Hi, I am Chachi and I've been your Machu Picchu Virtual Guide. If you want to write to me with questions about Cuzco, Machu Picchu or the Sacred Valley email me , or visit my site at wildperuadventures.com.

I was born in Lima (Peru) and received my bachelor's degree in business administration. My full name is Theodore Brodman, but people call me Chachi. I organized river rafting trips and expeditions in the Andes for 10 years before joining Global Awareness Institute (GAI). GAI is a non-profit organization that removes endangered animals from the marketplace; runs a shelter for injured animals and rehabilitation center near Iquitos, Peru; protects habitats in the Amazon jungle ("adopt a tree" programs and organized security for existing forests); and shows visitors how to restore ecosystems (tree planting projects to stop erosion). You can learn more about GAI at www.geocities.com/ngogai and you can write to me directly at inquito@mailcity.com for advice about river rafting or to learn how you can adopt a tree in the Amazon forest.

The photos in the tour of Cuzco / Andes / Machu Picchu were developed at Nishiyama ("50 years in the art of photography" was their slogan in 1999) in Cuzco on Calle Triunfo 346.