tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73337945282354398022024-03-04T20:36:42.016-08:00Chifas En Perulisa.s.kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02762809128072260780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333794528235439802.post-12458610042137069852009-06-29T21:07:00.000-07:002009-07-07T21:47:11.482-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">!Hola amigos! Here are so</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">me <span style="font-weight: bold;">highlig</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hts</span> from</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> our trip to Peru.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">We began in</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Miraflores</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">, a</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"> district in <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Lima</span>, Peru's capital. It is a modern, clean, safe, developed coastline hub with great restaur</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">ants, views, </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">parag</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">lid</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">ing, and surf.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0dP-IRnptanL2gWsp74yr3qRYgs2UP0H6C0njYYZB3ox0WRtlIFrsFU1eXKl19WrszuQ9Xx3VZZdOmxdRxefh9kbYGc6vBqDjPn1q9-ZYMiWr3frDTg2zzyzsgubPk_7cUTShaKUGgQN/s1600-h/Picture+022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0dP-IRnptanL2gWsp74yr3qRYgs2UP0H6C0njYYZB3ox0WRtlIFrsFU1eXKl19WrszuQ9Xx3VZZdOmxdRxefh9kbYGc6vBqDjPn1q9-ZYMiWr3frDTg2zzyzsgubPk_7cUTShaKUGgQN/s320/Picture+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353013255025963410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0cRwG83OLIePP5Ef8Frt52SFjg0SKzR6HhcEAvkQmOg7_1wmgAwCCHxhs6Q-quXv9vw6RAG-HbPOwBONwUL0Qqve39kzz6gSfgj26S1YLMuJpsnM8IXNkWIJE-aIrqlLXiimDxcEV7O/s1600-h/Picture+021.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0cRwG83OLIePP5Ef8Frt52SFjg0SKzR6HhcEAvkQmOg7_1wmgAwCCHxhs6Q-quXv9vw6RAG-HbPOwBONwUL0Qqve39kzz6gSfgj26S1YLMuJpsnM8IXNkWIJE-aIrqlLXiimDxcEV7O/s320/Picture+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353013091058658626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GXrq9DXJRBFpVVe8KhcB2lARkFOUCkXEaTRfIgecbW0vSnZBzH308a3ezTLuA0Iic8zGCBIkeqFEiCwDeiEP3sIzo-U1HrfHIpB0_WOy68faSLWI6UpePOaFMZOlLlWrAZjps23g4fN-/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GXrq9DXJRBFpVVe8KhcB2lARkFOUCkXEaTRfIgecbW0vSnZBzH308a3ezTLuA0Iic8zGCBIkeqFEiCwDeiEP3sIzo-U1HrfHIpB0_WOy68faSLWI6UpePOaFMZOlLlWrAZjps23g4fN-/s320/Picture+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353012890450517362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><br />W</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">e th</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">en</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> flew to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Cuzco</span>, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">a city built on mo</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">untains 10,000ft above sea lev</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">el! (hint: if traveling there, please take Diamox to prevent altitude sickness). This city has a cool mix of Inca, colonial, and contemporary culture.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg136_fFZPAQt5Yc8d0UEo9xLI8YVgl-cg4JuQGns9ll6uyUeR4WDQ6wf6NGxWgsrLx6ZkgyZyL3RzRIju4ZzJfWf0y28vaKkzXETrzCxBGlYjfbSeFNPl5He9o16bIManSLFnBVCgpjXL6/s1600-h/Picture+076.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg136_fFZPAQt5Yc8d0UEo9xLI8YVgl-cg4JuQGns9ll6uyUeR4WDQ6wf6NGxWgsrLx6ZkgyZyL3RzRIju4ZzJfWf0y28vaKkzXETrzCxBGlYjfbSeFNPl5He9o16bIManSLFnBVCgpjXL6/s320/Picture+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353014240043182834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchHAUNi_Qn5_HLRl2kQj3Yinkd5kD0MdfeSvJmma6FLRtgp_GNOXp8Ft-3ilw-y6mFd0gsjD3S3Z1QFkd21z17qTCzzofsVW8wIoxeyqCAw2GVt4T7BCUen9Pwokc95_PTD71ZNlz6Rw8/s1600-h/Picture+040.