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Thu, 11 Nov 2010 | By meghan | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 10 Nov 2010 | By meghan | Views [651] | Comments [2]
Early Monday morning (I think... days are slipping away from me) we headed out of Cusco by bus to Puno, the main Peruvian city on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is considered the largest high altitude lake in the world. Puno is described ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 | By meghan | Views [1016]
Day 3: The third day of the trek contains the second and third passes, as such, for much of the day you're still at a high altitude, going up a bit and down a bit, but never as steep as Day Two. Much of this day follows the original Incan road ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 | By meghan | Views [750] | Comments [1]
Some background: The Inka Trail is a 45 k, four day-three night hike that climbs over three mountain passes, follows sections of an original paved Incan road, and concludes on the fourth morning at the Sun Gate overlooking the ruins of Machu Picchu.... Read more >
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By globetrottingwanabees | Views [467]
Took the collectivo into Pisac on Sunday..huge market. great way to spend an afternoon but I think I'll never get used to the bus manouvering hair pin curves with nothing but a few meters between the pavement and a 1200 meter drop to the valley floor.... Read more >
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 | By meghan | Views [337]
Just wanted to let everyone know that we made it back safely from our hike on the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu. It was a difficult and rewarding trek with a great company and guide, a great group of other hikers, and unbelievably perfect weather the entire ... Read more >
Wed, 3 Nov 2010 | By richardlee | Views [446] | Comments [1]
7am arrival at the rafting place. Luckily, the company I booked with, which i subsequently discovered had an awful reputation, didnt have enough people to run a trip, so they put me into another companies. Relieved, i boarded the bus with the other ... Read more >
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 | By meghan | Views [643] | Comments [7]
Well, friends, to be honest, life in Cusco has been a little rough. But we leave on the Inca Trail bright and early tomorrow, so let us consider that a positive at the moment. [Assumed Editor's Note from my Mother: Please remember as you're reading ... Read more >
Sun, 31 Oct 2010 | By richardlee | Views [535] | Comments [1]
Flying into Cusco and making it to the Pariwana Hostel was pretty straight forward. An old nobles house with a central square and all the rooms on the first floor looking in on the internal garden. I had been put in with 5 israeli guys, who were all ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 | By meghan | Views [429]
We safely arrived in Cusco a little after nine this morning, meaning that we we nearly two hours ahead of schedule, and THANK GOD! Twenty hours in a bus was absolutely no fun. I definitely got motion sick during the night, but Eric saved me with some ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 | By meghan | Photo Gallery
Out and about around Lima
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Fri, 29 Oct 2010 | By richardlee | Views [431]
This is the first flight i have ever taken when someone has actually attempted to light up in the toilets half way through a rather mediocre 12 hour flight. This KLM flight landed without going up in smoke, and I walked through customs to man with a ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 | By happyfeet86 | Photo Gallery
Peru
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Thu, 28 Oct 2010 | By meghan | Views [652]
So far, two things are not surprising: (1) Time is passing quickly. (2) I wish I had brushed up on my Spanish more. I´m definitely able to get by and understand what´s going on, but it´d be really nice to actually have a conversation with some of ... Read more >
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 | By meghan | Views [415]
Eric and I just arrived in Lima, safe and sound. Our hostel for the night is really nice. They picked us up from the airport. It is clean and has free internet. We stayed up all night, got a ride halfway to the airport due to a low gas tank and a ... Read more >
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