Lauren Haworth
Bolivia and Peru, November 1999
Three weeks of traveling via bus, truck, boat, raft, train, and on foot through the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru.
 | Flew into La Paz, Bolivia. This is a downtown view |
 | Me posing under an arch above La Paz |
 | Our guide, Mario, describing the items sold at the Witches Market (including dried llama fetuses) |
 | Me at nearly 17,000 feet atop Mt. Chacaltaya |
 | Loading our gear atop the bus as we head for the Yungas and Sorata |
 | Stopping for photos along the way (Martin in front) |
 | View of the Yungas (valleys between the Altiplano and the jungle) |
 | Our transportation out to the starting point of our hike to a cave near Sorata. |
 | Our bus on the ferry across Lake Titicaca at Tiquina. We crossed separately in small motorboats. |
 | Posing with an alpaca along Lake Titicaca |
 | Taking a ride in a traditional reed boat |
 | Our boats ready to take us to Isla del Sol |
 | Breakfast on Isla del Sol |
 | Temple ruins at Chincana |
 | Tiny town of Challapampa on Isla del Sol. Stayed there 2 nights. |
 | Two boats take us to Isla de la Luna |
 | Small church on Isla de la Luna. Catholic church with Inca symbols for sun and moon on door. |
 | View from top of Isla de la Luna |
 | Boat trip back to Copacabana |
 | Taking the train from Bolivia to Cuzco, Peru (same train Michael Palin took on his trip) |
 | Posing under an Inca gate in the fortress at Ollantaytambo |
 | Rafting down the Urubamba |
 | Cathedral in main square of Cuzco |
 | Massive stone walls (40') at Sacsaywaman ruins outside Cuzco |
 | Ready for all weather (or maybe I just wanted to look like a smurf) |
 | Rainbow over courtyard of monastery built on top of Inca temple |
 | Train to Machu Picchu alongside Urubamba |
 | Machu Picchu as the Inca pilgrims first saw it, from the end of the Inca Trail |
 | Llamas grazing at Machu Picchu |
 | Intricate stonework at Machu Picchu |
 | Machu Picchu in the mist |
 | Close up of one of the temples |
 | Nearby mountain some of our group climbed |
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