My Trip to Perú
Here are some pictures from my trip to Perú in 2004. I studied abroad with a group from NC State University led by Kay and Leo Villa-García. This experience is the reason why I am now a Spanish teacher!
A cathedral next to Parque Kennedy, Miraflores, Lima.
Miraflores, Lima, Perú from the Hotel María Angola.
An artist working in Miraflores, Lima.
(3 hours later) Miraflores from the Hotel María Angola. The mist, called neblina, is common in Lima.
Aerial view of the Andes Mountains on our flight from Lima to Cusco.
Musicians performing in the airport terminal when we arrive to Cusco.
The Hotel Garcilaso I in Cusco.
Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Cusco.
La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Cusco.
Photo from Jennifer Kerschensteiner.
Plaza de Armas, Cusco, as seen from a second story restaurant window.
A sign in the town of Taray, on our way to Písac.
A Peruvian girl and her llama in Taray, Cusco.
A baby in Taray, Cusco.
Sra. Schwarz in Taray, Cusco.
The Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco.
The Sacred Valley of the Incas (Urubamba River Valley), Cusco.
Beginning the trail to the Písac Inca Ruins, Písac, Cusco.
On the trail to the Písac Inca Ruins, Písac, Cusco.
Sra. Schwarz taking a break from the hike to the Písac Inca Ruins, Písac, Cusco.
The Písac Inca Ruins in Písac, Cusco.
Sra. Schwarz at the Písac Inca Ruins in Cusco.
Native speakers of Quechua at the end of the trail in Pisac.
The Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante in Urubamba, Cusco.
A baby alpaca at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante in Urubamba, Cusco.
The courtyard at the San Agustín Hotel Monasterio de la Recoleta, Urubamba, Cusco.
View from bedroom door at the San Agustín Hotel Monasterio de la Recoleta, Urubamba, Cusco.
A dog in the town of Ollantaytambo, Cusco.
A sign in the town of Ollantaytambo, Cusco.
The Ollantaytambo Inca Ruins, Cusco.
Sra. Schwarz inside a window opening at the Ollantaytambo Inca Ruins, Cusco.
A local worker in the town of Ollantaytambo, Cusco.
The start of the trail to the Salt Mines of Maras (Salinas de Maras), Cusco.
Starting to see salt along the trail to the Salt Mines of Maras (Salinas de Maras), Cusco.
Getting closer to the Salt Mines of Maras (Salinas de Maras), Cusco.
The very narrow trail through the Salt Mines of Maras (Salinas de Maras), Cusco.
Peruvians packaging salt for human consumption at the Salt Mines of Maras (Salinas de Maras), Cusco.
Shallow pools of salty water at the Salt Mines of Maras (Salinas de Maras), Cusco.
Sra. Schwarz in the Peruvian highlands between Maras and Moray, Cusco. We stopped here for a picnic lunch.
The Moray Inca Ruins near the town of Maras in Cusco.
A boy in the town of Chinchero, Urubamba, Cusco.
The center courtyard in Qorikancha, Convento de Santo Domingo, Cusco.
A corridor inside the temple of Qorikancha, Convento de Santo Domingo, Cusco.
A woman weaving outside the Museo Inka, Cusco.
Day 1: A sign indicating the start of the Inka Trail.
Day 1: Ruins seen from the Camino Inka.
Day 1: A sign indicating where the hike will ultimately take us.
Day 2: Hiking the Camino Inka.
Day 2: Flowers on the Camino Inka.
Day 3: Some of our guides from Pachamama Tour Expeditions.
Day 3: Sra. Schwarz on the Camino Inka.
Day 3: An old bridge along the trail.
Day 3: A flower on the Camino Inka.
Day 4: In the morning, looking down at the clouds.
Day 4: Our final campsite on the Camino Inka.
Day 4: A group photo with our guides and porters.
Day 4: Flowers on the Camino Inka.
Day 4: A sign for Machu Picchu.
Day 4: Tourists at the Machu Picchu Inca Ruins.
Day 4: The Machu Picchu Inca ruins in Perú.
Day 4: The Huayna Picchu peak towering over Machu Picchu.
The Machu Picchu Inca Ruins in Perú.
Sra. Schwarz at the Machu Picchu Inca Ruins in Perú.
At the Machu Picchu Inca Ruins in Perú.
The Machu Picchu Inca Ruins in Perú.
Sra. Schwarz at the Machu Picchu Inca Ruins in Perú.