Destination: Peru

Gallery: Arequipa

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By justinzani | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Manu Jungle

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery

Manu Jungle

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [1355] | Comments [1] | Video

Day 1 We set off at 5.30am by bus from Cusco along the single lane “highway” toward Paucartambo (Pow-car-tum-bow).   Our guide Klaus greeted us in the camo-van along with our Boat driver (Mario), Bus driver and Rafting guide (Angel).   We winded ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Not bored yet!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [636]

So I had from 10am at checkout until 10pm when my bus takes me away to Puno to spend the day, bored, because everyone I know and love has left for Machu Picchu and and my dorm was empty. Or so I expected. I was walking around the city for a little ... Read more >

Tags: people

Machu Picchu- what?

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [1820] | Comments [2]

As an extremely last-minute plan (12 hours prior to leaving), I ended up deciding to see Machu Picchu! No Inca Trail, no hiking, just the day tour. I actually did not even want to see it. I figured I had better things to spend USD$150 on, but went ... Read more >

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Gallery: Peru

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Peru March 07

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By derrydiva | Photo Gallery

Just a thought...

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [506]

I think I might go to Europe when I get home. I mean, I have until January (when I start school, hopefully) to do nothing, and I've been meeting so many cool Europeans on this trip, and it owuld be really fun to just work for a month or two, save up ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Inti Raymi

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [765]

Last night we arrived in Cusco after a very brief stop in Arequipa (literally one evening, overnight, and leave at 7am), after an 11-hour bus ride that we had originally expected to last 6 hours. Surprise! We were wrong, as usual! But we got off the ... Read more >

Tags: party time

Sandboarding!

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [813] | Comments [1]

I've left Lima with two Brits from my dorm room who were, coincidentally, also heading to Cuzco for the big festival on the 24th, and spent the night before last in Huacachina, the Oasis in the desert (it's literally a little tourist town built around ... Read more >

Tags: adrenaline

Swoosh, here I am in Iquitos

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By cosmic | Views [380]

Right, years have passed since my very first sporadic jump from my homeland, Port Elgin Ontario, to live in another place, and the journey over the years has certainly not been properly documented, with a lovely twist of fate, I have some time tonight ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Nazca Lines

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By justinzani | Photo Gallery

Farewell Peru

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [752] | Comments [3]

Our last experience in Peru was visting the Uros Indians on their floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca.  These people make their islands entirely of reeds from the lake. they also eat the reeds (apparently full of protein but we could only taste water ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Machu Picchu

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [549] | Comments [1]

After an arduous 12 km trek, 700 meters up (but we walked úp´more than 700 meters as there were many, many steps up and down..) we finally passed though the ´Sun Gate´(the Inca trail entrance) to capture our first (well deserved) glimpse of Machu Picchu.... Read more >

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Roasted Guinea Pig ´n´ Frog Juice

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [624] | Comments [2]

well we finally got around to eating the national dish of Peru... Roasted Guinea Pig (coya)... We were enthusiastic about this culinary adventure until the poor little fella came out like a pig on a spit... we think he was full stride when cooked as ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures