Bolivia & Peru

	The Witches Market in La Paz.
	where one can buy love potion, llama foetuses, etc.
	We crossed the altiplano (high plain at 10,000 feet) by bus.
	Mount Illimani, the 2nd highest peak in Bolivia.
	The weekly animal market in a small town on the altiplano.
	How many locals will fit in a pickup truck?
	Another view of Mt Illimani.
	The town of Sorata is the gateway between the jungle and the altiplano. We went hiking in the mountains above town.
	Here we see a farm just above Sorata.
	Herding sheep.

	View from the Chacaltaya ski resort, I'm in the foreground.
	Chacaltaya, near La Paz, is at 13,000 feet so hiking up this slope was breathtaking in more ways than one.
	The building at the edge of the cliff houses an old truck engine used to power the ski lift.
	We spent two days on the very dry island of the Sun in lake Titicaca
	and we hiked across the island.
	A cathedral in the town of Copacabana on the shore of lake Titicaca.
	The town of Copacabana on the shore of lake Titicaca.
	We crossed the lake in a small boat while our bus crossed on a barge.
	The locals still use reed boats.

	View over the town of Cusco.
	Every Sunday there is a parade in Cusco central square.
	A narrow road in the old part of Cusco called San Blas.
	The ruins at Machu Pichu.
	The 'industrial' section of Machu Pichu where the artisans had their workshops.
	The walls were built without mortar and still stand nowadays.
	View down to the Urubamba river and valley.
	The train is pulling in to the station at Aguas Calientes to take us back to Cusco.
	The ruins at Pisac (near Cusco)
	The church of San Francisco in Lima.

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