Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Peru Pics


This is where they grew their food at Machu Pichu

Gretchen, Sarah and me drinking beer on my bday

The people that performed the solsitice ceremony

Sarah doing the coca leaf ritual at the solsitice ceremony

Sarah and Gretchen feeding the llamas

Feeding the llamas at the llama farm

Salkantay Mountain-my favorite pic

A door frame-they didn't build them for me!

Roof Tops at Machu Pichu

Llama at Machu Pichu

Look at my bulging calf muscles, hehe

Stream on the jungle part of the hike

Enjoying the view at Machu Pichu

view of Machu Pichu

a really cool tree i saw on the trek

Pepito-the mule Gretchen rode on part of the trek, i was jealous, i wanted to ride him too but everyone joked my feet would touch the ground

Pointing to Salkantay mountain in the distance-that's how far we hiked!!

group shot at Machu Pichu

Standing at the sign at Salkantay pass at 14,000 ft-ish

Sarah walking towards our fist view of Salkantay mountain

3 proud hikers, end of the first day

Cathedral

These women were sitting on the steps in front of the Cathedral

Dancers in a parade in Cuzco

I´ve discovered I¨m a lot taller than everyone in South America

Plaza de las armas-City of Cuzco

I will post more pictures later-the internet connection is sooooo slow right now.

2 comments:

Anne said...

Jill, your photos are fabulous. The scenery is gorgeous and the colors of the clothes are very striking. More, more, more! lol I can't imagine hiking up where you were. Amazing!

Anne

Mary Kennon said...

Great pictures! Looks like you guys had a blast. I'm jealous now.