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Gallery: Biking Fernandez, The Biosfera Reserva, in the SOUTH

Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

Espinas? what espinas!
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biking through Reserva de Biosfera del Noroeste

Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [896] | Comments [1]

An awesome bike trip.  My transport picked me and my bike up at my lodging and carried us out into the little pueblo of Pampas de Hospital.  I have no idea about the hospoital part as it was difficult to even find the badly need pharmacy.  YES,YES I crashed.... Read more >

Tags: biking in the reserva de tumbes


Life in Mancora Beach

Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [2679] | Comments [1]

Mancora during it´s high season is filled with surfers and surfer want-a-bees (Oct - Feb).  The rest of the year the town is deserted of vacationers.  The general atmopshere like most of the coast of South Americal is slow, layed back and the locals ... Read more >

Tags: mancora breach


Biking in and around Chachapoyas Peru

Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [4023]

Chachapoyas is a small village in the northern highlands of Peru.  Chachapoyas means "people of the clouds" in the ancient language.  Some of the people still dress in the traditional form.  Colorful layered skirts and blouses for the women ... Read more >

Tags: biking


Gallery: Reserva Biosfera del Tumbes

Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

biking in the Reserva del Tumbes
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Gallery: Mancora Beach, Peru

Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

Playa Mancora
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Gallery: Chachapoyas, Peru

Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

biking in and around Chachapoyas
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From Huaraz to nowhere and back

Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Views [2651] | Comments [1]

An incredible mountain biking trip to the Cordillera Blanca mountain range. WHAT A TRIP. I was invited to go on an exploration mountain bike trip with a friend of a friend who owns a mountain bike agency. Using horse trails and ancient Inca trails, ... Read more >


Gallery: Huaraz, mountain biking

Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

Huaraz to nowhere and back
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Living and Teaching English Inside the Volcano

Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [907]

My first week was quite an adjustment.  No phone or internet, but the silence was what I really needed.  Every day as I walked the half mile to the school I was greeted by the morning traffic.  Cows, horses, pigs, dogs, chickens and of course my students.... Read more >


Horse Backriding in Pululahua Reserva/Volcano

Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [803]

A waiting my Galapogos trip, I decided to take a 2 day horseriding tour.  My tour agent sent me to Pululahua.  My tour was out of a ranch that is owned by a German woman, Astrid.  she has owned her ranch inside Pululahua for about 11 years.  She told ... Read more >


Biking Down Cotopaxi Volcano, elevation 5897 m

Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [1420]

Since I was a single looking for a bike tour, I joined in with a group of really nice New Yorkers that are a part of an outdoors club.  During the long ride from Quito to Cotopaxi they filed me in on what was happening in the States.  It was nice to ... Read more >


Trujillo, Peru

Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [5314]

Out of all the towns I have visited in Peru, I think that Trujillo has the best plaza.  The city is one of the biggest in Peru.  There are warnings about the crime.  I did have my wallet stollen.  I still have not figure out just how they did it, but ... Read more >


Gallery: Quito Ecuador

Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Trujillo, Peru

Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

Pre-Inca and Inca ruins
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Ica, Huacachina, Paracus and Pisco

Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Views [930] | Comments [1]

Sandboarding in Huacachina was definitely the highlight of this trip. It was not quite like snowboarding, but it did help me from missing the ski season at home just a bit. I met some really nice people from different parts of the world. I even ran ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


The Port of Ilo

Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Views [5263]

Inspite of the negative words the Lonely Planet guide book gives Ilo, it is not such a terrible city. The Port of Ilo has recently cleaned up it's act. New strict regulations to reduce pollution have been reenforced. New parks and plazas have been ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Gallery: Ica, Paracus in Peru

Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery

Islas Ballestas
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Gallery: Ica: Huacachina, Peru

Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery

sandboarding
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Gallery: the Port of Ilo, Peru

Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery

heading north
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