Destination: Peru

July 10th - Machu Picchu

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [427]

At 6am, we walked across the street to the bus station.  The bus ride took about 25 minutes and we caught some amazing views of the morning fog with the mountains.  We arrived and met up with Cat the rest of our tour group.  It was really foggy and we ... Read more >

July 9th - Aguas Calientes

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [346]

Jamie & I had to get up early because we were going on our Machu Picchu trip.  We were supposed to get picked up from the house at 6am for the train station, but our driver was one hour late and we almost missed our train because of it!  You all ... Read more >

July 8th - Cusco

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [418]

It is so nice to get up each day and eat breakfast with the roomies and our host dad, Americo, before we go to work.  Breakfast usually consists of bread with butter or jam, bananas, cereal with milk or yogurt, and tea.   When I arrived at school ... Read more >

July 7th - Cusco

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [386]

Today was my first day of volunteering at the school.  It takes me about an hour to get from my family stay to the Chynchaysuyo School.  I have to walk about 30 minutes from the house to the bus stop located on the city's main street, Avenida El Sol.... Read more >

July 6th continued...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [385]

That evening, we headed back to the Plaza de Armas.  The plaza looks amazing in the day and at night.  We tried our first Peruvian pizza at Pizza Marengo.  It was delicious!  The people here like to put mayonnaise on their pizza, but their mayonnaise ... Read more >

Photos: July 11th - Pisac

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery

Photos: July 8th - Cusco

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery

Photos: July 7th - Cusco

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery

Photos: July 6th - Cusco

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery

Photos: July 5th - Cusco

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Days 12-13 (7/16 - 17) Arequipa

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Day 13 (7-17): Peru Arequipa

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [279]

- Woke up at 5 am to catch the 6 am bus to Aplao. Shit - think I am catching a cold. Weighing the pros and cons, decided to get more sleep and rest and take the day slow. It´s a pity that Toro Muerto Petroglyphs is not happening. - Started my day ... Read more >

Day 12 (7-16): Peru Arequipa

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [488]

- Woke up at 7:30 am again and had a nice hot shower. Two things I really liked about the hostel were (1) When they said they have hot water, they meant it. One thing to keep in mind though is that there is a certain daily quota of hot water in each ... Read more >

Day 11 (7-15): Peru Arequipa (Colca Canyon)

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [519]

- It was a chilly chilly night. The bungalows looked amazing, but winds were seeping through the huge gaps between the bamboo stickes, plus the door doesn´t really close. Again I got up at 4:30 am. I guess I just have this biological clock instilled ... Read more >

Photos: Days 9-11 (7/13 - 15) Colca Canyon

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery