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Huacachina, Peru - an Oasis in the vast desert |
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Having lunch alongside the oasis at Huacachina |
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On the sand dunes of Huacachina |
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Mountains and dunes of Nazca |
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The mysterious Nazca Lines etched in dunes by pre-Inca civilazation b/t 100AD & 600AD. Here is the Condor. |
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LPK behind the wheel of our dune buggy |
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Playful sea lions off the Isla de Ballestras |
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A mother feeding her young - Isla de Ballestras |
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MK at the highest navigable lake in the world - Titicaca |
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The man-made "floating islands" of the Uros people on Titicaca |
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A typical reed boat used to travel b/t floating islands
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An Uros child at play on one of the islands |
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An Uros woman grinding grains |
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Taquille, a remote island on Lake Titicaca with no cars or bikes |
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Distance from Taquille to different cities around the world |
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The people of Taquille make all of their own elaborate clothing |
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A woman in the town square on Taquille |
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Typical street in Puno, the main city on Lake Titicaca |
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A woman rowing from one of the nearby islands to Puno |
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View of Puno from our hotel |
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Our guide, Omar, spoke English perfectly |
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MK gettin' a shine in Puno (only the plastic piece got shined) |
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One of the many protests at Plaza de Armas in Puno |
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View of Puno from the mountain road |
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Silustani, site of pre-Inca and Inca sacred burial spires |
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With our guide, Omar, after a very interesting tour of Silustani |
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A baby Vicuna, a type of Alpaca producing the finest wool |
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Alpaca hanging out at a typical country house |
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Church in Cusco, the ancient gateway city to the Inca Trail |
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MK on balcony overlooking cute Cusco street |
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LK hard at work on journal entry |
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MK showing off his Peruvian dancing skills |
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The Plaza de Armas, Cuzco at night |
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Lisa gets hustled into posing for a picture. No wait, I got hustled into paying for it. |
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A typical day in Peru. The sun is shining and the people are striking. |
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