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PERU | Sun, 8 Nov 2009 | By steffen_graz | Views [171] | Comments [10]
Hola liebe Leser, nach einer sehr langen Abstinenz, hier mal wieder Neues vom Weltenbummler. Nach dem spektakulären Trip auf den San Blas Islands bin ich wieder zurück nach Panama Stadt gefahren, um dort noch ein paar Tage auszuspannen, da es auf den ... Read more >
Tags: peru, lima, cusco, machu picchu
PERU | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [244] | Video
Location: Lima, Peru Dates: 18, 28 and 29 October Level of Participation: 3 – slip into something purple and hit the streets Description: This procession of hundreds of thousands of people ... Read more >
Tags: lord of miracles, world festivals, peru
PERU | Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [265] | Comments [6]
This entry is written by Laura and not Stephen, for a change! After another bus breakdown and a very long bus ride we arrived in the city of Arequipa from Cusco. We got a taxi from the bus station to our hostel and as has been the case with so many ... Read more >
Tags: peru, arequipa, huacachina, sandboarding
PERU | Tue, 21 Jul 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [133]
Friday morning we left Bolivia behind and boarded a bus for Cusco. We were delighted to get going after being held up by the strikes. We arrived at the Point Hostel Cusco late in the evening. Next day we explored the city. Cusco is a colonial city ... Read more >
Tags: peru, machu picchu, sacred valley, cusco
PERU | Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By iainjosim | Views [132] | Comments [1]
Ok, so it’s been a month – probably time we updated this
blog.
After Galapagos we spent about a week being beach bums on
the coast of Ecuador, and getting in a bit of hammock-time. Puerto Lopez has
hundreds of humpback whales which come ... Read more >
Tags: puerto lopez, puerto iguazu, iguazu falls, ecuador, peru, argentina, red-faced ukuari, chavo, pilpintuwasi, iquitos
PERU | Mon, 15 Jun 2009 | By iainjosim | Views [127] | Comments [1]
We’ve finally come down from altitude, and our lungs are happy about it. The weather in Lima is terrible (grey, misty and miserable, which we can get at home), so we’ve headed north towards Ecuador, stopping at a few cities/towns on the way. We bumped ... Read more >
Tags: trujillo, chiclayo, chan chan, peru, mancora, huanchaco
PERU | Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | By k-lero | Views [359] | Comments [5]
Se acabó Bolivia, llegué a Perú. Son países en muchos aspectos similares pero a su vez diferentes. Se nota en la gente, más abierta, se nota en la altura -Bolivia es más homogéneo, más altiplánico-, se nota en los precios... Llevo tiempo sin actualizar ... Read more >
Tags: peru, arequipa, colca
PERU | Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [72] | Video
Location: Puno, Peru Dates: Week leading up to 5 November Level of Participation: 2 – demons on Lake Titicaca Description: There are various stories about the roots of La Diablada, in which men ... Read more >
Tags: peru, la diablada, world festivals
PERU | Sat, 27 Sep 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [412]
Another thing I had forgoten about Latinoameica was the buses. They´re more like planes. We left our hostel in Lima to get a bus to Pisco - thankfully only 6 blocks which gave us the opportunity to try out packs out walking a little in the heat. The ... Read more >
Tags: peru, wildlife, culture, earthquake, boat, island, desert
PERU | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [335] | Comments [4]
It was always going to be a slightly surreal experience waking up of a morning knowning that you would not be sleeping in the same continent, never mind the same city for at least 3 seasons. I was a little apprehensive on the way to the airport - sure ... Read more >
Tags: hostel, peru, city
USA | Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [133]
Well, I had a little side adventure the rest of the travel group missed out on.... After we hiked the Inca Trail (30 MILES BABY!!!!) and finished touring Machupicchu, we had to catch a train from a little town below Machupicchu called Aguas Callientes ... Read more >
Tags: lost, peru, train, inca trail
USA | Sun, 14 Sep 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [115]
I arrived at the Cuzco airport at about 8:30 and got a cab...what a ride! I do not think there are any real rules or laws as far as driving goes. Apparantly blowing your horn give you the right of way! There are dogs everywhere and this a really busy ... Read more >
Tags: cuzco, peru, trip
PERU | Sat, 13 Sep 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [145]
Whew, I`m tired....it´s 2AM in Lima and I´m waiting for my next flight to Cuzco. It leaves at about 5:30AM. I have been doing well, some trouble with the phones and this keyboard! I bought an international calling card that you can´t use from airport ... Read more >
