Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, Peru
Cuzco is the ancient capital of the Incas.
There are amazing ruins both in Cuzco and in the
neighboring Sacred Valley.
See temples, ancient baths,
museums containing evidence of Inca
brain surgury and mummies, salt evaporation pools,
amazing stone work, and rainbows.
The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands are one of the most amazing places
on earth. These isolated islands are home to many
species found nowhere else on earth. See giant
tortoises, iguanas, boobies, frigate birds, friendly
sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs, pelicans, and albatrosses.
In the water, there are penguins (at the equator!), sharks,
and other sea life.