Peru: Dec. 26, 2003 - Jan. 8, 2004
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| Lima coast from airplane on way to Cuzco. | View of Andes from airplane on way to Cuzco. | View of Andes from airplane on way to Cuzco. | View of Andes from airplane on way to Cuzco. |
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| View near Cuzco from airplane on way to Cuzco. | View near Cuzco from airplane on way to Cuzco. | View of Cuzco from airplane arriving from Lima. | View of Cuzco from airplane arriving from Lima. |
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| Sun God fountain in Guzco from Jose Antonio Hotel. | Teri with Quechua woman, girl and lamb in Cuzco. | Inca, near perfect, masonry. | Inca, near perfect, masonry. |
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| Teri in Incan temple in Cuzco. This Inca temple was converted into a church by the Spanish. | Colonial courtyard surrounding Incan temple. | Inca temple in Cuzco. | Exterior of Catholic church built on top of the Inca temple to the sun. |
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| Exterior of Catholic church built on top of the Inca temple to the sun. | Jesuit church of La Campania that competed with the Cathedral in main square of Cuzco. | The Cathedral in main square of Cuzco. | The Cathedral in main square of Cuzco. |
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| Randy with view of Cuzco from Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). | Teri with view of Cuzco from Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). | Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). | Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). |
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| Teri at Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). | Teri at Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). | Teri at Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). | Teri at Sacsayhuaman (Sexy Woman). |
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| Randy in doorway at Sacsayhuaman. | Stonework at Sacsayhuaman. | Llamas and Quechua persons at Sacsayhuaman. | Inca sacred fountain. The source of these waters have never been found. The water runs all year round. |
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| Inca sacred fountain. | Quechua woman with baby alpaca in front of Sacsayhuaman weaving co-op. | Our plane from Cuzco to Manu Nature Reserve. | Our plane from Cuzco to Manu Nature Reserve. |
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| View from our plane landing at Manu Nature Reserve. | View from our plane landing at Manu Nature Reserve. | View from our plane landing at Manu Nature Reserve. | View from our plane landing at Manu Nature Reserve. |
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| View from our plane landing at Manu Nature Reserve. | Coming in for a landing on the airstrip at Boca Manu. | Airstrip at Boca Manu. | Injured Razor-billed Curassow at airstrip at Boca Manu. |
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| River trip on motorized canoe from Boca Manu to our camp. | River trip on motorized canoe from Boca Manu to our camp. | Our bungalow at the camp in Manu. | Our bungalow at the camp in Manu. |
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| Near our bungalow at camp (the camera lense is fogging over in the humidity.) | Ants on leaves in rain forest. | Teri in the rainforest before a hike to find river otters (we didn't see any.) | Randy in the rainforest before a hike to find river otters. |
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| Teri in the rainforest before a hike to find river otters. | Our guide, Juan, with his new "baby." | Bracken on a log in rain forest. | Bracken on a log in rain forest. |
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| Teri in the deep dark rain forest. | Teri on catamaran on the oxbow lake. | Randy on catamaran on the oxbow lake. | Our guide, Juan, on catamaran on the oxbow lake. |
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| One of the two Jose's on catamaran on the oxbow lake. | The shoreline of the oxbow lake. | Howler monkeys in tree (real hard to see, take my word) | Howler monkeys in tree (real hard to see, take my word) |
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| Cormorant on oxbow lake. | Three-toed sloth (Taken through Juan's spotting scope. I wish I'd thought of that sooner!) | Spider during night hike to Tapir lick. | Opossum mouse during night hike to Tapir lick. (The camera lense is a bit fogged up from the humidity.) |
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| Opossum mouse during night hike to Tapir lick. | Frog during night hike to Tapir lick. | Juan with Frog during night hike to Tapir lick. | Boca Manu airport (main building) leaving Manu. |
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| Communications center at Boca Manu airport. | Communications center at Boca Manu airport. (Notice sophisticated power system.) | Main runway (only runway) at Boca Manu airport. (The pilot complained he won't land there again until it's mowed.) | Small flower (~1cm diam) growing on Boca Manu airport's main runway. |
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| Courtyard in front of hotel room at Hotel Monestario del Cusco. | Courtyard in front of hotel room at Hotel Monestario del Cusco. | One of the courtyards in Hotel Monestario del Cusco. | Moche (pre-Inca ~100AD-700AD) pottery from the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Cuzco. |