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchHAUNi_Qn5_HLRl2kQj3Yinkd5kD0MdfeSvJmma6FLRtgp_GNOXp8Ft-3ilw-y6mFd0gsjD3S3Z1QFkd21z17qTCzzofsVW8wIoxeyqCAw2GVt4T7BCUen9Pwokc95_PTD71ZNlz6Rw8/s320/Picture+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353059220600289698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7nLhU78PbLHhoYFkfuxgt2vWB9_fPbVnkfjm_TTlZccE_KSLLG8Yb3L4xaE5CY7NAlgmziz9bBAzeBIPsHdndVBQnyWwu-tDJkQIkXcQxKIZ82EIaDhcHOeWqqQ527Dp2hLmH3LBRtWl/s1600-h/Picture+042.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7nLhU78PbLHhoYFkfuxgt2vWB9_fPbVnkfjm_TTlZccE_KSLLG8Yb3L4xaE5CY7NAlgmziz9bBAzeBIPsHdndVBQnyWwu-tDJkQIkXcQxKIZ82EIaDhcHOeWqqQ527Dp2hLmH3LBRtWl/s320/Picture+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353014420339869330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">While in <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Cuzco</span>, we experienced <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;">Inti Raymi</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">, the colorful, spiritual, annual Inca </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sun god festival</span>. Cuzco, being th</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">e capital of the Inca empir</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">e, has people extremely prideful of their heritage, as you can see in their celebration!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PdpxyMJaN_qqAYZLr1g1bVMD0s8LK5FVuc6QvfNaeMTxfyY-PSWDmrOAqRXLowpHT8K6ch_IxGKJuHRH09zbMWSF_K80NKXjV3tnV_ev5A1KMqzEPMBMUFceebeR08fKefcP7GskRB1p/s1600-h/Picture+048.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PdpxyMJaN_qqAYZLr1g1bVMD0s8LK5FVuc6QvfNaeMTxfyY-PSWDmrOAqRXLowpHT8K6ch_IxGKJuHRH09zbMWSF_K80NKXjV3tnV_ev5A1KMqzEPMBMUFceebeR08fKefcP7GskRB1p/s320/Picture+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353153425912423154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1mRRK16Pedz9KiyrabZfKi8YnkSc_gMDEhObIcx-p2-YYoBN2PwIVSLJ1NNmPdEwitoD7E4iZTjkVHsGtmySDLXNalTl22NbFAlUcPLPldukjaQl1X0G4_ckkZlxsV4hXQQiKJZoUQgH/s1600-h/Picture+063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1mRRK16Pedz9KiyrabZfKi8YnkSc_gMDEhObIcx-p2-YYoBN2PwIVSLJ1NNmPdEwitoD7E4iZTjkVHsGtmySDLXNalTl22NbFAlUcPLPldukjaQl1X0G4_ckkZlxsV4hXQQiKJZoUQgH/s320/Picture+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353057993503066226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GIdQ7CL2e1uk4usDdcQvDsTzSY7H1A-sxsAbEnQVY8I7Qn-bBlSOs54HjUoNVlF2K7avJADCHY25_enVP8ei1ncMTBU9XQbU0W_y17xPPhaiXeHMant3j6dxGs75uZe4hkuyxTZ7P36E/s1600-h/Picture+058.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GIdQ7CL2e1uk4usDdcQvDsTzSY7H1A-sxsAbEnQVY8I7Qn-bBlSOs54HjUoNVlF2K7avJADCHY25_enVP8ei1ncMTBU9XQbU0W_y17xPPhaiXeHMant3j6dxGs75uZe4hkuyxTZ7P36E/s320/Picture+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353154389301878834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIIe7udVGS-1JcTeUug89VozHiFMIeJ0AQzXmiYCO2DgKydWcbVg4tOtO8CRND9YiXthYFj9_B_xW8lBq8_uyQttD1D_6gsxmyIuZByiri3sTMbj53IqA_aYBXsWVECkdSW9NaDHy1Fgy/s1600-h/Picture+071.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIIe7udVGS-1JcTeUug89VozHiFMIeJ0AQzXmiYCO2DgKydWcbVg4tOtO8CRND9YiXthYFj9_B_xW8lBq8_uyQttD1D_6gsxmyIuZByiri3sTMbj53IqA_aYBXsWVECkdSW9NaDHy1Fgy/s320/Picture+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353058734024961842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">On our way to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Machu Picchu</span>, we stop</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">ped in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Ollantaytambo</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">, a cute, s</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">mall, cobblestone town where everything is walking </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">distance. Danny and I visited the ruins here. Historically, it is significant because it was the only place where the Incas won a battle over the Spaniards.