Sth American Sojourn
In and around South America
First stop Santiago and the seaside town of Valparaiso , then on to Lima and Cusco.
After taking in Machu Picchu will train it to Puno and the floating islands of Lake Titicaca . The final destination is Rio to catch up with friends and to explore beautiful Brazil.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Gypsyrose
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Sth America at last
Yes Joey I am here now.
After 23 long hours in transit Sth America is finally a reality.
As we glided in to land in Santiago we c... Continue reading »
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Valpo
Valparaiso in her day must have been a grand old town, the " Gold Coast" of Santiago. It is now a fairly delapidated shadow of its former sel... Continue reading »
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Downtown SANTIAGO
Caught the fabulous Metro to the P.O and the main square - Plaza de Armas -a lovely square full of locals basking in the sun -then went walki... Continue reading »
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Santiago to Lima
After taking in the fabulous National Museum of Chile , which contains an incredible range of art & artefacts , flew to Lima & arrive... Continue reading »
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Historical Cusco
Arrived in Cusco at midday to glorious sunshine & 23 degrees !!
Felt a bit breathless due to the altitude but Emma at Hostel Monte Horeb... Continue reading »
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Cusco & Surrounding Area
An afternoon trip around Cusco & sites of interest took us first to the remains of the main Inca temple in Cusco. When those spanish thugs &... Continue reading »
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Sacred Valley of the Incas
Took a tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas as its the best way to take it all in without having to chance my defective spanish on local buses &a... Continue reading »
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Tourist Town
After a long 4 hour Perurail ride I arrived in Agua Calientes ( Hot waters) which is a 20 min bus ride from Machu Picchu. The town exists solely fo... Continue reading »
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See Machu Picchu & Die
Machu Picchu is all that I dreamed it would be & more - a totally magical, inspiring, breathtaking space. The grandeur & presence of... Continue reading »
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Puno
The bus trip to Puno took 9 hours with 5 stops along the way.
Pukara was a town with a small but excellent museum with some stone carvings of... Continue reading »
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Uros Island People
The Uros people who live on the islands of Lake Titicaca are incredibly versatile.
To begin with they speak at least 3 languages, Qetchu... Continue reading »
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Arequipa
After an arduous 6 hour bus trip I arrived in the white city of Arequipa, so named because of the beautiful white stone many of the main buildings... Continue reading »
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Colca Canyon
I arose (reluctantly) at 1.45 am to be picked up by the bus to Colca Canyon, to see the giant Condors at dawn. It was a fearsome 4 hour drive... Continue reading »
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Rio via half of Sth America
Had to leave my hotel in Arequipa at 8.am to catch the 12.30 flight to Lima because there was a general strike in Sth Peru. When this happens... Continue reading »
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Regua
Regua is a private ecological reserve established byThe Locke Family at their farm 80 ks from Rio. It is an incredibly beautiful area and the missi... Continue reading »
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Rio de J
We have spent the last couple of days in & around Rio checking out the views & general Rio attractions. There are some great little s... Continue reading »
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Bonito
Spent all of Saturday just getting to Bonito (an ecotourist destination) which is on the southwest plains of Brazil.
Flew via Sao Paulo where... Continue reading »
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The Pantanal
The Pantanal is a huge marshland area in western Brazil running to the borders of both Paraguay & Bolivia.
We stayed at the&n... Continue reading »
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Salvador de Bahia
Flew to Salvador Tuesday afternoon and on Wed took myself up to Praia de Forte to see the Tamar Project, a turtle conservation & research stati... Continue reading »
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Salvador Mercado
Today I took a little trip around the city and visited the fort, the lake with its giant figures representing the orixirs and the mercado ( market)... Continue reading »
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Farewell Rio
During my last 2 days in Rio we took a ride up on the cable car that goes to the top of the Sugar Loaf, the name given to a small rocky mountain th... Continue reading »
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Santiago Stopover
If you're interested in handmade art & crafts don't miss the Santo Dominico Artisan Markets. They are a little off the beaten track , in... Continue reading »
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