The document provides a summary of the author's trip to Peru, highlighting several key locations and experiences. It describes the Ballestas Islands, known for their seabirds and sea lions, and the guano extraction industry. It also details the author's hike through the jungle and visit to Lake Sandoval. Further, it mentions sights in Cusco like Koricancha Temple and Sacsayhuaman, and festivals celebrating the Virgin Mary. Additional locations covered include the Sacred Valley, Pisaq market, and Machu Picchu.

1. My Peru

2. Lima

3. This plane took us to….

4. … the Nasca lines

5. The “ astronaut “

6. The dune “ Wakachina “ seen from the plane

7. Islas Ballestas ( Ballestas Islands) These spectacular islands, eroded into many caves and arches, provide shelter for thousands of seabirds and hundreds of sea - lions . The continual droppings from 150 bird species such as cormorants, Humboldt penguins, boobies and pelicans brought to the development of a profitable extraction industry that exports guano throughout the world for use as fertilizer . The Peruvian Guano is considered very good due to the special weather and ocean currents. Peru Travel & Tours Pictures & Photos, Ballestas Islands

11. Come to “ Noemis “

12. Our bathroom in the lodge in the jungle.

14. I am resting after a long walk in the jungle.

15. After 3 km of walking, we got to Lake Sandoval. The walk in the rain forest is hard – it is very hot, humid, there is not enough oxygen to breath, not enough water to drink. These were definitely the longest 3 km in my life ! But then, we got to this lake ! Paradise ! It was so peaceful that I even forgot we had to go back another 3 km !

16. So quiet , peaceful , amazing !

17. Friendly school girls in Cusco

18. Folklore evening in Cusco

19. Koricancha – Cusco The Temple of the Sun ( Templo del Sol ) was the most sumptuous temple in the Inca Empire. Koricancha means " courtyard of gold " in Quechua. The temple had a garden of gold, with golden corns, trees, butterflies, llamas .

21. The walls of the temple are trapezoidal with a vertical inclination which is typical in Inca architecture, the stones are perfectly joined, there is no space between them .

22. Sacsayhuaman – try to pronounce it like “ Sexy woman “

23. Cusco seen from the hill.

26. The Feast of the Assumption Every year, on August 15 th , Virgin Mary( Maria) is carried out of the cathedral for a walk around the city. People are bringing her white lilies and the gown with which they will dress her for the tour of the city.

27. Sacred valley – Urubamba valley

28. The market in Pisaq

29. The festival with Maria

30. The cathedral in Pisaq

31. Musicians, masked people, tourists ,all together are following the statue.

33. Machu Picchu

34. How small we are ! Sun set seen from Machu Picchu

35. We were on the mountain very early in the morning trying to catch the sun rise, but unfortunately there was bad visibility.

37. On our way to Bolivia

38. Breathtaking view !

39. Our hotel seen from Lake Titicaca

40. Visiting Isla los Uros Tupiri , one of the floating islands of the Uros

41. The Uros use bundles of dried totora reed to build the island and the boats.

42. Walking on the island is like walking on a water bed !

44. About 500 stairs down from Taquile island to the ship that was waiting for us .

46. Personal photos All the photos were scanned ( I had no digital camera then ),thus the quality is not very good. Music : Spirit Of The Inca, Otavaleno Good bye ! June 10