View from my room's front porch at the Hotel Monasterio la Recoleta, Urubamba.
The front entrance of the Hotel Monasterio la Recoleta, Urubamba.
A river running through the town of Ollantaytambo.
Sign in Ollantaytambo.
The Ollantaytambo Inca ruins. What a hike up these stairs!
View from the top of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins. There is actually a jail contained in the mountainside.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A closer view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
Jennifer and Janet in the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
A view of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins with Michael leaning out the window.
Janet sitting inside a window opening at the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
View of the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.
The beginning of the hike up to the salt mines of Maras.
The beginning of the hike up to the salt mines of Maras.
The beginning of the hike up to the salt mines of Maras.
We begin to see salt along a stream near the salt mines of Maras.
An interesting formation seen from the trail leading to the salt mines of Maras.
We begin to see salt along a stream near the salt mines of Maras.
The trail to the salt mines of Maras. It may not look steep, but it really is!
A view of the lower trail we already hiked.
We finally see the salt mines of Maras, at a far distance though.
We are getting closer to the salt mines of Maras.
Finally! The salt mines of Maras.
The salt mines of Maras. Seen here are shallow pools of salty water, before processing.
The salt mines of Maras. Seen here are shallow pools of salty water, before processing.
More salt pools are ahead.
This is the trail we had to walk on. Scary!
This is the trail we had to walk on. Scary!
This is the trail we had to walk on. Not a good place to be for those who are scared of heights.
More pools seen from the salty trail. The end is at the hut.
Peruvians packaging salt. This salt is for human consumption.
Carlos negotiates with the workers to allow us to buy individual bags of salt.
View of a snow-capped mountain. We stopped near the mountain's base for lunch, on the way to Moray.
Janet posing in a field. We stopped at the mountain's base for lunch, on the way to Moray.
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A partial view of the ruins of Moray.
A bell tower in the church yard, Chinchero.
A cross in the churchyard, Chinchero. The cross overlooks the town square, where a market is set up. (This picture was submitted to the NCSU Study Abroad photo contest.)
Craft market in the town of Chinchero.
Craft market in the town of Chinchero.