EMPIRE OF THE INCAS: PERU & BOLIVIA
Rising from the mountain mists, Machu Picchu invites you to discover the Incas’ proud legacy for yourself. Meanwhile, back on the alpaca farm...
A place close to the sun...
The land, the lakes, the people, the mountains... nature’s handiwork and man-made treasures seem to go hand in hand easily in Peru and Bolivia. Two countries, a melange of cultural influences, and many pleasant and distinct little moments: the effortless rhythm of Peruvian Pasos as they do a dance all their own... shimmering pre-Columbian plates, headdresses, ornaments, masks, pins, figures, animals – all that glitters is indeed gold among the museums of Lima... remembering the difference between alpacas, llamas, vicuñas and guanacos down on the farm... the glint of the sun on Lake Titicaca... the concentration on the face of an Amaya boy busily weaving reeds on his floating island home... stopping by the Witches’ Market in La Paz to pick up one last ingredient for that new spell you can’t wait to try... the smoothness of an expertly crafted Cusco stone wall that can only be Inca in origin... finding the perfect spot to sit and reflect at Machu Picchu, just as the mist starts rolling in... a thought as you gaze down from the plane at the Nazca Lines: were these pictures drawn for me, or for the gods?
84 PERU Lima Pisco
Nazca Lines
PACIFIC OCEAN
Machu Picchu (7,872’)
Sacred Valley
Cusco (11,020’)
Taquile Island
Puno (12,552’)
Copacabana
Maximum Elevation: 12,552 ft. (overnight) 14,150 ft. (en route)
TITICACA (12,552’)
LAKE
La Raya (14,150’)
Island Sun Huatajata
La Paz (11,930’)
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
1. ARRIVE LIMA Tour begins: Lima, Peru. A transfer is included from Jorge Chávez International Airport to the Miraflores Park Hotel in Lima, your elegant oceanfront home for the next three nights.
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