PERU, SOUTH AMERICA
Peru is so diverse that it boggles the mind. From the coast to the 20,000 plus foot mountains of the Andes and down the other side into the Amazon basin almost anything the adventurous is looking for can be found. An entire lifetime of travel in just this one country would only scratch the surface.
CUSCO
HUARAZ
MACHU PICHU
One of the first big unplanned "side trips" will never regret was adding ten days to a mountaineering trip in Peru visting a place called Machu Pichu yeas before the internet and cable television channels turned it into a destination. timing it so were able to visit Cusco during the Inti Rami Festival. Sat in a crowd of 50,000ish Peruvians rather than the small area roped off for tourists then travelling on to Aguas Caliente to spend five days exploring Machu Pichu, Wanna Pichu, the Inca Trail and more. Added three days to end of trip visiting museums, and other sites around Lima altered my travel objectives for the rest of my life. Whather going skiing in Switzerland, following Tour de France, or whatever now always allocate extra time to every trip to see unplanned sites.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
INTI RAYMI
NAVIGATION