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYrKB6ikrZQ8YUVTk_n8OOMWLUgugrxg_VtWmxWCzCVyLaxaMXBZVj0tS3fudcJisEN-Gbrh29ONK4xm6bqTLfo_psxLuXyI72fMSCb1ssNejvleIm9HLpu_Am9jrvCAgmqLTFbu60c1f/s1600-h/Picture+088.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYrKB6ikrZQ8YUVTk_n8OOMWLUgugrxg_VtWmxWCzCVyLaxaMXBZVj0tS3fudcJisEN-Gbrh29ONK4xm6bqTLfo_psxLuXyI72fMSCb1ssNejvleIm9HLpu_Am9jrvCAgmqLTFbu60c1f/s320/Picture+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353015709236500322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7C6nNmkFzWW-b25HBZ7BAgyGk23w2Pp3ExnJK0JdNHuSxwPGev2LjHBzuoSiTAu9pGEdMroWDa6JaLlByV6yAyqI0qnaGZT7Z0Aw8sr3mqtOV2xynI4lSMREF7EIpC3GbdCyWj3Zq2K0/s1600-h/Picture+090.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7C6nNmkFzWW-b25HBZ7BAgyGk23w2Pp3ExnJK0JdNHuSxwPGev2LjHBzuoSiTAu9pGEdMroWDa6JaLlByV6yAyqI0qnaGZT7Z0Aw8sr3mqtOV2xynI4lSMREF7EIpC3GbdCyWj3Zq2K0/s320/Picture+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353015513336454498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV6zLMSo76m7y1K5RfYseWz7lEWpIF7AQ77nBMkb0Lf4ZC4fB6SvKusUZcPCYNfIMsdT2Ke-jLNdtAK6Zsa8SAACx05z4-7uNZVnfbD2E1Sjq17ROKorY6wf7SCwQUh-uPAI3hPaAe_Mp/s1600-h/Picture+095.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV6zLMSo76m7y1K5RfYseWz7lEWpIF7AQ77nBMkb0Lf4ZC4fB6SvKusUZcPCYNfIMsdT2Ke-jLNdtAK6Zsa8SAACx05z4-7uNZVnfbD2E1Sjq17ROKorY6wf7SCwQUh-uPAI3hPaAe_Mp/s320/Picture+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353015823295379890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">After an early morning train ride, we arrived at</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Machu Picchu</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">and it was breathtaking! No one knows for sure why this town was built on these mountain peaks. Most researchers agree that it might have been a retreat for the wealthy, royalty, scholars and important religious figures.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">For more pictures inside Machu Picchu, check out the si</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">de panel.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5eMcz-TN2V8DL42cTBGhkcyocO5LMm6b6jhN8sh5F_hjdD1HKfb3i2kB8vLE2WfaSOgQopaYpgjk95ACfacjj8sMtdiC51IiWhJqvdD4gOHhTnM2EPttLTNRGSVhyQqMEI0y7OibKyyh/s1600-h/Picture+131.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5eMcz-TN2V8DL42cTBGhkcyocO5LMm6b6jhN8sh5F_hjdD1HKfb3i2kB8vLE2WfaSOgQopaYpgjk95ACfacjj8sMtdiC51IiWhJqvdD4gOHhTnM2EPttLTNRGSVhyQqMEI0y7OibKyyh/s320/Picture+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353016630180700994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZsS11LbQVLta9Uf_ey9fDVFSCg4idd8V5AMC6vYb8v0ujPIcndkg30BCQDRFTC9TT-DCkilGfwu5Qk3v1I2r915Meg8bN2oE2yL0_BupX1v66dKrjvfv4WO6_GZxoUFo5Z1L9-jJLzlr/s1600-h/Picture+104.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZsS11LbQVLta9Uf_ey9fDVFSCg4idd8V5AMC6vYb8v0ujPIcndkg30BCQDRFTC9TT-DCkilGfwu5Qk3v1I2r915Meg8bN2oE2yL0_BupX1v66dKrjvfv4WO6_GZxoUFo5Z1L9-jJLzlr/s320/Picture+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353031376348396210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBArz095ZP2fqYo5GR7cOnw6PLvBV0zEO49Hj0g9Yv6RaPO2X-xwRvtmARO1YkDfUuLcR75IIjeHC0EjCbxk6y2tqBAaQQ83h76RSbGgVG6Fl7Bll3MRK7PHIxo_wWk8NthzdwFJdTsqgk/s1600-h/Picture+108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBArz095ZP2fqYo5GR7cOnw6PLvBV0zEO49Hj0g9Yv6RaPO2X-xwRvtmARO1YkDfUuLcR75IIjeHC0EjCbxk6y2tqBAaQQ83h76RSbGgVG6Fl7Bll3MRK7PHIxo_wWk8NthzdwFJdTsqgk/s320/Picture+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353031559152357986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><br />As Danny points out below,</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;"> Wayna Picch</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;">u</span> is the highest peak on <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Machu Picchu</span>. Somehow, the Incas built stone structures on top of this hill. Hiking</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> up the steep, narrow staircase that the Incas laid out, we were out of breath and impatiently asked people who were on their way down, "Are we there yet?" But once we got to the top, the view was incredible and the hike was w</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">ell worth it!