Click here to go to page During the day tours we visited several islands, always with a guide (spoke rather good English) who was telling us lots of stuff. Simone often joined the snorkeling group. It was always a morning or afternoon snorkel session. The island group consists of 15 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets Continue reading Cruise Galapagos island
Click here to go to page Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge 2,430 meters above sea level . Continue reading Machu Piccu
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Click here to go to pages Grumpy sea lion on the pier. He was very unwillingly to move. When we tried to take a picture close to him, he with angry bark showed that we was too close and he was very reluctant to move from his place. As in all cases of sea lion “in the way” we walked around him. Click here to … Continue reading Bartolomé island
Click here to go to page North Seymour is a small island near to Baltra Island where main airport is located. The whole island is covered with low, bushy vegetation and are home base for many Frigate birds , Galapagos Land Iguana and Blue footed Boobies. Click here to go to page Continue reading Seymour Island
Click here to go to page We had to break up Manu National Park-tour due to altitude sickness and other problems. Instead we took next flight to Lima to recover on lower altitudes. The pictures are from Barranco district were we stayed at a nice hostel. Continue reading Lima – Barranco District
Click here to go to page During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center here. The Incas built several storehouses out of fieldstone on the hills surrounding the town. Their location at high altitudes, where there is more wind and lower temperatures, defended their contents against decay. To enhance this … Continue reading Ollantaytambo
Another early morning, mostly due to the jet-lag, we were up at 7.30 for breakfast. The taxi driver was waiting at 8.30 to take us on a trip to interesting sites between Pisac and Ollantaytambo. First stop was at a small village; a market town, and interesting archaeological site and church. Unfortunately Tuesday isn’t a market day, but there were still some charming shops in … Continue reading Hike in Pisac
Galapagos 2011 