Choquequirao and Elizabeth’s 81st Birthday Beautiful clouds swirling over the mountains when we woke up to celebrate Elizabeth Burn’s 81st Birthday. This was our day to really spend time in Choquequirao “Cradle of Gold” in the Quechua language. This site remains 70% buried under cloud forest, a huge challenge to archaeologists. It is far more extensive than its sister … [Read more...] about Trek Day Three
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Trek Day Two
Route: Santa Rosa to Choquequirao Rising early we trekked along a rising zigzag trail to the hamlet of Marampata for a snack stop. From there onwards, we saw the ruins of Choquequirao ever more clearly, especially the cascading terraces. Our campground was a mile and a half from the ruins at 10,020′. … [Read more...] about Trek Day Two
Trek Day One
Route: Cachora to Capuliyoc Pass down to Apurimac River Gorge, up other side to campground at Santa Rosa We started out at our campground in Cachora 9,495,’ headed to the Capuliyoc lookout, descended steeply 4,000′ through a forest of differing vegetation to the Apurimac (“Oracle of the Gods” in the local Quechua language) River, back up the other side to our campground amid … [Read more...] about Trek Day One
Indian Wells and Desert Museum Trek Photos
This is a set of photos taken in Indian Wells and at the Living Desert nature preserve. They were shot between March 16th and 21st, 2008. … [Read more...] about Indian Wells and Desert Museum Trek Photos