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| Moche (pre-Inca ~100AD-700AD) pottery from the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Cuzco. | Moche (pre-Inca ~100AD-700AD) pottery from the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Cuzco. | Moche (pre-Inca ~100AD-700AD) pottery from the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Cuzco. | Moche (pre-Inca ~100AD-700AD) coral necklace from the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Cuzco. |
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| Moche (pre-Inca ~100AD-700AD) shell bracelet from the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Cuzco. | Cuzco city view from Cuzco to Machu Picchu train (on switchbacks). | The Urubamba river from Cuzco to Machu Picchu train. | The agricultural region of Machu Picchu. |
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| The agricultural region of Machu Picchu. | The Andes seen from Machu Picchu. | The view from Machu Picchu. | The view from Machu Picchu. |
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| Machu Picchu. | Machu Picchu. | Machu Picchu. | Llamas in the main square of Machu Picchu. |
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| Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. (Sorry about it being out of focus.) | Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. |
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| Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. (yellow in upper left, small white just right of center) |
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| Orchids at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | The Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | The Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Hummingbird at the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. (just right of center) |
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| The view from the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | The view from the Sanctuario Hotel in Machu Picchu. | Classic "postcard" view of Machu Picchu from Sun Gate hike. | Closer view of Machu Picchu from Sun Gate hike. |
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| Randy on the Sun Gate hike at Machu Picchu. | Teri on the Sun Gate hike at Machu Picchu. | View of road upto Machu Picchu from Sun Gate hike. | The Sun Gate. |
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| Randy at the Sun Gate. | Bromeliads growing on mountain side near Machu Picchu. | Scary guy on train back from Machu Picchu. | Huaca Pucllana ruins from Lima culture in Lima, Peru. |
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| Teri at Huaca Pucllana ruins. The bricks in this picture were hastily and incorrectly reconstructed. | Huaca Pucllana ruins. | Huaca Pucllana ruins. These bricks are as they were originally constructed. | Peruvian hairless dog at Huaca Pucllana ruins. The Inca used to sleep with these dogs to keep warm, and to cure diseases such as asthma. |
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| Lima, Peru. | Lima, Peru. | Inside the catacombs beneath the San Francisco monastary. | Inside the catacombs beneath the San Francisco monastary. |
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| In a well inside the catacombs beneath the San Francisco monastary. | El Parque del Amor. (Lover's park) Lima, Peru. | El Parque del Amor. (Lover's park) Lima, Peru. | Los Dunes resort in Paracas, near Ica and Pisco Peru. |
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| Los Dunes resort in Paracas, near Ica and Pisco Peru. | Los Dunes resort in Paracas, near Ica and Pisco Peru. | Los Dunes resort in Paracas, near Ica and Pisco Peru. | Leaving Paracas for flyover of the Nazca lines. |
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| The Nazca lines. | The Nazca lines. | The Nazca lines. | The Nazca lines. "The Astronaut." |
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| The Nazca lines. "The Dog." | The Nazca lines. "The Dog." | The Nazca lines. "The Monkey." | The Nazca lines. "The Hummingbird." |
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| The Nazca lines. "The Condor." | The Nazca lines. "The Spider." | The Nazca lines. "The Parrot." | The Nazca lines. "The Heron." |
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| The Nazca lines. "The Tree" and "The Hands." | The Nazca lines. "The Tree" and "The Hands." | The Nazca lines. | The Nazca lines. |
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| Pepe the condor at the Ica airport. | The Ballestra islands near Pisca, Peru. | Rock art, viewable from sea, in Ballestra islands. | The Ballestra islands near Pisca, Peru. |
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| Peruvian Boobies and Inca Terns. | Sea Lions. | Sea Lions. | Humbolt Penguins. |
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| Humbolt Penguins. | Sea Lions. | Pelicans and Boobies. | An Inca Tern with Peruvian Boobies. |
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| Peruvian Boobies. | Peruvian Boobies. | Boobies (left), Cormorants (center). and Humbolt Penguins (right of center). | Humbolt Penguins (foreground), Boobies (background). |
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| Birds, thick on an island. | A sleepy sea lion. | Randy and Teri with weird looking plant in Lima, Peru. |
