Through the lens

Sunset at Copacabana. A trout meal for less than 3$.


Donkeys and llamas carry goods up and down the vertical hills and terraces of the Isla.



You dont need to be 21. Ha! Isla del Sol is run by families who open their houses and yards to be hostels or little restaurants where their 8 year old daughter might be your waitress.









A house that stood alone on the pass from the South and to the North end.





Isla del Sol

The Sacred Stone. Here on the island, they honor the creation story of the Inkas. The sun´s son and the moon´s daughter were born out of Lake Titicaca. They walked north from the icy lake until their golden staff would stick in the ground. They crossed the dry and brittle altiplano until they arrived in Cuzco, where their staff easily slid into the ground. For this, Cuzco is known as the ¨Navel of the World¨.

One of the motor boats that bring you around Isla del sol. They are usually blessed, with painted wood and a tiny smoking motor. Legend has it that if you were to fall overboard, the fishermen wouldnt rescue you. Instead, you would be given to Pachamama (Mother Earth) as an offering. Our captain, Felix assured us they rescue the tourists.

Main square and catedral in Cuzco. All around it are bars, discotecas, and balconies where you can get a coffee and a sandwich. Beware of the plaza at night where you can be bombarded by people shoving cards in your face and trying with all their power to have you come to their bar, restaurant, dance club! When in doubt, run.

Famous rock of 12 angles found in Cuzco´s wall. It says that this rock is holding the wall together, its 2 meters deep and the angles are supposed to help if their was ever to be seismic activity.

Festival in Cuzco, we are here right at the beginning of their solstice festivals. They say that Cuzco is always celebrating.. each morning we were woken up by voices on microphones and music from the main plaza.