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South America
Quito
mosaic glass dome at our hotel "Portal de Cantuna
Church and Plaza San Francisco
waiting at the National Museum
View of Quito from El Panacillo
El Panacillo
El Panacillo at night
Our dinner spot
Made from bread dough
chirrimoya- yummy fruit
Ground 0 - the Equatorial line
On the Equatorial line - Holding hands over different hemispheres
Colourful Otavalo market
Woman in traditional costume 2
woman in traditional costume
At Peguche waterfall
Lincoln-our guide for the day
weaving
weaving the old-fashioned way. It is traditionally a man's job
La Ronda
Enjoying hot wine on La Ronda
Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
Len on Los Frailes Beach near Puerto Lopez
Beautiful Los Frailes Beach near Puerto Lopez
Artifacts from the archeological dig at Agua Blanca
Plinio from Agua Blanca demonstrates how the people used to communicate before cellphones
River crossing in Agua Blanca
Aaah...feels good
Mud stud in Agua Blanca
Typical homes of Agua Blanca
Gonzalo our Spanish guide, explaining our trek on La Isla de la Plata
Interesting plant life on La Isla de la Plata
The intrepid explorer on the cliffs of La Isla de la Plata
The rocky shores of La Isla de la Plata
Frigate birds
The female Frigate bird checks out the red puffy pouch of a potential mate
Blue-footed Boobies posing
Gonzalo our boat tour guide-- he only spoke Spanish but was very patient with me
Wooden replica of boa native to Agua Blanca and envirions
Cuenca, Ecuador
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Pisac, Peru
Quinoa plant - never knew it was red
The beautiful Sacred Valley
making our way over footbridge into Pisac
The narrow streets of Pisac
local woman selling handmade wooden utensils in the market
Impromptu "dinner show" in Pisac square
Pisac ruins explorer
Inca terraces on hillside above Pisac
A woman selling woven goods on Pisac ruins trail-- she wasn't happy I took her picture
Pisac ruins
hiking down to Pisac town
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Ollantaytambo ruins
at Ollantaytambo ruins
the "graineries" - Inca storehouses
traditiionaly-dressed locals in Ollantaytambo square
Can you see the trail we hiked to the "graineries"?
cleverly-engineered Inca waterworks at Ollantaytambo ruins
the trail to Punamarka
Punamarka ruins near Ollantaytambo
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu with Huayna Picchu peak in the background
Machu Picchu
We made it to the top of Huayna Picchu
Old Inca steps on the trail to Huayna Picchu
the view looking down from the top of Huayna Picchu
Huayna Picchu--the trail goes straight up the spine
The intrepid travelers make it to Machu Picchu
Cusco
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Puno
unique Inca ruin on the way to Puno
the highest altitude of our trip
Andean highlands
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Amantani Island, Peru
Find the real person of Uros Island!
Uros Island homes
Reading with the children of Amantani Island
view from the top of Amatani Island
sunset at the top of Amantani Island
Traditional clothes of Amantani Island--did we fool you?
Spot the foreigners....
our homestay on Amantani Island
with Valentina our homestay "mother"
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Iquitos, Peru
Amazon river otters are so cute anymore...
Hoitzin bird
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Iquitos boat launch for trip up the Amazon
Village on the Amazon enroute to Tahuayo Lodge
view from the Lodge
Teaching the children how to play "Duck, Duck, Goose"
"head and shoulders, knees and toes"
Our jungle home for 3 days
Couldn't resist -- "Puss ON Boots"
Alfredo our wonderful guide
the hairy beast is bigger than my fist!
Searching for cayman and other wild beasts
Owl Monkey
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Lima
Church off main Square in Lima
Lima-- view of the Pacific from the Malecon
The wooden balconeys are characteristic of colonial style in Lima
