A sample of Peru

Here is a selection from our Peru trip in late August - early September.

Cusco - the ancient capital of the Inca empire, now a city of one million people, high in the Andes.



Iglesia de la Compañia de Jesús by night


Salkantay Trek - an alternative route to Machu Picchu that goes over a 4600 m pass by Salktantay, one of the sacred apus.



Nearing the Salkantay pass, over 4000 m, surrounded by high peaks


Machu Picchu - the lost city of the Inca.



The view of Machu Picchu from 800 m up on Cerro Machu Picchu.


The southern Peruvian Amazon, near to the borders of Brazil and Bolivia.



A pre-dawn ride along the Rio Tambopata.




A Red and Green Macaw, one of the friendly inhabitants of the rainforest.


Conclusion of the trip, in the Miraflores region of the Peruvian capital, Lima.