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Postcard from Peru – Part 1

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My beautiful wife and I travelled to Peru and we visited many places, saw many things and ate countless Peruvian dishes… The photos from the trip will be posted in two parts as there are way too many photos to post in a single blog entry.

The first leg of the trip took us on this wonderful journey:

  • Lima -> San Vincente de Cañete -> Lunahuaná -> Chincha -> El Carmen -> Ica -> Arequipa -> El Cañon del Colca -> Chivay -> Arequipa -> Puno -> Lake Titicaca (Los Uros, Amantani, Taquile) -> Puno -> Cusco -> Ollantaytambo -> Aguas Calientes -> Machu Picchu -> Cusco – > Lima.


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The photos below show the above trip in chronological order.

Inca Cola
Street Vendor
Lima beach…
Can’t decvide
Taking a nap.
Peruvian coat of arms
View over Lima
Laundry
Love
Plaza de Armas, Lima
Chinese roasting box
Raj – 3 wheeled motorised taxi
Villasol
Quad for hire
Can’t decide
Aji de Pacaran – Lunahuana
Lunahuana
Burros
En camino para Chincha
Plaza de Armas, El Carmen
El Carmen, Chincha
Safe zone
Ica
Bingo!
Arequipa
Arequipa
Casa del fundador
Casa del fundador
Stone Wall
Garden at the Molino
Garden at the Molino – Arequipa
Breakdancing in the streets
Coca lollypop – ready for altitude… or should it be attitude?
On the way to Chivay
Condor and Moon
The Condors ready to eat tourists
WARNING!! – Giant condors flying overhead
Fence security.
Village of Yanque
El Cañon Del Colca
El Cañon Del Colca
El Cañon Del Colca
Cañon Del Colca
Cañon Del Colca
Cañon Del Colca
String line in Chivay
straight wall
The dancers
Pizzeria el Horno- Chivay
Wititi Warriors band
Arequipa plaza de armas
Arequipa iglesia
Cemetary – Arequipa
Welcoming committee
Isla Los Uros
Leo on the floating island of Los Uros
Welcome to Amantani
Carlos and Jerry
Mama Justina and Gary
Isla de Taquile
Taquile
Taquile
white toenails – foot
Puno, Peru
Puno
Heading back to Puno
Titicaca
Lago Titicaca
Lago Titicaca
Puno marina
Puno lighthouse
Cusco – plaza de armas
El Puma
stone wall
Snakes around the door
seismic safe zone
Old door
Bembo’s sauce
Looking over the plaza de armas
Tradition meets technology
Viva El Peru
Traditional clothing
Ring around the sun
Baby Alpaca (let’s get some wool?)
Pisaq
Alpacas
Inka trail (by Inca Rail)
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Dancers at the Cusqo national patrimony
Barranco, Lima
Herradura beach, Lima
More Herradura
Bins by the beach – colourcoded
Old house – Barranco
Spikey tree
Banksy?? Deep and meaningful
El Campo De Marte, Lima (Jesus Maria)
Taquile Married Woman

The many faces of Peru

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Peru boasts countless natural wonders and a multitude of jaw-dropping, man-made landmarks. From its Pacific beaches (La Costa) to its Andean Mountains (La Sierra) and to the Amazonian jungle (La Selva), its cultural diversity embraces a mestizaje of Inca, African, and European traditions. Like many other Latin American countries, it has endured centuries of colonisation and the destruction of indigenous structures – all this adds to its historical and cultural wealth and forges a proud tradition that includes many folkloric dances, costumes, typical drinks, and signature dishes (Peruvian Cuisine is just delicious). These photos show just some of the people and fauna we encountered on this wonderful journey. I will be adding more as our trip continues deeper into the country…

