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Surf, sand and cemented ruins at Trujillo and Huanchaco

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [1176]

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: huanchaco, moche, mud bricks, peru, pyramid, reed boats, surf, surfing, temple, trujillo

Deepest, Darkest Peru

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By dave_sarah | Views [475]

We've finished trekking around deepest, darkest Peru now so have a chance to update you on a few of our adventures:- Lake Titicaca - we headed out across this huge lake in bright sunshine and after a brief stop on a floating island arrived for our homestay ... Read more >

Cuban cigars, salsa, and women who smell like coffee

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By english_pedagogue | Views [454]

Had my first cuban cigar and all i can say is--awesome. I am no longer living with the peruvian family. i've now moved in a house with other teachers in kind of like an mtv real world experience (although not as lame). It's actually kind of cool. you ... Read more >

PREPARING TO FILM

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [937]

  Arequipa was like a little holiday from travelling for me. Yvan, another host from Couchsurfing let me stay in his house for free. I thought I´d only be there for one night, but we got along so well (like bro and sis), that I ended up chilling out ... Read more >

seventeen to nineteen (well almost nineteen)...

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By reilly | Views [560] | Comments [2]

Nasty nasty chicken.  Montezuma´s revenge, Delhi Belly, or the Andean Ache...after about five days of feeling a little rough my stomach came around and I headed to climb Pisco.  It is a beautiful montain just outside of Yungay.  Everything went really ... Read more >

Gallery: Peru

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By dave_sarah | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Pisco

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Gallery: Cusco

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By ranizo | Photo Gallery


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Back to Cusco

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By ranizo | Views [502] | 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 >

Salkantay to Machu Picchu

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By ranizo | Views [605]

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 >

Huaraz

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [1734]

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: fauna, flora, glacier, huaraz, lake, mountain, national park, peru, south america, trek

Sandboarding at the Oasis Huacachina

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [2488] | 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: dune buggy, huacachina, ica, nazca, oasis, peru, sand, sand dune, sandboarding, water

In Cusco Finally!

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By english_pedagogue | Views [336]

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 >

Arrived in Lima

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By english_pedagogue | Views [309]

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 >

Gallery: Tijgertje en ik naar Machu Pichu

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By caspar | Photo Gallery


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