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I wanted to do something with the pictures I took when in Peru and Bolivia, so I have prepared a book on the Peru part of the journal, based on entries in this bog but with a little more attention to the writing. This is coming out through Blurb, very soon. But I wanted to produce an electronic version as well. Through Blurb the publication of an ebook, aimed primarily at the iPad, but watchable on other devices as well, is a cheap alternative to a book. There seems to be no added charge for extra pages which is nice. It also has the advantage that it can be edited after it has been published, so that, if you decide to add something else, or notice a spelling mistake you can go back in and alter it. Obviously it would need to be downloaded again. The only downside is that the software Blurb supply is rather cranky, and hangs up from time to time. So, I have just produced an ebook,  'Pictures from Peru'. This is 95% pictorial and contains pictures from Peru, excluding Machu P...

The day after the Inca Trail we decided to take it easy. So we had a walk around Cusco and visited the Inca Museum and the Cathedral. Naomi was still not 100% and Mairi slipped on the steps of the Cathedral and acquired the most enormous bruise on her bottom! In Cusco - outside the Merced The Cathedral Steps We were not greatly impressed with the Inca Museum. It seemed a little tired and sometimes they had 'English Subtitles' but mainly not. I would definitely learn Spanish before making another trip to South America. Fortunately Naomi could get by but English is not widely spoken. In the courtyard of the museum there were some people weaving by traditional methods. Having decided earlier to leave Cusco, that evening we caught the night bus to Araquipa where we arrived around 7.00 in the morning Araquipa is a very fine colonial city with a big central square, it is a World Heritage Site. It lies due south of Cusco, still in the Andes and ...