Peru
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Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
Espinas? what espinas!
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Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [890] | 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
Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [2674] | 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
Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [4020]
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
Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
biking in the Reserva del Tumbes
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Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
Playa Mancora
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Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
biking in and around Chachapoyas
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Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Views [2646] | 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 >
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery
Huaraz to nowhere and back
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Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [903]
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 >
Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [800]
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 >
Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [1415]
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 >
Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [5309]
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 >
Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
Pre-Inca and Inca ruins
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Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Views [927] | 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
Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Views [5260]
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
Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
Islas Ballestas
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Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
sandboarding
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Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
heading north
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