Posing for photograph
After a long day
Going from Los Uros to Isla Amantani
from Los Uros
Tribal chief
Chicha Morada – Yum!!
This guy sold bucket, bins and storage solutions
And this hat was really funky…
And a world wrestling masked man
And this guy had a dead ferret, I think.
There were snakes involved in the dancing…
And music playing…
There was also dancing…
and offerings to the gods
There was even a Christian cross mowed on the mountain
and they do look pretty life like
But they are definitely interesting
I have no idea what these represent
There were many sculptures like this one in Chivay
Looked kind of interesting with its trimmed fur
Played some Spanish Classical Guitar
Tour Guide to El Colca
Town of Yanque
The gardener was showing off his beauties
Aiii, no seas malo!!
Jesus was waiting for us on a hill in Otuzco
Checking the mobile…
Old door in Lunahuana
Checking SMS
Wanna play?
Yellow chili in Pacaran (Aji Amarillo)
Yum.
Are you talking to me?
Don’t throw rubbish.
Scary sculpture – dangling
Typical costume in Lima festival
Lunahuana ice cream cones
Junior and cousin Joseph
Girl from Pagash, near Platanar
Pagash chili field (Aji amarillo)
Una galleta porfavor…
Wooooosh…
Riding the wave in Huanchaco
Caballo de Totoro
Are you looking at me?
Fixing the net
The housing services, you know??
Looking to the Sun God
Check out the guns…
Espy – The Chihuaha
Juice Lady
Toys r us
I <3 money
Midori makes Ingerborg smile
Llamita blanca en Machu Picchu
Genuine
Not happy
These witches were hanging from the ceiling.
Gives your shoes a shine in no time!
Which one?
La Mama “Pillicha”
Are you kidding me??
Lima, Barranco District – Ice Cream vendor
Hay mahn!
Plaza de Armas Arequipa
Javier in Pisaq
Pisaq aquarelle painter
Taquile necklace lady
Handmade dolls in Taquile – Llamita’s cousins
Cusco road worker
La Vicuñita Baby Alpaca outlet
Vladimir – Cusco tour guide
Donkey and the temple of water
Friendly Inca gave me one finger salute.
Cusco market couple
Cusco pencil doles
El Cuy Magico
Cusco shop vendor
Cusco doll lady
Lambs and ladies
Cusco ninja
Cusco blind fluteman
Juan Carlos – Cusco Guia
Yajuu juice
Presidente Valentin Paniagua
Cusco Police Department
Jay-Walkers beware
Fly Overhead
Lake Titicaca – Taquile Island
Man from Uros and Mercedes Benz boat
Doll Vendor – Arequipa Plaza de Armas
Flowers in Arequipa
Yummo!! In Arequipa
Rooster, not hen.
Chivay – Plaza de Armas
Town of Maca – Peru
Condor and Moon – El Cañon Del Colca
On our way to Cañon del Colca
Yanque traditional costume and dance.
Chivay – Wititi Warriors at restaurant el Horno.
El Horno restaurant en Chivay
Chivay Wititi Warriors
On our way to Colca – 4000m above sea level
Taquile Island – Titicaca
Taquile tapestry woman
We keep the Titi – You have the Caca
Homestay Family on Amantani Island – Titicaca
Amantani Island – Titicaca
Boys singing on Mercedes Benz boat
Elmer – Tribal Chief in Uros – Titicaca
Mercedes Benz boat – Uros
Arequipa Guia
Sisters on Park Bench – Arequipa
Lima Virgen Doll
This guy was a clown.
Roky’s chicken – Ica Plaza De Armas
Tocando cajon en el refugio de Mamaine
Refugio de Mamaine – El Carmen
Restaurant Cordano – Lima
Festival Lima Joven – Plaza de Armas
Jungle Man – Lima, Plaza de Armas
Plaza de armas – Lima
Junglemen – Plaza de armas Lima
Plaza De Armas – Snoop woman
Lima Friendly faces – festival Joven
Cholo in Plaza de Armas – Lima
It was this big!
Street knife sharpener – Legit
Algodon de azucar en Lima
Hotel Bolivar – Pisco Sour
La Bodega de La Trattoria (Miraflores)
Aguas Calientes girl