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by: Jeffery Anttila
These photos document my journey and experiences in Peru, through it's people, culture, and extraordinary history.

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Gosh Papa!!!

Want to go? Machu Picchu Pilgrimage

I went to: Peru, Lima, Cusco, Taypikala Hotel Cusco, Sacred Valley, El Sauce, Inca Trail, Inca Trail Day 1: Huayllabamba, Inca Trail Day 2: Pacaymayo, Inca Trail Day 3: Phuyupatamarca, Machu Picchu, El MaPi
Cusco, a school for boys rehearsing a traditional dancePlaza de las armas, Cusco, popular place to hang outBabies and children were carried on the backs using textilesAn alleyway in Ollantaytambo, most looked like this.The people represent their tribes by wearing different hatsRuins just outside of OllantaytamboNot just children are carried on backs, but almost anythingPorters getting ready to leave for the first day of the hikeOn top of Dead Woman's Pass, 14,000 feetMorning sunrise at base camp threeView from third base campA family goes to check their lot at the salt minesSunrise at third base campA local orchid growing in the thick of the wildernessA Peruvian hawk standing on an ancient ruin of Machu PicchuHousing of Machu PicchuAgain notice the hat representing a different tribeOur campsite on the third dayBundled up for the cold nightThe lookout tower of Machu Picchu with morning sun raysMorning at Machu PicchuOur porters, our guide, the Canadians and us on the last dayUs at Machu Picchu, proof that we made it!

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