One of the last and best shots of Machu Picchu, as the sun goes down it gets ready for another day.19-Aug-2009 22:13, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGIT, 7.1, 28.0mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 400
Introduction: Peru is a vast country, the 28th largest in the world, with desert on its coast, the andes for its backbone and vast jungle inland to the East. Famous for its Incan ruins, we also visited the less travelled archeological North for evidence of pre-Incan cultures including the Chimu and Moche. A fascinating country that kept us occupied and entertained, we loved every minute.
Beaming smiles, a hot shower is just around the corner, with the layered vista of Colca Canyon behind.06-Aug-2009 17:58, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGIT, 8.0, 28.0mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 400
After a horrendous night bus we arrived early in Arequipa, known as the second city of Peru, and quickly found a beautiful, clean, safe city that was a pleasure to walk around. Our main reason for hitting the town was to make a side visit to Colca Canyon, ever so nearly the deepest in the world (beaten by only 163m by its neighbour), twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, and famous for viewing one of the most majestic birds of prey, the Condor. But would our bus antics start to get any smoother? Would we see any Condors? Would we finally get a decent hot shower?
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