Family Comes to Peru
Erik, Julie and children--Ginny, Ezra, and Isaac-- arrived in Peru on February 15th for their winter break vacation. Fortunately for them it is summer here and very hot and humid!
With the blessing our our mission president, President Amato, we had the week off to spend with family. (The perks of being a senior missionary couple!)
We flew to Cusco on Sunday, February 16th, and traveled to Ollantaytambo. We toured the ruins there on Monday. We took the train to Machu Picchu on Tuesday. We toured the Sacred Valley on Wednesday. We stayed in Cusco on Wednesday night. We hung out in Cusco all day Thursday until our flight back to Lima. Friday we headed to Miraflores, Kennedy Park, and the Water Park (Parque de la Reserva). Saturday we checked out the main plaza in Lima and toured the catacombs. Sunday we went to church in Cieneguilla and then played games until it was time to go to the airport.
We loved having our family with us. Family really is the most important thing in life!
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| At the ruins of Puruchuco in Lima |
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| Waiting for our flight to Cusco |
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| Ollantaytambo |
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| Ollantaytambo |
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| Three Amigos at the Ollantaytambo ruins |
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| The ruins at Ollantaytambo |
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| These cute kids sang to us for a sol! |
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| Feeding the cuy (guinea pigs) in Ollantaytambo |
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| Ruins at Ollantaytambo |
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| On the train to Machu Picchu |
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| Machu Picchu |
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| Isaac was the first one to make it to the Sun Gate |
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| Ginny |
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| Machu Picchu |
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| Erza |
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| At Machu Picchu Pueblo |
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| A mototaxi parade! |
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| We saw a demonstration of weaving and how they color alpaca yarn. |
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| Isaac and Ezra with a hairless Peruvian dog |
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| Chinchero--plaza filled with people selling souvenirs |
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| Chinchero |
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| Moray--The Incas did crop research here |
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| Moray |
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| At Moray |
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| The salt mines |
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| The Andes in the Sacred Valley |
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| The Andes in the Sacred Valley |
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| Our view from our hotel in Cusco |
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| At our hotel |
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| Saqsaywaman Ruins |
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| Christus at Saqsaywaman Ruins at Cusco, Peru |
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| The large stone touches 12 other stones and people look for it in Cusco. |
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| The souvenir shop to visit in Cusco |
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| Lima Temple |
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| Lima Temple |
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| Isaac at Miraflores |
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| Cat heaven for Ezra at Kennedy Park |
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| The water park and its light show |
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| The splash pad was a favorite activity |
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| Walking through water! |
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| Bones in the catacombs at Basilica de St. Francis in Lima |
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| Basilica de St. Francis in Lima |
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| Mototaxi ride in Cieneguilla |
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| The riders in the mototaxi |
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