Lima

We made a quick detour to Lima and were quite impressed by the city! With big avenues, modern quarters such as Miraflores, Barranco or San Isidro, Lima is growing up fast. The old city center is also completely restored with beautiful colonial buildings and archaeological sites.

The Cholas with their traditional costume performing a dance on the Plaza de Armas.

The house of the archbishop of Lima next to the Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas.

The famous Ceviche, raw fish and sea food cured in lemon with corn and sweet potatoes, yummy!

Huaca Pucllana is a precolombian pyramid recently discovered in the center of Lima.

The "caldo" a fish soup comes served with roasted corn and various Peruvian sauces.

Barranco is an old quarter with many mansions renovated with a lot of style.

Lima is located in front of the Pacific ocean, with beaches and a nice skyline.

The Parque de las Aguas is a colorful place with fountains and a show of water and music at night.

Cañon del Colca

The Colca Canyon is 4 hours from Arequipa and is the deepest canyon in the world with 4160 meters. It is famous for its many condors who like to play with tourists and fly around us. These birds are huge with a width of nearly 3 meters.

Two condors flying above us.

The entrance of the canyon.

Arequipa

Arequipa is the second city of Peru, as Cusco it is a strong Spanish background and a lot of colonial buildings.

The catherdal of Arequipa.

The Plaza de Armas of Arequipa.

Machu Picchu

After an early wake up we finally reached the Machu Picchu via train and buses. The place is like a city in the clouds and when the mist goes away we could see how high we where in the jungle.

View from above the Machu Picchu.

The Incas created levels of fields in the jungle to feed habitants of the city.

Machu Picchu with the face of the Inca in the background.
The green mountain was seen as a god looking towards the skies.

Cusco

Cusco is and old Inca city with a lot of Spanish colonial buildings. It really looks like Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

The Plaza de Armas, main square of Cusco.

The main street of Cusco with the hills in the background.

The market is full of local products, the fruits are delicious, we didn't know half of them.

The Cholas are the women dressed in traditional clothes, they are everywhere in Bolivia and Peru.

The cathedral of Cusco.

The Ceviche is a famous Peruvian dish, made of marinated fish with spices and lemon, delicious!