Such beautiful things Henry sees from the windows of planes!
Cusco is located at high elevation – almost 12,000 feet. Here for only three days (our longest stopover on this trip), it’s not quite enough to get over the sluggishness from the altitude. Soldiering on nonetheless.
A welcoming sight at our hotel after our long air journey – hot water bottles warming the bed, dressed up as llamas…
Perfect weather…. here’s an Incan terraced agricultural site:
Then a salt mine…
A stop in a village with carved doorways (behind which live real people)….. evidenced too by the red plastic bag displayed over a doorway, which signifies the bar is open!
A quick stop on the road to buy a tchotchke, and an encounter with a real llama and an alpaca…… and some Peruvian folk. (The little boy is crying because the National Geographic photographer traveling with us just took his picture while using a light reflector that burned his eyes…)
On to Machu Picchu…. via the Hiram Bingham railway (named for the European who first saw the Machu Picchu site in 1912 or so)…
Finally, the real star of the show….
It was impressive, and again – such great fortune to have a sunny day!
Bad fortune was the bug that struck me earlier, which made me want to completely eschew food and seek sleep. Not Henry’s problem, thank goodness.
Although miserable, these maladies usually only last a day or two……
Next stop – Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island, Chile.
Emerald Isle to the Norse Lands 