Monthly Archives: December 2009
Things We Learned and Liked-Peru
Things we learned: Currency: Soles (3 Soles=$1 USD) Cities Visited: Trujillo, Lima, Arequipa, Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Aguas Calientes, Puno In the cities we visited, there wasn´t a central bus terminal where you can find most bus companies in one building. Instead, … Continue reading
Home-Stay
Amantani island was our second destination on Lake Titicaca and it was to be where our home-stay took place. Upon disembarkment, families and tourists are ¨assigned¨ to each other. Assignments really just depended on how many people were in the party … Continue reading
The Side Effects of Tourism
At more than 12,000 feet above sea level, Lake Titicaca is considered the ¨highest navigable lake in the world¨ and it was our last destination as we made our way out of Peru. Back in Cusco, we met a fellow … Continue reading
Living in an Inca World
Finally, after two and a half months of traveling, we had reached what will probably be the highlight of the first third of our round the world trip…Machu Picchu. It is a magical place somehow built with massive stones on … Continue reading
A Brilliant City
Arequipa is a Peruvian town that could easily be put in a category with all of the other South American towns we’ve already visited. However, there are a couple of extra special things that sets it apart from the rest … Continue reading