First stop on the tour was at Andahuaylillas, where this colonial church (XVIth century) is known as "The Sistine Chapel of Peru" owing to the magnificent painting of the interior.

The next stop was Raqchi, an Inca site with enormous adobe walls.  Raqchi is located on one side of the Vilcanota river at 3500 meters (11500 feet).

The most important building inside the complex is the "Wiracocha temple" which is 92 metres long by 25.25 metres wide.

There were round columns that are still visible between the central wall and the side walls which once supported the roof.

The tiled coverings to protect the walls are modern.  It is likely this was the highest adobe building ever constructed.

I took this photograph of the small colonial church at Raqchi through a gap in the Inca walls.

While exploring the ruins we spotted this little toad sunbathing.

After lunch we stopped briefly at La Raya Pass, the watershed of the Andes to take pictures and browse the usual stalls selling Peruvian crafts.

The road and railway follow much the same route.

The final picture taken today is of a view across the highland plain near Juliaca.

Juliaca itself seemed impoverished, dirty and run down, completely unlike other Peruvian cities we had previously seen.  We were glad not to be stopping here.

After a long day travelling we were pleased to reach the hotel, but not so pleased to discover that they hadn't got our room ready!