Cusco, Peru
I have just arrived in Cusco for the last time. Well, maybe when I´m sixty, I´ll be back. I should have posted this from Aguas Caliete near the base of Machu Picchu but the internet prices were quadrouple that of here in Cusco. I´m not no sucker.
I am posting pictures on burdell.org in my images/raw folder. The problem is that these are the actual files that we want to make prints from. Carrying cd´s for question mark lengths of time through public transit on third world buses is not a good idea (imo). So, I upload them at about 33k/s at the speedy place. Alas. I promise that when I get back I will make a better website telling stories instead of just pictures. Anyway, they are mostly there and large. They are of (in this order) ruins at Pisac, Cusco city, Manu Jungle, Cusco (not the sponge bob in some of them. Baba Spongia is really popular.), and finally Machu Picchu.
We went through Machu Piccu the long way. It took us about seven days total. Arduous (sp) is about the best way I can describe it. It is now the rainy season and hiking through the could forest meant rain almost every day. Sometimes the small spitting rain and sometimes the great big drop of never ending rain. I remember what you said about Africa´s rainy season--that it is bright and then the clouds move in and dump buckets. Well, here the coulds are always present and somedays they burn off and somedays not. If there are coulds, the rain is not too far behind.
Machu Picchu was amazing. It is this entire city set on top of a mountain of rock. You do not realize how large and grand until you are there. There are so many terraces and side ruins and such. Turely amazing.
Now we are off to Puno, Peru. Shortly there after we will go to Lake Titicaca. That is (legend has it) the birthplace of the Incas. After that we will cross into Bolivia, where we plan to see La Paz, Sucre, and a couple of other fetching sites.
As always, it is good to see people writing on the blog so that I can know what the hell is going on. Also, thanks to ted of the wedding kudos. I loved it. A good time hanging out in the bar and on the roof. Also, thanks to Martin for the contact info for David.
I have just arrived in Cusco for the last time. Well, maybe when I´m sixty, I´ll be back. I should have posted this from Aguas Caliete near the base of Machu Picchu but the internet prices were quadrouple that of here in Cusco. I´m not no sucker.
I am posting pictures on burdell.org in my images/raw folder. The problem is that these are the actual files that we want to make prints from. Carrying cd´s for question mark lengths of time through public transit on third world buses is not a good idea (imo). So, I upload them at about 33k/s at the speedy place. Alas. I promise that when I get back I will make a better website telling stories instead of just pictures. Anyway, they are mostly there and large. They are of (in this order) ruins at Pisac, Cusco city, Manu Jungle, Cusco (not the sponge bob in some of them. Baba Spongia is really popular.), and finally Machu Picchu.
We went through Machu Piccu the long way. It took us about seven days total. Arduous (sp) is about the best way I can describe it. It is now the rainy season and hiking through the could forest meant rain almost every day. Sometimes the small spitting rain and sometimes the great big drop of never ending rain. I remember what you said about Africa´s rainy season--that it is bright and then the clouds move in and dump buckets. Well, here the coulds are always present and somedays they burn off and somedays not. If there are coulds, the rain is not too far behind.
Machu Picchu was amazing. It is this entire city set on top of a mountain of rock. You do not realize how large and grand until you are there. There are so many terraces and side ruins and such. Turely amazing.
Now we are off to Puno, Peru. Shortly there after we will go to Lake Titicaca. That is (legend has it) the birthplace of the Incas. After that we will cross into Bolivia, where we plan to see La Paz, Sucre, and a couple of other fetching sites.
As always, it is good to see people writing on the blog so that I can know what the hell is going on. Also, thanks to ted of the wedding kudos. I loved it. A good time hanging out in the bar and on the roof. Also, thanks to Martin for the contact info for David.
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