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Huancavelica and Pisco

We were heading towards Pisco and broke up the journey in the quaint mountain town of Huancavelica. We chose an "auto" rather than a bus because we´d heard that the cars (an "auto" is basically a long distance taxi) take a more scenic route through the mountains. And it did - we spent three...

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steve_stamp on June 14, 2009 from Pisco, Peru

from the travel blog: The art of being lost

High in Huancayo

I woke up in middle of the night. We were half way through our 8 hour coach ride and though I had managed to fall asleep reasonably quickly I was now woken up by a feeling of nausea which was impossible to ignore. I made my way to the toilet, falling over sleeping travellers as the coach swung...

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steve_stamp on June 11, 2009 from Huancayo, Peru

from the travel blog: The art of being lost

Lima

We´d been recommended a hostel in Miraflores, an almost separate city on the coast just outside central Lima, and from the moment we wandered into the busy bar area we were grateful for the tipoff. The hostel offered various social activities (aside from getting drunk and talking to strangers)...

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steve_stamp on June 9, 2009 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: The art of being lost

First day

Hola from Peru! We are in Lima now and things have been going well. We had a great hostel that was only costing us like 7 dollars a night and we have been seeing what there is to see in Lima which isn´t a tonne but that was to be expected. We are leaving Lima today and heading down south by bus...

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JohnZwicker on June 4, 2009 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: Peru

First day

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JohnZwicker on June 4, 2009 from Lima, Peru

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SOUTH AMERICA - Lima

Well my flight to Lima was easy as pie as was the hostel pick-up. It was very nice being greeted by a man holding a sign with my name on it and knowing I could just jump in the back and it would be safe and I wasn´t getting ripped off. The taxi journey to the hostel was actually really fun...

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veritykent on May 13, 2009 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: Up, up and away

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

So bright and early on Saturday morning (5:00am) we all gathered in one of the central plazas and got on the bus that would take us to the beginning of our four day trek. I think we all slept for the first couple of hours where we got off to have some breakfast. It was freezing and I was glad...

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veritykent on May 13, 2009 from Cuzco, Peru

from the travel blog: Up, up and away

Last stop in Peru

Jams and I headed north from Lima to Trujillo with our friend Kati - our friend from Lima who we met in Cuzco. Our Trujillo stint was short and relaxing with heat that was welcomed after 2 and a half months in the Andes, especially for Jams. It was a perfect spot to just chill with the giant...

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ryanmyers on April 3, 2009 from Trujillo, Peru

from the travel blog: Ryan's First Sabbatical

Our Trio's Down to Two

Back in Lima it was Jams, Harry and I. Originally, the plan was to head north to Columbia where we'd all part ways. However, after seeing Bolivia's snow caps and remembering that Air Canada forced me to buy a ticket to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, AND thinking about the logistics of my trip, I decided...

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ryanmyers on April 1, 2009 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: Ryan's First Sabbatical

Lago Titicaca

I'm writing from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. I left Peru a short two weeks ago and have left myself with much writing. Especially the second half of my trip with Erna and Tony, who has since dubbed his trip "Ryan's Revenge". To be fair, forcing my dad to encounter his greatest fear head on wasn't...

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ryanmyers on March 30, 2009 from Puno, Peru

from the travel blog: Ryan's First Sabbatical

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