December 2008 - Feburay 2009

December 2008 - Feburay 2009
Route: Tahiti --- Easter Island (more paradise in the middle of the ocean). Easter Island --- Santiago (then travel overland - don't ask me how - to Lima in Peru, seeing the Inca trail of course). Lima --- Mexico City (have fun in Mexico for a few weeks - including my 30th birthday party). Mexico City --- London

4 February 2009

Ollantaytambo Photographs

This is one of the spectacular views from the windows of the dodgy local bus on the way to Ollantaytambo... you can see some of the dramatic mountains of the Sacred Valley in the distance, with very lush agricultural areas closer to us. Below is the Inca Citadel at Ollantaytambo... more steps to climb, more terraces to explore - we think the Incas were totally mad for positioning all their complexes on slopes!


This view from the Inca Citadel shows the lively little town of Ollantaytambo in the Valley below. If you look at the mountain slopes in the distance you can see even more Inca Citadels - they never seemed to tire of their stonework! Below are pictures of some lovely terraces, and the mountain they ´hang´ from. In one of these photos is a very small Gary to give a sense of scale. We´ll award a prize to anyone who can spot him!

















A slightly larger Gary in the Inca Citadel. With another lovely view over another lovely valley. Scenic area!





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