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Final Days in La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz. The final city of our Peru/Bolivia trip and as such, the place to simultaneously witness the gathering of our selves (not to mention our increased bulk of stuff) in preparation for home as well as to give us our last flavor and impression of life (for our specific experience) in South America.
And to [...]
A Home in San Miguel Del Bala
San Miguel Del Bala. Five days and four nights of what was close to, if not certainly, the highlight of our Peru and Bolivia trip over the past three weeks. And that’s saying a lot. After getting to La Paz this past Tuesday evening from Copacabana, we had one main goal in mind: to find [...]
Final Days in Peru and on to Bolivia
Incredible. We’re past the middle point of our South America trip, having been in the southern continent for close to two weeks now. With internet access being spotty in a few places and the full days of travel, I’ve gotten a little behind here. Thank goodness for a built in planning and rest day [...]
Our Visit to Machu Picchu
A day of much travel–from catching early morning colectivos to Ollantaytambo, getting on the Peru Rail train from there to Machu Picchu Pueblo (also known as Aguas Calientes), and after buying our entrance tickets there, taking one of the frequent buses up towards the entrance to Machu Picchu. And then back again with some taxi-taking [...]
Travels and Transitions: Making it to and from Cuzco
Perhaps this entry’s title is a misnomer, since over the past two days, we did get a chance to do some good exploring around Cuzco’s main Plaza de Armas. Much of the first day, arriving around 12:30 in the afternoon after our hour-long flight from Lima, we spent in careful slow motion—heeding the multiple warnings [...]
Central Lima’s Plaza de San Martin and Plaza Mayor
With only one full day to explore central Lima, we had to make some hard choices. Too many worthy places to visit without enough time to see them all. Good thing that the place where we stayed for our last two nights in Lima, the Gran Hotel Bolivar, was a kind of charming destination in [...]
Visiting the Museo Nacional de Arqueologia and the Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herrera
After another simple breakfast of some crusty and soft bread rolls with mantequilla (butter) and jam (don’t know how to say jam), we said goodbye and took a picture with our hosts from our hostel in Miraflores. The suited man who took our picture kept saying something that made us smile and laugh– what [...]
Exploring Miraflores, Peru
The first full day of a long trip abroad can sometimes be a disorienting and hectic experience. Many times you can wake up unrested, anxious over all the planning to be done, or overstimulated by the newness all around you. You might be on a new continent for your first time, afterall.
Our first day [...]
Makes You Want to Travel Abroad All Over Again