photos from peru

red sand beach at reserva nacional paracas

hiking paracas

gourmet meal, fish from local fisherman cooked over the fire on a hot rock

sandboarding in huacaccina

machu picchu through the mist

paracas, an endless desert

paracas

dunes at haucaccina

day one of trek, cold rainy and cloudy

las siete culebras (seven snakes), one of the most difficult parts of the trek

letting our things dry out after a very wet night

cracks in the ground at paracas, left over from the earthquake last year

freezing in cusco

kiko on the last stretch of the hike

our favorite fruit, grenadilla

knit masks for sale

my friends amy and preston, currently volunteering with peace corps in peru

amy on the hill above their town

cemetary in chaclacayo

dusty chaclacayo

dog living on the roof at amy and preston’s house

our campsite in paracas

huacachina, an oasis in the desert

festival in cusco

coca tea, made from the same leaf that cocaine comes from. helps with adjusting to the altitude in cusco

ollantaytambo, a town full of incan architecture

my first taste of chica,a traditional incan drink made from fermented corn. not sure whether they still use saliva

my cankle (on the right), swollen after many days of hiking with a heavy pack

hiking paracas

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