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The photos on these pages are from a trek in the Andes Mountains of Peru and also an Amazon River boatride to explore the Amazon basin. This trek in the Andes, was on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It's absolutely beautiful and provides the opportunity to see many additional Incan ruins while hiking the Andes in what must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Although it's said to be crowded, the trail is hiked in one direction only. With everyone moving in the same direction, you don't encounter as many people, making it seem uncrowded. In addition to photos of Cusco, Peru, the Inca Trail, and Machu Picchu, this site also has photos of Ollantaytambo, Peru and photos of Pisac, Peru. Both of these towns in the Andes Mountains in Peru have beautiful Incan ruins to explore and provide a glimpse of how rural Peruvians live. The trip along the Amazon River began at Iquitos, Peru, an interesting jungle town. There are no roads into Iquitos, so the only ways into Iquitos are by boat on the Amazon River or by airplane. From Iquitos, several days by riverboat on the Amazon River takes passengers to Letticia, Columbia. These trips stop along the way to explore the Amazon jungle and little villages in the Amazon basin. The combination of hiking in the Andes Mountains and exploring the Amazon jungle makes Peru a great adventure travel destination. The companies used for this Andes trek and Amazon riverboat trip can be found in the "You can too!" link at the top of the page. All of these photographs of Peru reflect the people and life as encountered. To navigate this site, please use the links at the top of the page. Or if you'd rather, you can step page by page through the site by using the link at the bottom of each page. We hope you enjoy these photos of Peru.

Cusco, Peru is a beautiful city high in the Andes Mountains. It sits in a mountainous valley surrounded by mountain peaks. Like most South American cities, Cusco is built around a central plaza. In Peru, the plazas are named Plaza de Armas. Cusco's Plaza de Armas has a pleasant fountain and a Cathedral built on Incan ruins.	Many of the buildings here are built from Incan ruins. As you walk the street, you can see the beautiful stonework.
I often saw women carrying large loads of some kind of long-bladed grass on their back up the streets that climbed the valley walls. Eventually, I discovered the grass was feed for the guinea pigs that people raise inside of their homes.	In Peru, roasted guinea pig or "cui" as it's called, is a delicacy. One that I had to try for myself.

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