Peru
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Saturday, 19 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
Sandboarding on the vast sand dunes of coastal Peru
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Friday, 18 Jan 2008 | Views [2091]
Huacachina is built on an
oasis and it’s surrounded by sand dunes; the kind of landscape you’d find in
Egypt or the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia. I got a Red Bull and a bottle of
water and then searched around for a good restaurant for dinner.... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, adventures, sand dunes, sunsets
Friday, 18 Jan 2008 | Views [725]
It's those mysterious lines etched in the earth smack dab in the middle of the Nazca desert; they bring images of rituals, the sun, and alien spacecrafts. Today I would fly over these mystical, mysterious drawings so huge you can't see them properly ... Read more >
Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
The famed Nazca Lines
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Tuesday, 15 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
Over two miles deep, Cañon de Colca (Colca Canyon) is one of the world's deepest canyons
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Sunday, 13 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
If Buenos Aires is the Paris of the Americas, then Arequipa is definitely the Florence!
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Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [1345]
There aren't many lakes in the world that have two foul words in their name. But the world's highest navigable lake does: Lake Titicaca. The border of Peru and Bolivia slices straight down the centre of the lake, therefore Peru gets the "Titi"... Read more >
Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 8 Jan 2008 | Views [880]
Today
was the most exciting day of my time in Peru. I visited Machu Picchu! I woke up
at 4:00 AM, packed up, and went down to the restaurant for breakfast. I had
pancakes, but there was no syrup. It reminds me of cereal with no milk ... Read more >
Tags: monuments
Tuesday, 8 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 5 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 5 Jan 2008 | Views [816]
I
woke up not feeling well this morning on my 6 th day in Peru and the
beginning of my big trek of the Inca Trail. I only slept two hours last night
because of the ruckus next door. At 5:00, I ate breakfast but there was nothing
really ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, ruins, trekking
Friday, 4 Jan 2008 | Views [2033]
Last night I finally got a good amount of sleep! Well rested I wanted to visit some interesting sites today. Asking around, I found out about Saqsaywaman; it sounds like "sexy woman" to the untrained ear. When I set out I inquired about a ... Read more >
Thursday, 3 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
The long 35-hour journey by bus from Huancayo to Cuzco, via Ayacucho, Adahuaylas, and Abancay. Valle de Ayacucho is home to the last remnants of Sedero Luminoso (Shining Path) and was part of Che Guevara's legendary motorcycle journey
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Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Views [1292]
Today was the beginning of an extraordinary bus journey from Huancayo to Cuzco: 34 hours in total with most of it along the sides of mountains! At 7:30, the bus ride was underway. With the exception of me, Andres, and the couple from France, it was ... Read more >
Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
Huancayo and the journey across the top of the Andes to Cuzco
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Monday, 31 Dec 2007 | Views [640]
Today was my first full day in the Land of the Incas, and
I’d love to share it all with you. I woke up at like 2:00 and couldn’t fall
back asleep. I tried to send my girlfriend Teressa (Teri) a love message, but
my phone is all but useless ... Read more >
Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [701]
I can't believe I've been to four continents and I'm only 23. Three more to go! I've also now been to 10 countries! As I was flying into Lima earlier it looked like a dusty city filled with unfinished buildings, or a sort of "mausoleum of modernity"... Read more >
Tags: catacombs, cities
Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery
Lima is Peru's capital and largest city. There is quite a bit to see and do and is quite good for a Latin American capital city
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