After late lunch now...absolutely fantastic scenery all day from bus. Unreal beginning at a local community in the Andes over 13K feet this morning, 1 on 1 weaving demonstrations with local women, Tours of pre-Incan and Incan agricultural terraces that date back 1500 years and 3000 irrigated salt ponds at two different locations as well.  Walking tour of Urubamba next then dinner and early bed for tomorrow's trip to Machu Picchu on New Year's Day!

Made it to our hotel in Urubamba. Getting settled then dinner at 7. So far, very little elevation adjustment problems. Unbelievably fantastic Incan site today. Long day tomorrow with lots of Incan sites and interaction with a community after-school program. Limited wifi in lobby of our hotel. Some of us tried alpaca today and got to buy alpaca garments as well!

Greetings from Lima! Just got back from our 2 mile roundtrip descent down the cliffs to the beach. Had a great city bus tour this morning after a short night of sleep. Also hit a museum this morning and got to visit the catacombs below St. Francis Monastery. Dinner at 6. Tomorrow brings a 5:30am departure for Cusco! Rain here we come!

We have arrived at the hotel in Lima and are turning in for the night. Great day of city sightseeing in the Peruvian capital tomorrow!

From the plane...we're off! "See" you in Lima!

PERU 2014-15

Thirteen Days!  I hope you're preparing for the trip of a lifetime!  Please check back here throughout the tour to keep updated on our adventures!  I promise to post daily when possible with a strong Wifi signal.