Peru

Neil and I are heading to Peru! Neil's friend Todd is getting married to a nice Peruvian girl. The wedding will be in Lima on the 30th. The bride and groom have assembled a fantastic travel package for all the wedding guests. The travel itinerary is packed! Each day there are tons of things to do and see. They call it "The Inca Challenge". Below is the Itinerary:

October 29, 2004

• Arrive in Lima, Peru at the Jorge Chavez International Airport
• Check-in at Hotel Maury

October 30, 2004

• Wedding ceremony at 7:00 PM
• Reception and Lima Nightlife

October 31, 2004

• Lima sightseeing: Governmental Palace, Lima Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, City Hall, Church and Cloister of San Francisco, Peruvian Gold Museum and Weapon Collection
• Miraflores: Park of Love with view of Pacific

November 1, 2004

• Flight to Cuzco (10.860 ft.); arrive at the Velasco Astete Airport
• Check-in Tupac Yupanqui Palace Hotel
• Cuzco sightseeing: Main Square, Plaza del Regocijo, Cuzco Cathedral, Convent of Santo Domingo, the Legendary Korikancha, Inca archeological ruins of Tambomachay, Kenko, Puca, Pucara, and the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman

November 2, 2004

• The Inca Sacred Valley - Urubamba
• Pisac's Village with famed Indian Market, Chinchero
• Ollantaytambo Fortress

November 3, 2004

• Train to Aguas Calientes Station
• Machu Picchu ruins (Lost City of the Incas)
• Return by train to Cuzco

November 4, 2004

• Bus to Puno (12,725 ft.)
• Visit Andahuaylillas, Puca Pucara, and Racchi along the way
• Check-in at Eco Inn Hotel

November 5, 2004

• Boat tour of Lake Titicaca (the world's largest navigable lake)
• Visit Uros Islands (island remain afloat by resident's handy use of cattails)
• Visit Taquile Island with pre-Inca and Inca ruins

November 6, 2004

• Visit mysterious circular burial chambers "Sillustany's Chullpas" overlooking Lake Umayo
• Return flight to Lima out of Juliaca-Puno airport
• Check-in at Carmel Hotel in Miraflores

November 7, 2004

• Return flight to SFO!