Side Tracked in Peru

 Well, its been awhile since my first post. The reason for the delay is that we got back 10 days ago from a 2-1/2 week trip to Peru. We were able to spend time in Lima (capital on the  Pacific Coast), Iquitos (gateway to the northern Amazon), a lodge on the Amazon, Cusco (provincial capital in the Andes), Cuzco (gateway to Machu Picchu), and Machu Picchu (Inca archaeological site). But since this is a model railroad blog and not a travelogue, I'll only include a couple of photos of the only access (other than hiking the Inca Trail) to the gateway to Machu Picchu , a one meter narrow gauge railroad.

Above is the train we took from the Sacred Valley to Cuzco and below typical street running in the resort town of Cuzco. I'll get back to model railroading in my next post. Till then!






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