Welcome to the Jungle

Cochabamba from the hotel window

Entering the Amazon side of the Andes

So, we visited Machu Pichu, the ruins at Ollantytambo and Pisaq, and visited with Shawn´s parents in Aguas Calientes and Cusco. It was really fun, and Machu Pichu is truly a destination for people from all over the world. We met people from France and Brazil and a whole bunch of other countries, sort of an international cross roads. We left Cusco and ended up on Lake Titicaca in the town of Puno, Peru. Kind of a disappointment after the beauty of Cusco, but I guess every dog has it´s day. From there we crossed the border into Bolivia and went to another town on the lake, (ok, Ill write it again, Titicaca) Copacabana. This place was the Bohemian hideout for a bunch young folks livin´on the cheap, rooms for 3 bucks a head and dinner for arond 2 or 3 bucks. The next day we took a somewhat interesting ferry across the lake to the road to La Paz and found another hippie hideout in downtown, it kinda looked like a commune, but it was a cheap place to stay where we could get Shawn to the airport easily the next day. After some starting issues the next morning (even the motorcycle has trouble waking up at 10,000 ft) we traveled to Cochabamba over the Bolivian altiplano through sleet and 38 degree temperatures. More engine trouble occupied the evening , so we ended up working on my carburator instead of seeing the town. Today we intended on going to Santa Cruz, but no one told the map company that Bolivia has moved the major route east out of the mountains into the Amazon basin and the road ends up in Montero, 35 miles north of Santa Cruz. We got to spend the afternoon here taking apart Lou´s starter and finding out why it wasn´t working. It was just a loose piece and it worked fine after we put it back together. We´re planning on visiting some Jesuit missions, but the rains may change our plans, so stay tuned. Oh yeah, the day before Shawn left, my camera said card full, so I sent it home with him, and we´ll have to get the pic´s from Lou, sorry.