Destination: Peru
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Peru had a rich cultural life thousands of years before Pizarro turned up in funny clothing. Wander around colonial cities that echo the legacy of Spanish conquistadors, explore the ancient Inca capital of Cuzco, visit the lost city of Machu Picchu and ponder the enigma of the Nazca Lines.
Peru also boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in South America. The beautiful Peruvian Andes issue a siren's call to top-class trekkers. These mountains are also home to squillions of indigenous highlanders, who still speak the ancient tongue of Quechua and live a traditional way of life.
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Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By cowskins | Views [11]
After spending close to two months in the Andes, we opted to spend a portion of the three weeks we had remaining in Peru at the beach. It was just what we needed. Our first stop was Mancora, which is close to the Ecuador border. The majority of the ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By cowskins | Views [13]
After more than two months in Peru, we finally made it to Lima at the end of our travels with Dr. C and Kim via a short flight from Cuzco. Dr. C was so happy to be back at sea level! When we arrived, the weather was just as we had expected--cloudy, ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By cowskins | Views [7]
Machu Picchu is awesome. Truly awesome. Over 100 million people recently voted it as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, and when you finally see it, you understand why. It's a crazy place! It looks exactly like it does in all of the pictures ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By cowskins | Views [8]
After gettin wild in the jungle (and the debacle trying to get out), we found ourselves back in Cuzco. We had just a day and half to rest up, at which point we visited the ruins in and around Cuzco and the Sacred Valley. As the traditional Inca Trail ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By ranizo | Views [20] | Comments [1]
Cusco was like a different place when we arrived back - the Inti Raymi (festival of the winter solstice) was over and the town was a lot less crazy. Enjoyed a long hot shower and some good food before falling into bed exhausted.... I finally did a ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By ranizo | Views [12]
When my alarm went off at 3.30am on the 22nd I really didn't want to get up in the freezing cold to go trekking all day....but I was ready by 4am and by 7am my new family for the next five days and I were in Mollepata for breakfast. Our 'family' was ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [10]
We arrived in this lovely mountain town with great plans to trek across the national park and maybe even climb a mountain. We leave having done a half hour walk spending hours on a bus to get there. The problem was that it was just so hard to try and ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [14]
Indiana Jones has a lot to answer for. After watching the new film in Cuzco, we couldn´t pass by the Nazca Lines without having a least a little glimpse of the famous scribbles and to be fair, they weren´t really up to much. The town itself was all but ... Read more >
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By english_pedagogue | Views [8]
Well, after a 16 hour layover in Lima I am finally in Cusco! So far everything has been awesome. From the spectacular views to the wonderful people, especially the family I have been staying with--Jenny, Leo, Claudia, and Pierre (spelling, not sure), ... Read more >
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By english_pedagogue | Views [11]
Well I arrived in Lima around 11:30ish, i think. I don't remember. Right now it is 3:53am here, that is 4:53am eastern time. I am sitting in a starbucks of all places...By the way, if any Cups baristas are reading this, I am only here because of the ... Read more >
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