Cartagena, Colombia -- ...and some one-on-one action. My hips could never move that fast!  

Cartagena, Colombia -- some Colombian entertainment along the way of the city tour.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- a view of the residential area from the other side of the mtn. Probably 70-80% of the people are living in poverty in this area.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- a view of the city from atop the highest mountain )not really much of a mtn!).  

Cartagena, Colombia -- another view.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- the Colombian flag now flies in the background atop the fortress. Colombia won its independe in 1811.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- a view of the many halls inside the fortess. The Spaniards would hide in these inlets and surprise the invaders if they came in. ...sounds like a hoot!  

Cartagena, Colombia -- a view of Cartagena and Bocagrande from a top the fortress.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- the fortress of San Felipe. This was built by the spaniards back in the 18th century to protect their popular port from pirates. Their are still stone walls all along the city which keep this ancient time in memory.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- the famous beaches of Bocagrande.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- a common street off the touristy track.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- one of the many plazas in the old city.  

Cartagena, Colombia -- some of the impressive architecture in the Ciudad Vieja, Old City, of Cartagena.  

Miraflores, Lima -- another shot 

Miraflores, Lima -- my soccer friends and some various girlfriends in a very Americanized mexican joint.  

Miraflores, Lima -- a vivacious sculpture in the middle of the "Plaza de Amor" ..or the Plaze of Love. There were honestly people making out at every bench in the Plaza. It�s clear that they have no problem with Personal Display of Affection.  

Miraflores, Lima -- one of the many activities along the Miraflores coastline.  

Miraflores, Lima -- the beach Soccer court. ...basically, soccer on ice skates!  

Miraflores, Lima -- a view of the cliffs from the beach down below.  

Miraflores, Lima -- a view of the coast from the cliffs above.  

....and a closer look :-) 

Sunday in Cusco -- quite the latina performance on stage!  

Friends in Cusco. The older woman in the middle was quite entertaining. Her daughter is the one onstage in the following pictures. She loved to watch the younger crowd dance.  

Cusco -- one of the many strange, from a North American sense, animals on display. These also included guinea pigs, llamas, etc.  

Sunday in Cusco

the post Init-Raymi local festival. Very similar to Colorado�s stock show without the bull-riding, and with much better music with sexy dancing