Peru

Chicago (Thursday, May 21st) ->

Miami (May 21st) ->

Lima (Friday, May 22nd) ->

Cuzco (May 22nd) ->

Tinki (Sunday, May 24th) ->

Around Ausungate with Colque Cruz (Silver Cross) and Jatunpampa (Large plain) looking on (May 24th - May 28th) ->

Cuzco (Thursday, May 28th) ->

Olaytambo (Friday, May 29th) ->

Aguas Caliente (Hot Water!) (May 29th) ->

Machu Pichu (May 29th) ->

Aguas Caliente (May 29th) ->

Olaytambo (Saturday, May 30th) ->

Cuzco (May 30th) ->

Lima (May 30th) ->

Miami (Monday, Jun 1st)->

Chicago (Jun 1st)

Machu Pichu was impressive but not worth the hassle getting there and the gazillion tourists. Might be better in the off-season (November-March).

Cuzco is a town of 500,000 at an altitude of 3400m. The Andes in Peru reminds me of Sikkim (Nepal and Tibet possibly too, though I haven't been to either of the places). The altitude and latitude lead to comparable fauna/vegetation leading people to take to similar adaptations.