TravBuddy.com: Andy99's Across the Altiplano *Under Construction* travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/6760 Traveling across the roof of South America by planes, trains, boats and other means. Come along as I see South America for the first time. A vintage travel journal. *Under Construction* en-us Fri, 15 Aug 1969 19:39:25 PST Festival Locales New and Ancient http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Festival-Locales-New-and-Ancient-Tiahuanaco-15 Fri, 15 Aug 1969 19:39:25 PST Festival Locales New and Ancient Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, Aug 15, 1969

From La Paz, we were to see one last pre-Columbian site, the ruins at Tiahuanaco. But first, it was a fiesta day. We had the good fortune to b...

]]> Lake Titicaca http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Lake-Titicaca-Copacabana-14 Thu, 14 Aug 1969 20:04:47 PST Lake Titicaca Copacabana, Bolivia, Aug 14, 1969

From Puno, we traveled to Copacabana, Bolivia, by bus. Views of the lake could be seen from the highway as it followed the shoreline around to the ...

]]> Rails Across the Altiplano http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Rails-Across-the-Altiplano-Cusco-12 Wed, 13 Aug 1969 00:00:00 PST Rails Across the Altiplano Cusco, Peru, Aug 13, 1969

It was time again to be up and at the station early to catch the train to Puno. The triweekly trip across the Altiplano was scheduled to ...

]]> Destination Puno http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Destination-Puno-Puno-13 Wed, 13 Aug 1969 20:07:49 PST Destination Puno Puno, Peru, Aug 13, 1969

From La Raya, the train continued its journey across the Altiplano. We could see the cordillera with its tall snow capped peaks runing contiually&n...

]]> Along the Urubamba to Machu Picchu http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Along-the-Urubamba-to-Machu-Picchu-Machu-Picchu-11 Tue, 12 Aug 1969 10:26:55 PST Along the Urubamba to Machu Picchu Machu Picchu, Peru, Aug 12, 1969

Macchu Picchu day! We rode the train from Cusco to Macchu Picchu. The train journey began with a series of zig-zag switchbacks as the train cl...

]]> Cusco and Sacsayhuamán http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Cusco-and-Sacsayhuamn-Cusco-10 Mon, 11 Aug 1969 06:40:11 PST Cusco and Sacsayhuamán Cusco, Peru, Aug 11, 1969

Ovder the Andes once again and more spectacular views of the Cordillera from aloft as we headed for Cusco! We arrived in Cuzco from Lima via t...

]]> Return to Lima http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Return-to-Lima-Lima-9 Sun, 10 Aug 1969 15:26:12 PST Return to Lima Lima, Peru, Aug 10, 1969

We flew back to Lima the day after our Amazon experiences, mainly to spend the night and get ready for more adventures in Cusco and the m...

]]> Down the Amazon http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Down-the-Amazon-Iquitos-8 Sat, 09 Aug 1969 10:43:05 PST Down the Amazon Iquitos, Peru, Aug 09, 1969

This was a day for adventure! We'd be on the Amazon itself! Our guides were Explorama Tours. Explorama was operated by two American expat...

]]> Iquitos http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Iquitos-Iquitos-7 Fri, 08 Aug 1969 15:24:36 PST Iquitos Iquitos, Peru, Aug 08, 1969

Time to head for Peru's rainforests, though there was already plenty of rain in Lima this day! A LANSA flight took us from Lima to Iquitos, wi...

]]> Lima Sights http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Lima-Sights-Lima-6 Thu, 07 Aug 1969 00:00:01 PST Lima Sights Lima, Peru, Aug 07, 1969

In the afternoon, we returned to the city to see colonial and modern Lima, including the Palacio de Gobierno, Plaza de Armas, and the Cathedral.&nb...

]]> The Pachacamac Site http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/The-Pachacamac-Site-Pachacamac-5 Thu, 07 Aug 1969 00:00:00 PST The Pachacamac Site Pachacamac, Peru, Aug 07, 1969

We devoted the first part of the day to a vist to the Pachacamac site. The large archaelogocal site, south of Lima in the Lurin Vall...

]]> Peru http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Peru-Lima-4 Wed, 06 Aug 1969 07:25:30 PST Peru Lima, Peru, Aug 06, 1969

Another morning (but not quite so early this time) Ecuatoriana flight took us to Lima and Peru.  No agenda today, so there was time ...

]]> On the Equator http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/On-the-Equator-Quito-3 Tue, 05 Aug 1969 15:02:12 PST On the Equator Quito, Ecuador, Aug 05, 1969

Tuesday was the day for Quito sightseeing. We saw the colonial quarter and newer downtown and had a panoramic view of the city from Panec...

]]> Flying Down to Quito http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Flying-Down-to-Quito-Quito-1 Mon, 04 Aug 1969 00:00:00 PST Flying Down to Quito Quito, Ecuador, Aug 04, 1969

An early morning (departure at 5:30 a.m. from Tocumen Airport) Ecuatoriana flight from Panama City to Quito  provided my first view of the And...

]]> Ambato Market http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6760/Ambato-Market-Ambato-2 Mon, 04 Aug 1969 00:00:01 PST Ambato Market Ambato, Ecuador, Aug 04, 1969

This was a group up for exploring and not sitting around, so, no sooner had we touched down in Quito than we were off. Destination was the Amb...

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