June 30, 2019 On our last full day in Peru, we met our driver after breakfast and drove an hour and a half to Cusco. Cusco is all about location, location, location. Cusco is a […]
Jacob’s Graduation Trip – Machu Picchu and Galapagos
Ollantaytambo
June 24, 2019 Our last stop was Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is set on the Urubamba River and is known for the ruins at the end of town. Big cobbled stones line the perfect rectangular grid of […]
Salinas de Maras
June 24, 2019 The salt pans date back to pre-Inca times and are still being worked today. Warm salty water appears from an ancient spring water canal called Qoripujio in the side of a mountain […]
Maras
June 24, 2019 We switched things up a bit, which was possible because we had a private driver. We wanted to see the village of Maras and Maras Salt Pans. To reach the salt pans […]
Moray
June 24, 2019 One of the most visually stunning ruins of the Inca civilization is Moray about 4 miles west of the village of Maras. It has several enormous circular depressions made from concentric circular […]
Chincheros
June 24, 2019 Our first day in the Sacred Valley was a very full day. We were picked up by our driver and headed to Chincheros, a typical Andean agricultural village where women display their […]
Sacred Valley
June 23 – 24, 2019 We took an early afternoon flight to Cusco. When we entered the baggage claim area in Cusco we were greeted by Peruvian dancers and singers. And chocolate! Fun and a […]
Lima, Peru
June 21 – 22, 2019 We landed in Lima around 11:00 PM and went straight to our hotel in Miraflores, Tierra Viva Miraflores Centro. No jet lag as Lima is on CST, but still a […]
Jacob’s Graduation Trip
South America 2019 In June of 2019, Allan and I took Jacob, Jack, and Lawson to South America to celebrate Jacob’s graduation from high school. We met Jacob and Jack in Miami, where we boarded […]