Peru, 2019
In June we returned to Cusco, Peru after 28 years. This time we passed through Cusco to visit the ruins at Choquequiaro. It took a couple of days of hiking to reach the 2nd largest Inca ruins in Peru. From there we hiked another 7 days to Machu Picchu, another place we visited 28 years ago. While there are many more visitors now, the site has been well-maintained and is in good condition. We spent 10 more days exploring the Rio Madre De Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon east of Cusco before returning home. For more details see:
"Trek to “The Cradle of Gold”", "Return to Machu Picchu", "Striking Gold in the Madre de Dios" and "El Negro, El Negro!".
- Flying into Cusco from Bogota
- Cusco Day
- Plaza de Armas
- View Over Apurimac Canyon
- Descending into Apurimac Canyon
- Mitred Parakeet
- Choquequirao
- Choquequirao
- Terraces of the Llamas
- Terraces of the Waterfalls
- Butterfly
- Pumasillo
- Near Totora Pass
- Salkantay Over Totora Pass
- Salkantay from Totora Pass
- Subtropical Lady
- Machu Picchu
- Inca Bridge, Machu Picchu
- Machu Picchu
- Mountain Viscacha
- Bicolor-spined Porcupine
- Bluish-fronted Jacamar
- Large-headed Capuchin
- Gray's Bald-faced Saki
- Stingless Bees
- Colombian Red Howler Monkey
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Ausangate Over Amazon
- Bearded Emperor Tamarin
- Peruvian Spider Monkey
- Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarin
- Toppin's Titi
- Village on the Rio Madre De Dios
- Snowy Egret
- Roadside Hawk
- Thrush-like Wren
- Brazilian Tapir
- Bombine Bee
- Festive Coquette
- Reddish Hermit
- Goeldi's Marmoset
- Black-headed Night Monkey
- Eastern Lowland Olingo
