Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Saying goodbye to our Galapagos home and South America Trip

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

 In retrospect, you can see from the look on his face that this iguana was up to no good. He seemingly was posing for a picture, but then charged at us, resulting in this panicked shot while leaping out of the way. 

Galápagos Islands, Peru

Snorkeling!

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Giant Tortoise 

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

We figured we would see wildlife in the Galápagos Islands, but we didn’t expect it to be passed out on the sidewalk. 

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Don’t know what this guy was sniffing for, but he clearly was concerned about the blue suitcase, and the officials pulled it out for investigation. Good boy!

San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Merry Christmas from the Equator!

Quito, Ecuador

 

Covered almost entirely with gold leaf, the interior of the Church of La Compania is spectacular!

Cusco, Peru

View from the Tower of the Temple of Santo Domingo. 

Ollantaytambo, Peru

We visited a herd of guinea pigs. They don’t have names -  Peruvians don’t name their food. 

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu!