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PERU | Thursday, 3 Jul 2008 | Views [258]
Back in April, we had asked our Spanish teachers to tell us their favorite place in Peru. While Lula and Alvaro picked Cuzco, Fabricio chose Huaraz and described it as the Peruvian Alps. Never been to Switzerland, but ok. Given everything we've seen ... Read more >
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PERU | Monday, 30 Jun 2008 | Views [201]
After gettin wild in the jungle (and the debacle trying to get out), we found ourselves back in Cuzco. We had just a day and half to rest up, at which point we visited the ruins in and around Cuzco and the Sacred Valley. As the traditional Inca Trail ... Read more >
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PERU | Monday, 23 Jun 2008 | Views [240]
In Cuzco , we met up with our Manu Nature Tours guide, Willy, who briefed us on our upcoming week in the jungle. We were in for quite a journey…a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We started out early yet again for a full day van ride ... Read more >
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PERU | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [211] | Comments [1]
Our trip to Colca started bright and early at 5AM from Arequipa, where we boarded a public bus to reach our destination. Public buses, while cheap, can be pretty rough. The shocks on the bus are usually shot, which makes for a bumpy ride on the unpaved ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | Views [309]
After spending a week in Buenos Aires to regroup after Patagonia, we first headed west to Mendoza to begin our eventual journey north. We boarded our first overnight bus for the 12 hour trip across the flat Argentine pampas. The sleeper bus was comfortable ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Saturday, 5 Apr 2008 | Views [281]
Ushuaia, Ushuaia, al fin del mundo. Ushuaia was the last stop on our Patagonia trip and certainly the most uncomfortable destination to reach. We endured the 10 hour bus ride from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia, ferrying across the channel and travelling through ... Read more >
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CHILE | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [368]
Next stop after Puerto Natales was Punta Arenas to see the Magellanic penguins. The city was a mere three hour bus ride over paved road from Natales and is definitely more cosmopolitan than Natales. Punta Arenas has been around forever as an important ... Read more >
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CHILE | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [295]
After Calafate, we headed into Chile for the first time on our trip to visit the unmissable Torres del Paine (pronounced PIE-nay for all you gringos out there) National Park. The bus ride was fairly unpleasant and bumpy for six hours (Note: Trish ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | Views [214]
After Chalten, we traveled back on the bumpy unpaved road for five hours to Calafate. El Calafate is a tourist boomtown and much to our dismay, is expensive and filled with...tourists. Every shop on the main drag sells knick-knacky souvenirs and overpriced ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | Views [200]
Was our first stop the best? I don't know. You'll have to read about all five places before coming to a final decision. For Trish, it was. For me, it was a very, very close second. For background, El Chalten is a extremely small hiking outpost that ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 | Views [277] | Comments [1]
We travelled up to Puerto Iguazu, AR last week for three days; Iguazu Falls is on the "must-see list" for every traveller to South America. The trip was certainly worth it-there are over 250 falls stretching over 17 miles. Niagara is nothing ... Read more >
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