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Tue, 20 Jun 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery
Toby
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Tue, 20 Jun 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [7536] | Comments [3]
Free!!! If you can guess his breed that is. Not always easy when the dog is hairless & his skin is crusty and falling off. After catching the most emaciated hairless street dog ever I was curious what breed would this distinctly alien looking creature ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Views [934] | Comments [1]
I rekon the Incas are crazy, as to why they wanted to build cities and towns high in the mountains is beyond me. 4 days of hard slog but was it beautiful and amazing? yes it sure was. From Mountains, to dry lands to maountains again, right into the jungle.... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 | By w4michael | Views [714]
June–July 2006 Lima - Pisco - Arerquipa - Colca Canyon - Puno - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco - Lima The altitude on this trip runs from sea-level to 3,856 m in Puno. It is common to feel a minor headache for a few days while adjusting.
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Thu, 15 Jun 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 10 Jun 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Views [1101] | Comments [1]
Up at 5 am which seems to be the norm for us at the mo to set off for the Colca Canyon, 5 hour bus ride up to Chivay through the pampas, checking out Llamas, Alpacca and Vicuñas along the way up to 4800m, where i could just about breathe sitting on the ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery
Butterfly farm
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Thu, 8 Jun 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [2152] | Comments [1]
What a great day! Fantastic to get out of Iquitos for the afternoon away from the noisy motorcarros, clinic dogs & general mayhem. Just a 20 minute boat journey down the tranquil Nanay River & I’m in paradise…..Pilpintuwasi. This means ‘butterfly’s ... Read more >
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Views [933]
The day after a big bus journey is like being in space, you do sleep on these buses, they are comfy, well some are if you pay the price, but its the kind of sleep thats intermitten every 15 mins by a mega honking bus horn, your drool tickeling your chin ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Views [3112]
Wow what a flight, Iberia sucks as an airline. Didn´t think we where going to get fed for 12 hours. After our dodgy meal, it was a free for all and self service. British Airways have spoilt us, with indiviual TV´s and seat service, but iberia could ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Views [1017] | Comments [1]
My MY where does one start........... Its been 3 and a bit weeks now that ive been procrastinating on this journal. Now i could bore you to death with every last detail and i may but i may also just give you snippets. 3 weeks, oh my whats happened, ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 29 May 2006 | By will | Views [7313] | Comments [2]
This is a great trek, a wonderful upland walk with great views and lots of birds and flowers to see along the way. There is easy access from Cusco but you only have to walk for a few hours before you are in an isolated wilderness. We did this independently ... Read more >
Tags: Trekking Route Descriptions
Tue, 23 May 2006 | By willlou | Photo Gallery
Photos from our trek which relate to the SAE Club Trip Report route description.The pictures are in the order walked.
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Mon, 22 May 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery
Life in the river
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Mon, 22 May 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [3117] | Comments [3]
The best thing about living in a floating house in Belen on the Amazon River is that if your neighbors are noisy, smelly or just plain irritating, you can float somewhere else. If only I had the same option! I live above the vet clinic next door to ... Read more >
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