This street musician in Ollantaytambo had a beautiful voice to match the magical sound of his harp.
Spring time planting. In the Peruvian Andes, the drier growing season with the most intense sunshine is during the "winter" months when the days are shorter. Go figure.
A ridge top view of the beautiful setting of Cuzco.
At the Inca ruin site of Sacsayhuaman in the hills above Cuzco.
While in Cuzco, we were able to visit with our friend Cecilia who is one of the founders of the alternative primary school pictured below. At this school, all students are required take courses in reading/writing/speaking Quechua, the language of the indigenous people in the Central Andes. We were wishing the kids had the time to do part of the year here too.
Cuzco central plaza at sunset.
During our visit in Cuzco, we were fortunate to meet up with Kodee, the daughter of Diana Cloninger, one of Hans' teachers from Bozeman.
After Cuzco, we headed north to Huaraz to visit our friends of the Olaza family. This view of Huascaran in the Cordillera Blanca is from their rooftop restaurant. Some of you friends from back home may recognize some familiar faces from meeting this crew 30 years ago (or maybe not)!
Julio Olaza runs a mountain biking company in Huaraz and guided us through the hills above town one afternoon while the kids hung out at the Olaza's hotel.
Here, Erich got a little off course.
South of Lima, near Paracas, we found a whiter sand beach hang out and did not want to leave after the first couple of days. The kids got the worst sunburn in their lives here though, making it a little easier to get back in the car and out of the sun.
Initially, it was the scenery that caught our eye, passing this fishing village in southern Peru. Then we noticed that was a MONKEY sitting on top of that moto-tricycle! As a friend of mine once observed of life in Peru, "anything is possible, and nothing is certain".
