Today, a bus took us from Lake Titicaca to the city of La Paz, Bolivia. Unluckily, there were no “garotas” on the beach of this Copacabana, just a few quite interesting characters. (click on pictures for high res) All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph

Uros, Amanti and Taquile sound like names of Antiquity Gods. Yet they are the names of three islands on Lake Titicaca where we spent the last two days. Uros are the floating islands where the inhabitants’ houses are built on rushes. Amanti is home of fishermen and sheperds who perpetuate centuries old traditions. As for […]

There are no cars in Aguas Calientes, but the streets are so full of life.  (click on pictures for high res) (This is a pre-programed post as we are staying overnight on a Lake Titicaca island with no electricity and obviously, no internet) All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph

A 9 hours bus trip with touristic stops brought us from Cusco to Lake Titicaca. We discovered the amazing sceneries of the Altiplano, or high plains which stand at about 4000 meters about sea level.  Let’s therefore leave street photography aside for a day and discover this remote area of the world.  (click on pictures […]

So we finally made it to Machi Picchu. I won’t show the classic panorama pictures, but a photographic essay on the Mount that overlooks the Machu, that is Hunaya Picchu. It is 6 am, the gates of the Machu Picchu have just opened. It is a grey day and a light rain falls over the […]

Aguas Calientes is a small town that serves as base camp to the climb to the Machu Pichu. It can only be reached by train. The 3 hours ride, Orient Express style, through Sacred Valley is stunning and a feeling of “end of the world” overwhelmed me as we entered the Aguas Calientes train station. […]

A few kilometers away form Cusco lays the Sacred Valley. A fertile land where many Inca cities prospered, it is home to thousands of terraces built on the slopes of the mountains. And almost 600 years after the conquest by Spaniards, traditions and folklore is still perpetuated by many of its inhabitants.  (for better viewing, […]

Between fruits, meat, vegetables, fish and flowers, all seem to find a few seconds to dive in their inner world. (click on pictures for high res) All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph

Cusco, once the proud capital of the great Inca Empire, is nowadays a city like any other one. Except maybe for the fact that is stands at 3400 meters high and any foreigner will find itself out of breathe after a short walk … not many pictures taken today. (click on pictures for high res) […]

A few humorous scenes from the streets of Lima. (click on pictures for high res) All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph