Peru 2005

One of my dreams of the past few years has been to visit Peru, the land of the Incas, llamas, and the incredibly high Andean mountains and Lake Titicaca. In December 2005, that dream finally came true! Over the next few months, I will be sharing my experiences and *some* of my pictures -- there are about 1400 in total! I'm still processing and labeling my pictures, and I still need to decide on a format for these pages. Right now, I'm thinking of doing things chronologically, but that could change.  

Exotic runs in Peru

Tony Mattson, another traveler on this trip, created a couple very nice galleries of this trip. Since I am so behind on getting my photos up, check out his galleries here and here.

I'm collecting some random facts here that will eventually show up in the proper place on these pages.

10 Highest Commercial Airports in the World

1. Bangda, Tibet       14,219 feet

2. La Paz, Bolivia      13,314 feet

3. Juliaca, Peru         12,546 feet

4. Gonggar, Tibet       11,621 feet (near Lhasa, Tibet)

5. Cuzco, Peru            10,630 feet

6. Sucre, Bolivia        9,528 feet

7. Quito, Ecuador        9,222 feet

8. Telluride, Colorado    9,078 feet

9. Arequipa, Peru        8,406 feet

10. Bogoto, Columbia    8,361 feet

[Source:  "THE LARGEST U.S. CITIES NAMED AFTER A FOOD and Other Mind-Boggling Geography Lists from Around the World", book by Brandt Maxwell. This data was found in an online sample list at: http://www.geographylists.com/list3d.html.]

IACO code CITY country elv. runway surface
SPRF San Rafael Peru 14,422 8,760 dirt
ZUBD Changdu Bangda Tibet 14,219 18,045
SLLP La Paz Bolivia 13,313 13,116
SPNP Puno Peru 13,123 7,546 turf
SPIY Yauri Peru 12,795 8,202
SLCC Copacbanca Bolivia 12,591 5,249
SPJL Juliaca Peru 12,545 13,780
SCKP Copasa Chile 12,467 10,500
SLLJ Laja Bolivia 12,106 4,921 dirt
ZULS Lhasa Tibet 11,621 13,123
SPHY Andahuaylas Peru 11,299 8,202
SPJJ Jauja Peru 10,988 9,416
VILH Leh India 10,682 9,434
VI1E Thoise India 10,498 10,030
KLXV Leadville Colorado 9,927 6,306
77CO Jefferson Colorado 9,878 3,100 grass
2C09 Como Colorado 9,599 4,500 gravel
CO95 Telluride Colorado 9,580 4,000
VNLK Lukla Nepal 9,101 1,616 grass
KTEX Telluride Colorado 9,078 6,878

[Source: http://simradar.com/Worlds_Highest_FS_Airports_P250649.html]