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August 21, 2004

Avalanche!!!

Well, from San Pedro de Atacama, I was headed off to a destination of Huacachina, a sandboarding mecca...but never got there. I started off on an 11 hour night bus from San Pedro to Arica at 8:30pm. We got to...

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August 10, 2004

Colca Canyon

The Colca Canyon tour was so touristy!! But it was okay. It was a bus tour. To sum it up, we drove for hours, half on paved roads, half on really bumpy roads...stopped for some miradors, hiking to see pre...

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Arequipa

After the jungle tour, I went back to Cusco for a night. It was pretty uneventful. Just bought a flight to Arequipa and went to the Inka musuem. So I caught a flight to Arequipa, as I was just too...

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Posted by Marisa at 05:10 PM | Read Comments (0)

Jungle tour

Okay, have lots to catch up with... After doing the Inca Trail, I went to Puerto Maldonado, a starting point for the jungle. How did that last night of the Inca Trail end? Well, needless to say, I got no...

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Posted by Marisa at 05:06 PM | Read Comments (0)
August 04, 2004

Mi Amor..bleh!

Of course, travelling alone, I have tons of stories of random guys hitting on me...here is one of them! Last I left off, Frances and I went to the Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo. It was pretty neat - cultural...

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July 26, 2004

Fiestas Patrias?

Last night, I had a beer at the hostel with 2 guys I met in the morning - Sando from Lima and Yury originally from Lima but living in London. In the bar, I saw Frances, again! This was the...

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Sacred Valley of the Incas

Yesterday, I went on an all day tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The views were absolutely stunning! We first went to a small town were there was a market. They said it was the cheapest of the...

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In Cusco now!

Well, today is my 4th day in Cusco, and it has been really great! I was supposed to stay in Hostal Iquique, but they asked me to move as there was a large group coming in, so I stayed in...

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Posted by Marisa at 05:53 PM | Read Comments (0)

Get me the hell out of Lima!!!

I took the night bus from Huaraz to Lima on the evening of the 22nd. The bus was decent. It was a double decker, and I sat on the top level. It also came with a meal as well, which...

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July 22, 2004

Huaraz, a mountaineers dream

On the 20th, I took the night bus over to Huaraz. Judith and I met up with Michelle and Francis, and also met other backpackers that Judith had met - Gina from Ireland, Indrin, and Marshall. The bus was soooo...

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July 19, 2004

Huanchaco is paradise

On the 17th around noon, we left Trujillo, and headed to Huanchaco. Quite an adventure finding the busses to Huanchaco as well! We figured there was a Copa America game going on in Trujillo as there were tons and tons...

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Adventures of crossing the border and more

On the 15th, I met Judith in the Loja bus station. We decided to take the 1pm Loja-Macará-Piura bus, then take the night busses over to Cajamarca. So here´s how the adventure went... The Loja-Piura bus trip took about 8...

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July 17, 2004

In Peru

In Peru, finally. Well, Ive got plenty of stuff to catch up on. Just wanted to say that I made the border crossing. It was really nice and easy..maybe just too easy! But after that, its been quite an adventure....

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Posted by Marisa at 11:42 AM | Read Comments (0)
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