June – August
2005
Inca
Trail
The famous 4 day hike of the Inca Trail.
Our group on day 1…
The amazing team of porters. With 25kg on their back, they trot past you
while you’re gasping for breath.
They say Visa is the most accepted card
across the world…
Day 2…
Knackered! The end of the 2nd day after climbing 1000m in
height over 8km got us to…
… the highest point along the trail at
4200m above sea level. The walking part
was easy… it’s the thin air that got to you.
Inca ruins along the way…
Our guide, Victor…
The end of day 3 we found a very welcome
beer…
Day 4… the early (very early!) final leg
to
After the Inca Trail, we returned to
Copocabana,
The blessing of the cars. Twice a day families decorate their cars,
trucks and taxis to be blessed. It’s a
big event for the families with professional photographers on call. And to hedge their bets they get more than
one religion on their side… a catholic priest and a shamen.
So what do you get when you order the
“male itch”?? Other items to choose from
include:
-
You, kill or coffee
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Jumbled egg
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Pancked lunck
Mmmmm… the choices are endless!!
Isla
del Sol,
We spent two nights on one of the lake’s
islands, Isla del Sol (
Back to
Islas
Flotantes, nr Puno,
These are floating islands and are man
made entirely of reeds. Even the huts
and boats are made from reeds. The locals
fled the warring tribes, created these islands, set up their homes and live
here still.
The colourful buildings of
A 3 day trek down and up and down and up
again through the world’s deepest canyon.
You can just make out our path in this
photo…
A part of the Chilean staple diet…
Designed by Eiffel, this church is made
entirely of cast iron.
Flying past
Next stop…