Peru is a destination that evokes dramatic images – the Incas, the Amazon, the Andes, the mighty condor, and Lima, the former colonial capital of the Spanish New World. The country offers much more than we can cover in a few weeks:  charming Andean highland towns with colonial architecture, remote jungle lodges in the Amazon basin, soaring snowcapped mountains and volcanoes, a 2,000-mile Pacific coastline, and, of course, Machu Picchu and the incredible legacies of the Incas and other sophisticated pre-Columbian civilizations. Peru is a place of brilliant colors, exuberant celebrations, exotic animals and fascinating people. Few countries on Earth can provide such a scintillating blend of history, culture, landscape and wildlife under one flag.

Traveling once again with Overseas Adventure Travel, we joined our friends Dennis and Vicky Shepard on our most active and exhausting trip ever. In the Amazon rainforest, it was hot and humid; in the Andes, the air was thin and the sun was intense; and all across the country there are more Inca (and other) ruins, villages, and cultures than any mortal person can remember. It was sensory overload and we loved it - the following pages attempt to capture the highlights of this trip - we hope it gives you a sense of this fascinating country.

NOTE:  This website doesn't always show all of the pages, so know in advance that there are 9 posts in this adventure:  Lima, Amazon Rainforest, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Cuzco Vicinity, Crossing the Andes, Lake Titicaca, and Culinary Delights.  At the bottom of each post there are links to all other posts.  AND ... don't forget that you can enlarge any picture by double-clicking on it.