1. Lima, Peru

2. Monastery in Lima, complete with the dearly departed

3. Urubamba Valley

4. Katherine & Glen, Debra & Lindsay, and our fearless guide, Ronnie

6. Our tour group

7. Cuzco at 12,000 feet

9. The people of Peru

10. The Mestizo ladies wear hats with brims. They are Indian and Spanish.

11. The Quechan Indian women wear round, red hats.

12. The children of Peru

13. End of the line for the bus ride

14. The village of Willoq

15. This woman invited us into her home

16. The children gather in the village square. We brought pencils to give them.

17. In the village of Urubamba, we were invited into another home.

18. Guinea pig for dinner!

19. The market place in Urubamba

20. They grow over 400 varieties of potatoes

21. Fresh meat…

22. Llama fetuses are used in healing ceremonies

23. Beer smoothie for breakfast

24. In every village corn beer is made and served in the village Checharia

25. Machu Picchu

27. Great place to have a birthday!

30. The valleys are spectacular

31. Climb to Huayna Picchu, the “Young Peak”

32. Climbing to Huayna Picchu, the “Young Peak”

34. Highlands of the Andes

35. A farmer let us “help” him plow his field

37. The Quechan women of the Andes, weaving their cloth

38. All of the wool is dyed using natural plants and minerals

40. From the dry highland to the steaming jungle…

41. The Amazon Queen

42. Variety of river craft

44. Don’t pull the vine, a snake might come down with it!

45. Typical homes on the Amazon

47. Our lodge

48. Swinging in the hammock was the only way to stay cool

49. The Shower Our bedroom window A visitor

50. We had mosquito netting over the beds, it felt like a tiny “room”

51. Dinner Bell

52. Yanomami village

53. The children have big bellies from drinking the water from the Amazon. They have to be given medicine to rid them of the worms in their digestive tract.

54. Some of the small creatures

56. They make some kick-ass rum out there

57. This walkway tops out at 118’. Scientists use it to study the forest canopy.

62. The view was beautiful

63. Medicinal plants are grown and studied at this center

64. Bad face day

65. The channel with the inky, black water is where the piranha live The bait is raw meat

66. To fish, you load the bait, then splash the surface of the water like an animal in trouble.

67. Everywhere you go, the local people are ready to sell their wares.

68. Local soccer match, complete with pigs and chickens running onto the field.

69. Local mode of transportation to the big game

70. Not all of these beautiful birds are nice!

72. We shared our ride with the livestock

73. Journey home