Cumbemayo, Peru
Cajamarca, Peru
Alpaca fluff, Cajamarca, Peru
Central Market, Cajamarca, Peru
Aji! Central Market, Cajamarca, Peru
Aji, se pica! Central market, Cajamarca, Peru
View from our bedroom, Cajamarca, Peru
Our place, Cajamarca, Peru
View from our place, Cajamarca, Peru
The Plaza de Armas, Cajamarca, Peru
Outside the Belen Complex, Cajamarca, Peru
Outside the chapel, Belen Complex, Cajamarca, Peru
Belen Complex, Cajamarca, Peru
Hair wrap, Cajamarca, Peru
Don Paco, Cumbemayo, Peru
Another Peruvian hairless dog at the zoo. Porcon, Peru.
A woman selling chocho, seeds that come from a lupine-like plant, Cajamarca, Peru.
Moto-taxis are only allowed on a few streets in Cajamarca, Peru.
"Moving Forward" in Peru, Cajamarca
Cooking duck with Percy, Cajamarca, Peru
Milking cows at "Alpes" dairy, Cajamarca, Peru
Alpes Dairy, Cajamarca, Peru
We bought a Kilo of excellent Gruyere cheese from this dairy/cheese maker. The owner is Swiss. (The cheese made a perfect fondue) Alpes Dairy, Cajamarca, Peru
Fresh yougurt and head scratchin', Alpes Dairy, Cajamarca, Peru
Touring the countryside, Cajamarca, Peru
North-East of town, Cajamarca, Peru
Trail-side cafe, Cajamarca, Peru
Our guide explains the local flora, Cajamarca, Peru
In the botanical garden, Cajamarca, Peru
Botanical garden, Cajamarca, Peru
Sauco berries, botanical garden, Cajamarca, Peru
Foosball anyone? Cajamarca, Peru
Hotdog stew, Cajamarca, Peru
Yumm! Cajamarca, Peru
Mototaxis and rammed-earth homes, Cajamarca, Peru
Rammed earth home and adobe bricks, Cajamarca, Peru
Ventanillas de Otusco, burrial chambers, Cajamarca, Peru
Ventanillas de Otusco, Cajamarca, Peru
Seranade on the trail, Ventanillas de Otusco, Cajamarca, Peru
Ventanillas de Otusco, Cajmarca, Peru
Cathedral view from Plaza de Armas, Cajmarca, Peru
Plaza de Armas, Cajmarca, Peru
Shoe shine, Plaza de Armas, Cajmarca, Peru
Paletas! Cajmarca, Peru
Selling chocho (and ice cream) on the corner, while firemen ask for donations, Cajmarca, Peru
Gringito! Cajmarca, Peru
Inca Baths, where the Inca Emperor Atahualpa luxuraited the day he was captured by Pizarro, Inca Baths, Peru
After taking a swim in the geothermically heated pool, Inca Baths, Peru
Dangerously hot water and thermophiles, Inca Baths, Peru
Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
A rammed-earth home under construction, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Check out the close-up, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
What in the world are they doing up there?, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Nautilus fossil, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Trout farm (this one's for dinner), Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Drying wheat in the sun, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
A couple returning from market, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Ventanillas de Cumbayo, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Weary after a long march uphill, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Finishing off the journey in the back of a pickup, Inca trail to Cumbayo, Peru
Time to head back to Cajamarca, Cumbayo, Peru
Cumbayo, Peru
Heading back to Cajamarca in a combi from Cumbayo, Peru
Heading back to Cajamarca from Cumbayo, Peru
Cy and Ollanta check out the tapir, Lima Zoo, Peru
Bella befriends yet another species of mammal, Lima Zoo, Peru
Tapir close-up, Lima Zoo, Peru
Finally, an up-close glimpse of a cock-of-the-rock (unforunately at the zoo), Lima Zoo, Peru
Bella and Ollanta at the zoo, Lima Zoo, Peru
Slumbering grizzly bear, Lima Zoo, Peru
Michael and Theresa, Lima Zoo, Peru
Ollanta with Bella and Cruz at the zoo, Lima Zoo, Peru
Big sister luvin', Lima Zoo, Peru
One more tarantula shot, Maranon Valley, Peru
The "Ransom Chamber" where the Inca Atahualpa was help prisoner until this room was filled once with gold and twice with silver (then the Spanish killed the Inca king anyway), Cajamarca, Peru
Mototaxi - about 50 cents a ride, Cajamarca, Peru
Bella climbs the trail to the cave, Cumbemayo, Peru
Aqueduct, Cumbemayo, Peru
Petroglyphs, Cumbemayo, Peru
Skull Rock, Cumbemayo, Peru
Siesta, Cajamarca, Peru
Porcon, Peru
MIni-hydro-electric plant, Porcon, Peru
Andean deer, Porcon, Peru
Bella gets as close to these timid vicunas as she can, Porcon, Peru
Miniature desert scape along the walls of a gully, Namora, Peru
Garden of rocks, Namora, Peru
Lake San Nicolas, Peru
Climbing to archeological site, Lake San Nicolas, Peru
Angela and Jason's English Class Graduation - Handing out certificates, Inca Baths, Peru
Handing out certificates, Inca Baths, Peru
Handing off the hamsters to Eva, Cajamarca, Peru
Hanging out with Kristy Krahl, former Carlos Gilbert Elementary School teacher, Lima, Peru
View of Cajamarca, Peru
Street market and potatoes aplenty, Cajamarca, Peru
Street market, Cajamarca, Peru
Cuy! It's what's for dinner! Street market, Cajamarca, Peru
Marlith and Gloria, Thanksgiving Day, Cajamarca, Peru
Eva and Gloria, Thanksgiving Day, Cajamarca, Peru
Carlos and Jason, Thanksgiving Day, Cajamarca, Peru
Eva and Marlith, Thanksgiving Day, Cajamarca, Peru
Maruja, Marlith, and Eva, Thanksgiving Day, Cajamarca, Peru
Our neighborhood kitty, Cajamarca, Peru
Bus to Jesus, Peru
Jesus, Peru
Beginning our two day hike of the ancient Inca highway, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Our guide Marcelino, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Prickly pear cactus raised for fruit, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Drying clothes on line and agave, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Qhapac ñan means "great road" in Quechua, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Red earth home, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Potato fields and agave fence, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Adobe brick home, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Inca highway and modern road braid across one another, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Campesinos coming down to share bread, a real treat for people who live miles from the nearest town, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Face painting with river rocks. These rocks were used to paint designs on pottery in the time before the Spanish introduced glazes, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
A girl painted with rock. Do you see both of them? Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Even though the larger one threw Bella off, they remained friends, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Guitar workshop, Namora, Peru
Lake Nicolas, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Pre-Incan ruins on hilltop overlooking Lake Nicolas, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Ruins above Lake Nicolas. We saw ancient walls and open tombs with human bones scattered about. Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Pottery shards, many thousands of years olds, littered the ground, Lake Nicolas, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Cutting agave for her cows. This plant gets rid of parasites in the digestive tract. Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
Potato fields, Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
This soil is tilled by hand 5 times before the potatoes are harvested, twice before planting and 3 times while the plants are growing. The tilling aerates the soil. Qhapac ñan trek, Peru
