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Sun, 26 May 2013 | By anitakappa | Views [325]
The Titicaca lake is situated on the Andes, at the Peru - Bolivia borders, and with its 3,812m of surface elevation is the highest flotable water mass in the world. Near the Peruvian coast are notable the Uros islands and their native Quechua people, ... Read more >
Tags: puno, quechua people, titicaca lake, uros islands
Sat, 25 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [441]
PUNO
The next morning we caught a 7 hour bus ride to Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest fresh water lake in the world at 4000 meters. We were in one of South America's fantastic buses, with seats more comfortable ... Read more >
Fri, 24 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [515]
CUZCO - AGAIN
We had a free day in Cuzco, to recover from the trek. We were taken to an alpaca shop, where they showed us how to tell the difference between real alpaca products and fake or blended alpaca products. ... Read more >
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By jamcam | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hi!
My name is James, I'm an easy going Australian traveler that has been lucky enough to spend some years backpacking around the world and going on adventures, often living on a shoestring and loving it. I've enjoyed photography as a hobby for a few ...
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Tags: amazon, backpacking, iquitos, peru
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By patricia | Views [463]
I am a Harvard graduate and art school drop out. My Turkish grandfather lived and worked in his studio on Selkirk Avenue in the north-end of Winnipeg My Russian grandmother and then my mother hand-painted his photos.
The smell of printing ... Read more >
Tags: antiplano, peru, scholarship
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By patricia | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a Harvard graduate and art school drop out. My Turkish grandfather lived and worked in his studio on Selkirk Avenue in the north-end of Winnipeg My Russian grandmother and then my mother hand-painted his photos.
The smell of printing my own ...
Read more >See all 5 photos >>
Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By farfalla | Views [230]
Von Lima fluechtete ich nach Huancayo . Huancayo liegt in der Sierra, in der Region Junin, auf 3259M.ue.Meer. Ihr koennt euch also vorstellen, dass ich wieder unter dem Hoehenunterschied gelitten habe. Aber mittlerweile ist mir das ja altbekannt und ... Read more >
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [592]
MACHU PICCHU
We checked into our little hotel, then David and I decided to go to the hot springs. What a welcome relief after freezing nights, sweating days, and sore aching feet. Interestingly, one could order beer and ... Read more >
Mon, 20 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [614]
QUARRY TREK
As I said earlier, we could only put 6 kg into the duffel bag. I opted to simply wear the T-shirt, long sleeve shirt, fleece and rain jacket. In the end this was perfect because we kept peeling layers off ... Read more >
Mon, 20 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [620]
OLLANTAYTAMBO
We finally arrived in Ollantaytambo and checked into the Munay Tika Hotel . A few of us quickly took off for the Ollantaytambo archeological site. It was a really good warm up for tomorrow's trek. I don't ... Read more >
Mon, 20 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [428]
SACRED VALLEY
On the way to the Sacred Valley we stopped for a photo opportunity on a ridge overlooking a beautiful valley. There just happened to be a small outdoor market right there. How coincidentally convenient!
Then we ... Read more >
Mon, 20 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [588]
CUZCO
The flight into Cuzco is worth telling, by itself. It is really disconcerting to see mountains above the airplane. It seemed as if the plane had to weave between the mountains in order to land. Then the runway was ... Read more >
Fri, 17 May 2013 | By farfalla | Views [238]
Kathis Monat war viel zu schnell zu Ende und wir reisten wieder nach Lima. Ich durfte wieder im Haus von Alfredos Familie wohnen und hatte eine sehr schoene, erholsame Zeit.
Andrés eroeffnet mit russischen Geschaeftspartnern eine russische ... Read more >
Fri, 17 May 2013 | By irenecabay | Views [788]
AMAZON
The next morning we were on a bus to the airport on our way to Puerto Madonado and the start of our Amazon Jungle stay at Refugio Amazona . We had about a half hour to repack some essential things into our day packs (flash lights, ... Read more >
Thu, 16 May 2013 | By farfalla | Views [348]
Frueh morgens ging es mit dem Touriboot zu den Islas Ballestas . Delfine schwammen um unser Boot und wir fuhren zum "Candelabro de Paracas" (der Kerzenleuchter von Paracas), der ein bisschen an die Nazca-Linien erinnert, aber juenger ist. Der Capitaen ... Read more >
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