Destination: Peru
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Fri, 2 Oct 2009 | By daniryan | Views [2897] | Comments [3]
It´s only been three weeks since my last babble but since then... I have been involved with a new volunteer project, watched another Cienciano game, drank more home-made Pisco Sours, danced my ass off more than once to cheesy music, saw a sunrise, ate ... Read more >
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [2733] | Comments [1]
“Oh! It’s just so beautiful! To live in this amazing valley, pulling your meals from your garden, surrounded by your extended family, breathing fresh Andes air with views of glaciated peaks out your windows, all while living so close to the ground and ... Read more >
Tags: andes, footprints, history & politics, peru
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [1622]
Arequipa is a lovely little city, ringed by volcanoes and built out of white sandstone rocks, a nice gentle introduction to tourist heavy southern Peru. We headed there on my insistence as I wanted to trek in the Colca Canyon nearby. And after getting ... Read more >
Tags: arequipa, camping, campsite, colca canyon, latin america., mount mitsi, peru, south america, trek, trekking
Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | By petkat | Views [827] | Comments [3]
We arrived in AREQUIPA flying from Lima,where we had a 2 hour stopover. We did not leave the airport as reports about Lima are not good. Stunning scenery on the flight. Towards the coast, desert and snow topped mountains to the left at the same height ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By dawnski | Views [653] | Comments [2]
Since my horrible journey here I've only had positive experiences in Cusco. It's a really beautiful city, despite the throngs of tourists. I'm quite enjoying the tourists actually, as I'm ready to head home soon and they make me feel as if I'm half way ... Read more >
Thu, 1 May 2008 | By luchinko | Views [615]
A little underwhelmed by the Bolivian side of things, but pleasantly surprised by Peru. Day 1, bussed to Copacabana from La Paz, a boring 3 hour journey, at the end of which was a sleepy little town by the end of the lake. Got on a boat pretty quick ... Read more >
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [594]
Arrived! ...even if quite groggily. I zipped right through customs, took some money out, and at the inexplicably simple push-of-a-green-button, I was released!...to the hoards of taxi drivers. I'm waiting in the airport until dawn, however, before ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 | By sisocrates_musing | Views [462]
Hola All! Yesterday's adventure leaving Aguas Calientes created a long day as hotel check-out time in Peru is 9:00 AM, and our train wasn't until 6:00 PM, so we did alot of walking, waiting, and a bit of last minute shopping. We arrived Cuzco late evening ... Read more >
Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [300] | Scholarship Entry
When I first glimpsed the Pacific Ocean it was glistening steely white under a strong afternoon sun. I was a dusty, dishevelled young backpacker who paused only briefly to appreciate my arrival, at a coastline that, until then signified the furthest I ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Over two miles deep, Cañon de Colca (Colca Canyon) is one of the world's deepest canyons
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Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By jonno-nadia | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 23 Oct 2017 | By sorkoo | Photo Gallery
a foodies paradise
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Tue, 1 Jan 2013 | By laencantada | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a sister, a student, a mentor, an artist, a philanthropist, but above all I am a believer in the good of humanity. I have grown up learning in a Montessori environment, which takes a holistic approach to education, and have thus become inherently ...
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