
Felipe and I
Nicknames of the CEP students and teachers (and others)
Gerardo's birthday required he be tossed up for each year.
Another virgin statue
This looks kinda creepy
Metro Estacion Universidad de Chile
Head on a rock. Um, yeah...
The rich
And the poorer
My last day at CEP
Class about to start minus a few students...
The CEP library - my nemesis
Dusk in Santiago as El Groupo de Jovénes de Iglesia de Providencia begins.
Found in an elevator (ascensor)
Colo Colo supporters on the way to a game.
Universidad de Chile - the opposing team.
Chocolate smile
MacGyver would be proud
