Welcome to El Salvador Airport
Playing with kids in Lima at the beach park
Ready to slide down the half pipe at the beach park
Peruvians apparently seem to dig John Lennon
Lima neighborhood where our guesthouse was
The hotel dog
Classic Latin American Scene
Extra luggage on the way out of Lima
Flying over the Andes
Arriving in the Amazon - Puerto Maldanado
Meeting the longboat for the journey up river
Checking in at the passport control center for the Tambopata Reserve
Setting sights on the Amazon
A hand in the river
Docking at our lodge on the Tambopata river
Amazon River Scene
One of many Capybaras along the way.. worlds largest rodent
Like a scene from the African Queen
Our transportation
Big Bugs!!!
Doing homework with Boris the local kid.. who did our kids math homework!
Eating some sort of fruit right off the trees
Local farmers house
Amazon River Scenes
Sunrise over the jungle canopy from the viewing platform
In the jungle with the giant root Ficus tree
10 years later.. back to the Amazon
Tarzan monkey boy!
Butterfly on the camera.. kinda cool shot
Fun jungle swing on the Childrens Rainforest Trail
Back at the lodge with a cool coke
Getting a tattoo!!!
At night, back at the bar in the Lodge. Refuio Amazonias
Just totally gross!!! Giant spider bug things all over the place on our night bug hunt... aaag!
Up close with a big Capy at night
Night Walk Bug Hunt
A Frog in our Room! Check out the eyes
Our room with a view... literally
More homework
and back to the Childrens raiforest trail for a treasure hunt
With our guide "Elder" on the treasure hunt
Boarding the longboat
Watching a local soccer - futbol match
Playing foootbal with the locals
Down by the river
Indiana Jones mineshaft cart to get the luggage up from the riverbanks
With Poppi & Buela at dinner at night in the lodge.. candles and oil lamps only!
Poppi & Buela at rivers edge
Back to the bus, heading for the airport
Waiting for the bus
Puerto Maldanado Airport
Arriving in Cuzco - view from our balcony at Hotel Marquesas
View the other way towards the main town square
Local kids in Cusco getting out of school
Street scenes in Cusco
Contrast with the old Inca of Cusco
Cusco Plaza de Armas at night
Plaza de Armas Cusco at night
Feeding the birds
Making pizza at one of the balcony restaurants with the chef
The Andes and Inca features
Playing chess with the local kids at hotel Marquesas
Watching the chess game
Hotel Marquesas, Cusco Peru
Handing out school supplies to needy kids in Cusco
With the local kids
Playing in a pan flute band!
San Blas area of Cusco, full of shops, art galleries and old balconies
If you didnt feel like you were in Peru before.... this should do the trick
Playing with a local Inca high atop the hill above Cusco
Under the Jesus statue
Sachsiawayaman... or something like that.. huge Inca ruins up the hill from Cusco
Plaza de Armas Cusco at sunset
At nigh
On the way to Pisac
We stopped to check out some local llamas
and feed them
In the Pisac marketplace
By the church in Pisac
the market
with local kids checking out thier flute skills
market scenes Pisac
Ok, dont I look cool...
Now get this thing off of me!!
The kids were taken to a guinea pig farm in some mud hut back room.. dont think they realized what was on the menu...
Pisac Market
The Sacred Valley and Urabumba River
Llama farm
With the llamas and Alpacas
Back from Pisac in time for a wild parade in the streets of Cusco
Cusco parade
Plaza de Armas Cusco
Big doors
On the train to Machu Picchu - The Hiram Bingham Express
Arriving in Machu Picchu Town
Market boy
At the base of the Machu Picchu mountain
The Inca Trail
Incredible scenery in this jungle with hanging bridges and rivers
Mist covered mountains
Locals in Machu Picchu town
Local kids
Arriving at Machu Picchu!!
The Shot
Yay!!! We made it to the top!!!
Climbing the ruins
10 years later.. we're back!!!
Unreal sight
The many passages and rooms
taking a break from exploring
a narrow hallway
Theres even llamas up here!
Looking down into the valley
Checking it out.. taking in all in.. incredible!!
Ancient bathroom hand dryer with funny reflection at hotel
A toast to our Machu Picchu adventure!
Not something you see on a bus every day
Back in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town)
Heading back to Cuzco
Locals at the train station
local kids
Nightime in the Hiriam Bingham Bar Car!
