At 4910 meters above sea level

That's 16,109 feet, higher than any mountain in the contiguous 48 states (the highest is Mt. Whitney at 14,494). It's also the highest point on our tour, and since it's late and I haven't had any connectivity for a few days, I'll do a quick catch-up now and then when I get some time (which may be after the trip), I'll post some more.

Quick highlights: Sand surfing; Pisco tasting and winery tour; Watching a world cup match in a country that is *really* into soccer. How into it? TVs are set up on the street with speakers blaring the match. Nearly everything just stops. OK, continuing...flying over the Nazca Lines. That was amazing and I'll post the pictures that the natives used to communicate with the aliens; Touring the cemetary of the Nazca indians, who used to strap blocks on to the heads of children to shape their skulls so they were elongated; An overnight bus-ride with wifi on the bus (I would have posted something, but actually just checked e-mail and went to sleep); My 4 Soles haircut (Which is about $1.41, and the haircut looks like it, but it'll grow back); Visiting Colca Canyon (our tour guide said "If you are a vegetarian, welcome to the hell", but it wasn't actually so bad); Staying at La Casa Mamayacchi; Hiking at 4100m; Petting llamas and alpacas; Drinking coco tea; visiting the condor sanctuary (great pictures coming soon); horseback riding at the same altitude and actually being pretty good at handling the horse...and, believe it or not, managing through some very long bus rides (several ~7-hour rides or longer). My iPad is coming in very, very handy for this trip.

Cities visited: Lima, Paracas, Arequipa, Chivay (Colca Canyon); and now in Puno, on the coast of Lake Titicaca. I may have forgotten a city; I'll update later.