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Peru
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Colorful shoes for sale in Cusco.
Doug overlooking Cusco in the shirt he bought that day (since our luggage was lost).
Main square of Cusco.
Old Incan wall above Cusco
Selling fruit in "El Mercado" in Cusco.
An old Incan town where they would store arms and food for the army.
Local market we stopped by en-route to hiking.
Day 1 hiking along a mountain aqueduct.
Our first stop, Salkantay Lodge.
A glacier-fed lake we hiked up to on day 2 to acclimate to the altitude.
Our hiking companions taking a snack break.
Doug doing some weird pose.
Cindy and I did our own private hike in the afternoon.
Start of day 3 - finally blue skies.
They sure picked a nice spot for the lodge.
Your basic alpaca eating grass shot.
Beautiful start of our hike to 15K feet.
Rest break.
Crossing a high mountain meadow.
Nearing the top, one of the countless switchbacks we climbed.
We hiked that. You can see the lodge way in the distance.
Still climbing.
Close to the top - 14,698 feet.
Jazz hands!
Reached the pass - 15,253 feet.
Got a bit chilly up so high.
Cindy practicing what she learned on America's Next Top Model.
Isn't she cute?
Lots of mud today.
View from the lodge.
Steep downhill.
Resting by the river.
Cindy working her angles.
Backpack gathering.
They baked Doug a cake for his 45th birthday. Notice how his shirt matches the lime.
Our last lodge before getting to Aguas Caliente.
First glimpse of Machu Picchu.
The train to Aquas Caliente.
First view of Machu Picchu - was rainy and foggy.
Fog rolling in over the city.
On the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (with a very very long drop to the bottom).
Overlooking Machu Picchu.
Ditto.
Hey! I found that Alpaca I was looking for.
It can get quite crowded.
Wide view of Machu Picchu.
Crowds navigate their way up to the top.
Doug resting above Machu Picchu.
Incan stone work.
Thanks for visiting. Come again!