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOldFBnqgErQmSNkfObs1depKo0MTBwvqYDa91Qg9YXuROZlnjWuXGoJh3DxG6g0-abP3zi4iyCvzzGMWxZ5fJGUlCyjlYY5PjZM8EnuqDsNVoM57lqBEGvXOmkHhgsrQNiab8ev8Cz_bc/s1600-h/Picture+150.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOldFBnqgErQmSNkfObs1depKo0MTBwvqYDa91Qg9YXuROZlnjWuXGoJh3DxG6g0-abP3zi4iyCvzzGMWxZ5fJGUlCyjlYY5PjZM8EnuqDsNVoM57lqBEGvXOmkHhgsrQNiab8ev8Cz_bc/s320/Picture+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353020432901581362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLrEZ-E6W77XmPawh7M9fEs6fV7lGabV-zUH3GsvfWJaO1mKIQe7Z3YaX0BT6bqWuRZYIw6Nl2VDcYIECFVbtLs7WM7C92PbFNCv1M6X7ccX5baRYxurqAGhtlJDubjQiZg2xc6W9M02d/s1600-h/Picture+120.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLrEZ-E6W77XmPawh7M9fEs6fV7lGabV-zUH3GsvfWJaO1mKIQe7Z3YaX0BT6bqWuRZYIw6Nl2VDcYIECFVbtLs7WM7C92PbFNCv1M6X7ccX5baRYxurqAGhtlJDubjQiZg2xc6W9M02d/s320/Picture+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353019132143090946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9obRn0AGl6B7O9InVaC_Hc6t-FQMHrJ8DjUiQScx0VRnyYHj9YuRa9LX1S67hBCYfHII4RF96MU6GkMgcYg0Be2DepJ8DolqDb9D3zjTBhwEyys9GVbLCtIolZyUfqK4E6wJt8SNo7tVU/s1600-h/Picture+117.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9obRn0AGl6B7O9InVaC_Hc6t-FQMHrJ8DjUiQScx0VRnyYHj9YuRa9LX1S67hBCYfHII4RF96MU6GkMgcYg0Be2DepJ8DolqDb9D3zjTBhwEyys9GVbLCtIolZyUfqK4E6wJt8SNo7tVU/s320/Picture+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353019775170194130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Back in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Lima</span>, we visited <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;">Pachacamac</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">, PRE-Inca ruins. When visit</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">ing this site, one can see what influenced the Inca stone structures. However, Pachacamac only had stone foundations. The rest of the structures were constructed with adobe- mud bricks, and therefore, the ruins are in poor conditions today. However, here are pictures of the best kept adobe ruins.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvveYqdN4vC9pKTHJc5Fkv6nSy1N77OdTabojwU5qcPY1OvZQPC4FVENLoXOt3jFGgBw917s-j4Wwrgo4NcPfGeanLq4PBqSI5uOaBAMTd5CyDAhRpsdQoRN1f6ftqk4v9MP_nJYZxk18/s1600-h/Picture+160.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvveYqdN4vC9pKTHJc5Fkv6nSy1N77OdTabojwU5qcPY1OvZQPC4FVENLoXOt3jFGgBw917s-j4Wwrgo4NcPfGeanLq4PBqSI5uOaBAMTd5CyDAhRpsdQoRN1f6ftqk4v9MP_nJYZxk18/s320/Picture+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353032599074808194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QaAyQuTERRu-p_lqPXuel4lrI1C06IdUZkMYhJLmoK_rZggjuZETcjwmMojNBsXfXcR5P9M-MBVOGHqCNNitIQZNd8WDPqoszOHNaSassA-eWgXUhDdRD0tz8DQeZIrq171QACnXi0WU/s1600-h/Picture+161.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QaAyQuTERRu-p_lqPXuel4lrI1C06IdUZkMYhJLmoK_rZggjuZETcjwmMojNBsXfXcR5P9M-MBVOGHqCNNitIQZNd8WDPqoszOHNaSassA-eWgXUhDdRD0tz8DQeZIrq171QACnXi0WU/s320/Picture+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353032217055205458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During our stay in Peru, something tragic occurred back in the states... Michael Jackson passed away. As a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">tribute to MJ</span>, Danny filmed me moonwalking around the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Plaza de Armas in Downtown Lima</span>. Don't focus too much on my awesome moonwalking skills; check out the old colonial buildings that still exist in this city.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyj5MFBISKVKIgutxUN-Ngv6LvCsRsnG4bKkmKXBGbXZl_S4Xu1UTCoBS8xXO8YneOdMIHbWJ4kc5w1JLsQMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;">Thanks for reading about our trip! </span>lisa.s.kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02762809128072260780noreply@blogger.com