The narrow path to Mount Machu Picchu.🙃

View of the cloud-covered Huayna Picchu during my ascent to Mount Machu Picchu.

In the sacred valley of the Incas are these salt ponds. Traditionally, the salt mines have been available to any person of the community wishing to harvest salt. The size of the salt pond assigned to a family depends on the family's size.

The brown pelican of Paracas! In Paracas you can eat very fresh and tasty fish. This pelican knows exactly what I'm talking about.

I've been there in the beginning of the wet season. And always had luck. These clouds are my friends. Maybe, some of them followed me to Germany. And I can see them hanging around our mountains now. And even if not, I'll come back!

Just enjoyed the power and beauty of nature on the paths of the Incas. Imagine the dramatic movement of the clouds. A plant takes its time, but knows its destination and blossoms in the light and mist of this enchanting place.

Mega Sloth loved the beautiful flowers on his way up to the top. 🌺🙃

The climb to Mount Machu Picchu was exhausting, but luckily I had good weather. 💃My room mate had been there the day before and it had been raining. 🍀🌞
How do you like the view? 🙃

The bus rides were the greatest. But in my first description I was wrong. That's on my way from Ica to Cusco. Somewhere between Abancay and Cusco. I think, it was near to Curahuasi in the Apurímac region. Sorry for my mistake! ✌

You can see different symbols on the houses and on the mountains. In Peru, elections took place at the time. In rural areas, the literacy rate is lower. The symbols serve to advertise the candidates/ parties. The ballot papers also contain these symbols. At least that's how they explained it to me.

In the sacred valley of the Incas are these salt ponds. Traditionally, the salt mines have been available to any person of the community wishing to harvest salt. The size of the salt pond assigned to a family depends on the family's size.