ChefDude

The images, or rather *my* images lol, don't do the country justice, but hopefully it'll make you all a little jealous that last week you were at work whilst I wasn't taking very good images of Peru

Enjoy
Mike

Proper link to all 39 images: Michael Toye's Photo Galleries at pbase.com

A sample...

DCI Gene Hunt

In Peru they still think that a photograph is evil and it steals your soul .... good pics though

ChefDude

explains all the staring then lol

I thought it was down to the kitchen bin sized camera hehe

Scoobychick

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There are some stunning images there

I'd love to go to Peru, I'm very jealous

j4ckos mate

girl from works is over there now

interesting facts.

guinea pigs are not pets but dinners

the cost of living is dirt cheap, and im also told yo dont but a bed form a shop you family makes one - its a tradition.

ChefDude

hehe, more facts:

Guinea pigs are tasty

Alpaca (furry necked lamas) are cute *and* edible... and tasty too

Coca Candy and Tea are essential for the high altitude if you don't want to keel over for no apparent reason lol

Street vendors don't take no for an answer when you don't want your trainers polished, to buy post cards or paintings or take a pic of a cute kid holding a puppy. Despite the fact that they call them selves Elvis or John Travolta. And even when you say "look, just fvck off"

I'm not going to mention how good looking the local women are either

Oh yes, Machu Picchu *is* the best place to go when you have vertigo... not unlike me

First there's the single width winding road that leads up the steep side of the mountain from the train station to the hotels at the top near the site. There was 1 barrier on a corner and it was 2 way traffic

Then when you walk round machu picchu, you are constantly reminded that these people built their farms on the side of a very pointy mountain

Everywhere you walk you only have between 1 foot and 6 foot of the best hang glider take off pads any where in the world.

I'm not kidding - I just held out my camera for this one!

Dave1980

cracking pics, i would like to go there one day. that old aztec place up in the mountains must be spectacular.

can only see a few of the pics for some reason but will have a look when i get home.

j4ckos mate

girl for our office is in huarez,

9 hours from lima

InvisibleMan

no they don't like their picture taken so im suprised that policeman didnt shoot you.

So how over populated with tourists is it now or is the restrictions on the numbers working well?

j4ckos mate

well there will be one less cos shes bringin her fella over here