Tags: lima, cuzco, peru, backpacking
PERU | Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By positive_footprints | Views [1918] | Video
So after the success of Positive Footprints - Nepal , we decided it's time to make a series, next stop Qelqanqa Village, Peru! We dragged Trent O'Donnell, our documentary producer extraordinaire , not so kicking and screaming, ... Read more >
Tags: world nomads, world expeditions, community projects, community project travel, peru, peru travel, worldnomads.com, footprints network, travel
USA | Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [117]
So I took the dogs for a hike today and wore my pack fully loaded. I was pretty impressed. I did well. Of course, once I add about 30 degrees and much thinner air, I'm sure it will be significantly more difficult but I really think I'll be fine. With ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, backpacking, peru
USA | Fri, 5 Sep 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [131]
Whoo Baby is my pack full! I think I'm pushing the limits on it- I've had it for a very long time and this will be the the most amazing adventure it's been on as well. It only weighs 23 pounds though. That's very manageable. I repacked it again today ... Read more >
Tags: packing, backpacking, luggage, peru
USA | Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [124]
I don't know what I was thinking with my first entry where I said "only a few more details and I'm ready to go!" HA! I packed my bag for the first time the other day, I'm really glad I did. I repacked it tonight but this time I packed EVERYTHING ... Read more >
Tags: peru, backpacking, getting ready, pack
BOLIVIA | Thu, 14 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Views [196]
Our journey to Bolivia started at 7.15am, where we were loaded into a minibus which took us to the bus station. I think the driver was crazy, and he did actually force himself onto the wrong side of the road, rather than use the part of the road going ... Read more >
Tags: copacabana, la paz, bolivia, peru, ferry
USA | Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By rebeccarenee | Views [134]
I'm almost done with my vaccinations. I had to get all of my standard shots as well since my shot record from childhood has disappeared. I'm at the age now that boosters of all of these don't hurt though and now I have a complete shot record to go with ... Read more >
Tags: vaccinations, hiking, peru
PERU | Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [233]
Desperate for some rest and relaxation after a hard few weeks of doing nothing we spent a few pleasant day at the beach near Trujillo. Our hectic daily schedule involved waking up, eating, having a nap and then dozing off reading a book in the sunshine ... Read more >
Tags: peru, trujillo, huanchaco, moche, surfing, surf, reed boats, mud bricks, temple, pyramid
PERU | Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By abroaderview | Views [558] | Video
Volunteer Abroad in Peru: Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteer Abroad in Peru :
The third largest country in South America, it shares borders with
Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia and also Chile. A large mountainous
country on the ... Read more >
Tags: volunteer, peru, lima, cusco, piura, orphans, orphanages, schools, volunteering
PERU | Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [221]
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 ... Read more >
Tags: peru, huaraz, glacier, trek, national park, mountain, lake, flora, fauna, south america
PERU | Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [340] | Comments [1]
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 ... Read more >
Tags: huacachina, peru, nazca, ica, sand, sandboarding, sand dune, dune buggy, oasis, water
PERU | Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [407]
When something gets as big as Machu Picchu you get a little concerned that after great expense, time and distance to get there it can´t help but fail to live up the giant reputation that rests on its shoulders. It´s a wonder of the world visited by ... Read more >
Tags: machu picchu, peru, south america, latin america, trek, cycle, cuzco, inca, tour, agua calientes
PERU | Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [259]
Arequipa is a lovely little city, ringed by volcanoes and built out of white sandstone rocks, a nice gentle introduction to tourist heavy southern Peru. We headed there on my insistence as I wanted to trek in the Colca Canyon nearby. And after getting ... Read more >
Tags: peru, arequipa, colca canyon, mount mitsi, trek, trekking, camping, campsite, south america, latin america.
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