VIVA PERU!!

Went on this trip with my highschool friend Craig Bartels (who also went to Europe with me) and a college friend Marty Verbic.
As usual, it was a blast... partying, climbing mountains, oh my...

Flying into Peru, back of the plane was stinky! On the way to Machu PIchu took 40 hours.

The (smelly) flight in on American Airlines (blah!)

After 4 hours in Lima Airport
The great view to Cuzco was welcomed.

Relaxing in the center of Cuzco

Marty got altitude sickness...
so we had to drink the Coca tea....mmmm

A picture of me and 2 Peruvian women.
And their Llamas

The small strees that line Cuzco

An Overview shot of Cuzco

The first ruins we went to
Just outside of CUzco

Head out from Cuzco, took a taxi, then train (planes, trains and automobiles?) to small town outside of Macchu Pichu

Train Station, middle of nowhere!

The small town of Aquas Calientes.
Just outside of Machu Picchu

The end of the tracks in Aquas Calientes

The absolutely beautiful hike
to Machu Picchu

The hike/climb up the mountain

A beautiful shot of the Peruvian Andes

Finally... Machu Picchu

A wonderful shot, a wonderful day.

Machu Picchu...

The housing area..

That night a rain came in,
an amazing mist was left the next day.

PHotos of the mist over Machu Picchu

The hike to the tip top was hellacious. A view form the top

Marty's 2nd mountain hiked.

The landscape between Cuzco
and Aquas Calientes

A long day of hiking, rest on the train

We kept running into the same taxi guy.

We took a over-night (very uncomfortable bus down to Puno to see Lake Titicaca.
Not really wanting to stay in the (very high atmosphere and cold) town of Puno that night,
we decided to hop a plane (through Lima agian!) to the nothern costal town of Trujillo.
We stayed in a small village north of Trujillo... and saw the adobe cities.
Then head back to Lima for a couple days..