At LAX airport.
River enraptured with the onflight movies. En route to Peru.
Flying over the Pacific Ocean.
On the plane to Peru. We landed in Lima @1am local time.
Arrived! Our first day in Peru.
Walter's parents
We went to a light/fountain park in Lima during our first night in Peru.
River and Lennon
In the water tunnel
the light show!
River sleeping at Walter's parent's house on our first full day in Peru.
River and Walter. We are dining at an excellent vegetarian restaurant in Lima.
River decided he didn't want any pictures taken of him. You'll notice this face in many of the photos.
At the Museo Larco in Lima.
Rows and rows of artifacts.
feathers!
resemblance?
birth!
birth
nursing
all of these artifacts are pre-Incan.
notice the nursing baby
outside of the museum
outside the museum. It was located in a restored Spanish colonial mansion.
still at the museum.
This is a shot taken directly outside of the big mall near Walter's parents house. The hill that you see is where some of the poorest of Lima live. Squatters, as they call them.
River in his gradparent's house.
Not wanting a photo.....
Lima. I took this photo from the taxi on our way to the airport to Cusco.
During the hour plane ride to Cusco.
Flying WAY above the clouds. Cusco is about 10,000 ft elevation.
In our hostel room in Cusco. $20/night, hot water, and free continental breakfast!
The courtyard of the hostel.
Coca beer. Such a novelty for us! It wasn't very good, though.
Maracuya. My new favorite fruit.
At a market in Cusco.
At a market in Cusco
Corn and grains galore!
A church in Cusco
This hill is visible from most parts of Cusco. I took this photo while standing outside of the market.
San Blas, the neighborhood in which we stayed in Cusco
the plaza of San Blas in Cusco
You see llamas and alpacas everywhere on the street
The streets of San Blas are very narrow and stone-paved.
San Blas, Cusco
Walter next to the Incan stones upon which is now built a Spanish church.
Lennon in front of the main church in the main plaza of Cusco.
Here is that same church that I was standing in front of.
6:40am. Getting ready to board the train to Aguas Calientes.
Photos from the train, leaving Cusco.
Cusco
stray dog. they are everywhere, and so sad.
countryside on the train to Aguas Calientes
River on the train
River and Lennon on the train
countryside on the train to Aguas Calientes. You can see some ruins here.
These are groups of porters that we passed on the train. They carry all the supplies for people who hike the Inca Trail.
Walter on the train
Walter and Lennon on the train
After a 4 hour train ride, we finally arrived! Aguas Calientes (aka Macchu Picchu pueblo).
The pictures don't do it justice. The town is at the center of these steep mountains on all sides.
These are all photos taken from the town's plaza.
About to board the bus to Machhu Picchu early in the morning on the following day.
Aguas Calientes
On the 20 minute bus ride up the mountain.
First arriving at Macchu Picchu.
self-portrait
It was raining when we arrived.
He was so excited to be able to run around freely!
grazing llamas.
We suspect this was the alpha male of the group. He didn't move from his spot and didn't let anyone touch him, while all the other llamas were walking around grazing and allowed most people to pet them.
Their irrigation system. Amazing!
River counting how many houses he could see.
I can now claim that I've nursed in Macchu Picchu!
The rain stopped and it warmed up pretty quickly.
Little Suckers Contest
When we arrived back from Macchu Picchu in the afternoon, I was happy to find this event for the locals taking place!
A breastfeeding contest, to see which baby would nurse the longest. Put on by the ministry of health for nursing babies 0-2 years old.
The mayor gave a speech about the importance of breastfeeding and about how proud he was of these women for breastfeeding.
The plaza in Aguas Calientes.
Construction going on.....all by hand!
Our hostel was in the pink building here. $15/night.
In our hostel.
On our last morning in Aguas Calientes, River spotted this nasty spider on our wall when we woke up.
For size comparision.
My legs, eaten up my mosquitoes.
In total, I had 28 bites on arms, calfs, ankle and fingers.
On the train to Ollantaytambo
In Urubamba
