This blog will be a place where I will share with the world (or at least the readers) my thoughts and comments as my brother and I travel through Peru and Brazil this summer. I will try to post some pictures as well, and hope to be able to bring a little bit of South America to each of you through this forum.
Please feel free to comment with your thoughts or questions ... I'll be reading them as often as I can.
My biggest worry right now is the trek itself. Walking to one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World could be tough. I hope you all know of the mountain of which I speak.
Back soon with more, when it gets closer to the real deal.
A Lazy Afternoon
These chess players along with hundreds of other locals enjoyed some peace and relaxation (there was no quiet for sure) in the Plaza de las Armas in Santiago.
Peru on the Water
We enjoyed a long boat ride today, though we didn´t go over the part of the lake where it is as much as 250 meters deep (yikes!). We met some new people and learned about some cultures that have developed only on the islands of this lake -- cool.
The Guardhouse
Though we have so much more to show you, we wanted to put up one more of these. From this high point we watched the sun come up ... but here you get a better sense of how many visitors there are around noon.
The Ruins at Dawn
A truly fantastic site (yes, Mom, I have seen quite a few at this hour now!). Although we were both a bit sleepy, we wouldn't have wanted it any other way. WOW!
The Inca in Aguas Calientes
This is the statue greeting all who visit the main square of the small city growing at the base of the mountain where the ruins state on top. We enjoyed the Independence Day events here one morning.
Mount Veronica
Sadly named after the first woman to summit this peak (who died on the way down), this is one of the first things we saw the day we started walking the Inca Trail.
Pisac Ruins
This is a cool shot looking down over the terraces at the ruins above the city of Pisac. We elected NOT to climb up to this point, but took a nice long walk going down.
The Plaza de Armas
This is the cathedral in Cuzco. It is an amazing town, once the capital when the Inca was the ruler. More urban now, though we only really saw the tourist area.
