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December 30, 2005

Ollantaytambo

If you´re ever in Ollantaytambo, I highly recommend visiting the ruins there - even if you´re going on the Inca...

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Posted by Sue on December 30, 2005 03:12 PM
Category: Peru

December 29, 2005

Cusco & My First Taste of Cuy

For some reason, the towns keep on getting more beautiful and more historic, the more H. and I travel in...

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Posted by Sue on December 29, 2005 06:19 PM
Category: Peru

December 27, 2005

Monasterio de Santa Catalina

Back in Arequipa, H. and I had a full day to rest before heading off to Cusco. We welcomed the...

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Posted by Sue on December 27, 2005 05:26 PM
Category: Peru

December 26, 2005

Arequipa & Colca Canyon

Spent Christmas Eve in Arequipa, a beautiful colonial town close to the famed deepest canyon in the world, Colca Canyon....

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Posted by Sue on December 26, 2005 06:18 PM
Category: Peru

December 23, 2005

Poor Man´s Galapagos, Pisco Sour, Sandboarding, the Nasca Lines, and Pre-Incan Mummies

From Lima, for several days before Christmas Eve, we traveled through the cities of Pisco, Ica, Huacachina, and Nasca. In...

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Posted by Sue on December 23, 2005 06:20 PM
Category: Peru

December 20, 2005

Lima

I actually enjoyed Lima. Before coming here, I heard all sorts of stories, such as how dangerous it is and...

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Posted by Sue on December 20, 2005 06:18 PM
Category: Peru

December 18, 2005

By the Sea in Mancora

Mancora First stop in Peru happened to be a Peruvian beach resort town named Mancora. Mancora is a laid-back, cute...

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Posted by Sue on December 18, 2005 05:21 PM
Category: Peru

December 14, 2005

Border Crossing from Ecuador into Peru

Crossing the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border was an interesting experience. H. and I went with a guide and several other foreigners to...

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Posted by Sue on December 14, 2005 06:08 PM
Category: Peru

December 13, 2005

Ecuadorian Baths & Colonial Towns

Banos Took the three hours bus ride from Quito to Banos. Banos, meaning "Baths" in Spanish, is a quaint little...

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Posted by Sue on December 13, 2005 12:48 PM
Category: Ecuador

December 09, 2005

Me-fuddled

Ariga..gracias = Than(jp)..Thank you(sp) Si, duo sao?..cuanto cuesta? = Yes(sp), how much(ch)?..How much?(sp) El lago, namae? = The lake(sp), name(jp)?...

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Posted by Sue on December 9, 2005 08:21 PM
Category: Ecuador

Outside Quito, into the Country

Visited a few spots today outside Quito. Felt very much like the countryside and farmlands, as these small towns seem...

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Posted by Sue on December 9, 2005 11:53 AM
Category: Ecuador

December 08, 2005

More Quito Highlights

Taking the cable car up Telerifiqo, around 13,177 feet or so - you can get a view of all of...

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Posted by Sue on December 8, 2005 08:42 PM
Category: Ecuador

December 07, 2005

Colorful Quito

Quito turns out to be a town sitting ontop a plateau/mountain, and then sprawling into valleys. Buildings are quite colorful...

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Posted by Sue on December 7, 2005 02:46 PM
Category: Ecuador

December 05, 2005

Made it to Quito, somewhat

So H. and I made it to Quito via a red-eye flight on American Airlines (from the west coast with...

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Posted by Sue on December 5, 2005 03:58 PM
Category: Ecuador
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