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| Krys, my old friend from Boston, and impetus for Machu Piccu hike, also becomes my impetus to try "cuy" - or the Peruvian speciality guinea pig (I did not like it all that much) |
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| The infamous andean alpaca |
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| The natural dies used to make traditional Peruvian clothing |
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| crazy salt mines in the sacred valley |
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| Beautiful lake on day 1 of Salkantay Trail - well worth the exhausting 2 hour steep hike |
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| Our hiking group on the glacier near the top of day 1 with load carrying donkey |
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| Frequent switchbacks hiking to the cloud forest |
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| Classic Maccu Pichu shot with one of Krys' friends - Stephanie |
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| We tried to do an "Adam" and "Eve" type shot at the top of Macchu Pichu mountain but we got in trouble from one of the park workers |
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| Bike trip with Ecuador Pure Life at one of our first lodges |
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| Lunch break |
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| The terrain was incredibly varied depending on the day as well as the weather and temperature conditions |
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| Maya mountain biking down a hill |
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| Overlooking a lake near Imbabura volcano |
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| Otavalo town - this place was famous for it's market |
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| And meanwhile back home...Havi taking Sherlock for a walk (my brother dog sat while we were away) |
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| Maya preparing for 'superman' zipline |
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| Go-Pro on the zip line |
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| Traveling to our jungle lodge Ithamandi - only accessible by boat |
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| Ithamandi Jungle Lodge |
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| Lunch break during one of our Amazon treks |
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| Monkeys have overtaken the town of Misahualli, fun for tourists, a nuance for locals |
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| And the day after we came back to Boston my friend Pam got married - our first gay wedding! |
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| Going for a walk with Sherlock and my friend Ben we stumbled upon my cousin Rachel's wedding beautiful site the Codman estate in Lincoln, MA |
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