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  • Taking The Michael Perhaps our first real awareness of Lake Titicaca came from watching the Michael Palin series “Full Circle”. So, having one day here, we were determined to take his lead and visit the floating islands of the Uros and the Yavari Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 28, 2009
  • On Top Of The World Checking out of our Hotel, the Rumi Punku at 10am, we had an hour to kill before needing to get to the airport so hung around the hotel lounge area. The hotel in Cusco has been both good and bad. Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 27, 2009
  • Cusco So what have I been doing for the last three weeks you may well ask..... Well after travelling from one city to the next throughout Peru spending little longer than a day or two there I decided it was time to Posted by rhinoc in Trav vs. The World | Jul 30, 2009
  • Mandy’s in the Andes Today we finally got to do the “killer” sight that made us come to Peru in the first place; Machu Picchu. Cusco is the nearest city to Machu Picchu, but “nearest” is relative in this case. To get there requires a Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 26, 2009
  • PERU pt2, AG 'After Ging Gang' - the Cordillera Blanca It was great surfing up north and playing in the sun at Lobitos and Pacasmayo, but now it was time to start more adventures! Before we enter the outskirts of Lima our bus winds around oceanic sand cliffs, the tires Posted by jessnsteve in Kays Odyssey | Jul 17, 2009
  • The Best Hotel in the World by: Maya Yesterday we got to our new hotel in Peru. It is called Las Casitas del Colca. It is the coolest hotel in the world. There are multiple reasons why it is the coolest hotel Posted by RTMM in Where Are We Going | Jul 28, 2009
  • Being Boring There really isn’t much to say about today (I can hear everyone whose been subjected to my 2,000 word plus entries breathing a sigh of relief!) We weren’t really in the mood for doing anything, but decided to check out one Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 25, 2009
  • In the Hood We had a bit of a dilemma this morning, in that we couldn’t work out what to do with the rest of our time in Cusco. We had today and tomorrow to kill, before going to Machu Picchu on Sunday, Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 24, 2009
  • Our First Stop in Peru by: Tami We've just spent the past three days in the lovely city of Arequipa, Peru. Arequipa, founded in 1540, is the second largest city in Peru, however, it has somehow managed to retain the welcoming atmosphere usually only found Posted by RTMM in Where Are We Going | Jul 26, 2009
  • There’s a Mandslide! We had decided today to visit Saqsaywaman, an Incan Fortress a mile outside the centre of Cusco. After breakfast, we tried and tried to locate how to get there, but to no avail. Our couple of Cusco maps only cover the Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 23, 2009
  • Arequipa and Colca Canyon PANIC OVER!! - it wasn't Swine Flu (well at least we don't think it was). But we did get some antibiotics which have worked wonders.. and after 10 days of being sick we're finally better. We only spent one night Posted by Ross-Lori in Ross & Lori | Jul 25, 2009
  • Machu Picchu Picts After days of analyzing tours from the hundreds of tour agencies in Cuzco, we decide to head out on our own to t Posted by retomer in greg and renee ramble on | Jul 4, 2009
  • Climbing, Biking, Hiking in the Cordillera Blanca We have fallen in love with this mountain city of Huaraz, nestled in the valley below the mighty Cordillera Blanca. We´ve made home at La Cabana hospedaje, in the friendly realm of Senora Flor who is taking good care of Posted by retomer in greg and renee ramble on | Jul 25, 2009
  • Leaving Ecuador by: Ryan We have left Ecuador and are currently in Arequipa, Peru. We are going to be here for three days and then we will be headed to Colca Canyon to see some condors spread their wings. I am not sure Posted by RTMM in Where Are We Going | Jul 25, 2009
  • Stairs To Nowhere Feeling less bothered by the altitude today, we decided to take a walk downhill to the Santo Domingo church. [img=http://ph Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 22, 2009
  • Heading Back to Bolivia We slept in. Had a nice breakfast at our hostel in Aguas Calientes before leaving on the train to Ollantaytambo. The train ride back was full of surprises, a guy in a peruvian costume performed a traditional Peruvian dance and Posted by Changos in Bolivian Adventure | Jul 23, 2009
  • Little people that moved our hearts... From Lima we headed south to a little village near Ica, Subtanjalla, where Asia's friend, Marcin, runs a kids shelter. Marcin (also known as "Loco" or "El Curva") has been living in/ t Posted by kreglicka in WANDERLUST | Jun 18, 2009
  • No Gracias! It would be wrong to describe last night as a sleep. In fact it would be against the Trades Descriptions Act! We had to combat a radiator that wouldn’t turn off, making the room unbearably hot! We had to experiment with several Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 21, 2009
  • Machu Picchu - Majestic Incan City We got up really early again to catch the Vistadome (the train with a view even in the roof!) train to the City of Machu Picchu. I thought we might hike a little, we hiked alot! The ancient Posted by Changos in Bolivian Adventure | Jul 22, 2009
  • Pottering Around We checked out of the Radisson hotel in Miraflores and got the hotel transport to Lima Airport. The driver of the car was obviously rehearsing for a future career as a Formula 1 driver; the speed in which he threw Posted by mancmiller in Around the world in 187 days | Jul 20, 2009
  • Nasca - Lima (Peru) We were picked up by our guide Leo at 6.30 am. It was a bit foggy so we went to visit the Cantallo aquaducts, which are still in working order and essential to irrigate the surrounding fields. We also had Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Jun 27, 2008
  • Ballestas Islands - Nasca (Peru) We were served breakfast in the room in Paracas before heading to the harbour and meeting our group for the boat ride to Ballestas Islands. We were approximately 30 people on the boat, and our guide Leo made sure we Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Jun 26, 2008
  • Lima - Paracas (Peru) Tuesday we arrived at Lima Airport 6.30 pm and were picked up by a driver from our hotel. We went for dinner in a very charming Italian restaurant/deli/cheese shop/bakery. We also bought some breakfast for the next mornnig here. When Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Jun 25, 2008
  • Colca Canyon (Peru) At 7.30 am we were picked up in the hotel and started our journey towards Colca Canyon in a private van. We had several stops on the way to see lamas, alpacas, vicuñas, viscachas, different birds and of course the Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Jun 23, 2008
  • Puno to Arequipa (Peru) After a tight schedule we decided to take it slow for a couple of days. We walked around the island of the hotel to see the alpacas living there. At 3 pm we took the first class bus to Arequipa. Posted by gunnhild in Fredrik & Gunnhild | Jun 20, 2008
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