Peru (Or one journal for the entire trip would be too long)
In and around Peru
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Carl and Andrea
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The road less travelled, take two.
The pain of the journey!
It seemed like a good idea at the time - go an unusual way into Peru, getting off the tourist trail and seeing the p... Continue reading »
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The Other Road Less Travelled (The one with the pictures)
(Again I apologise. Most South American keyboards have an apostrophe someplace, but others seem not too. If you are offended by bad punctuation, pl... Continue reading »
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The Ruins of Kuelap
Most of the decision to come to peru the hard way was to see the ruins of Keulap. Pre Inca ruins that were still covered in jungle and ´wild.´ Even... Continue reading »
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Trujillo
First there was the first night bus of the trip, then there was Chan Chan, and the Huacas. The story is still to come!
(Later)
Trujillo... Continue reading »
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The Calm Before the Storm
Gave ourselves plenty of time in Cusco to acclimatise to the altitude prior to the Inca Trail. So we got to know it pretty well.
Very pretty... Continue reading »
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The Inca Trail
The infamous inca trail and how it hurt our bodies
46 kilometres of rough road at altitude including the aptly named Dead Woman Pass at 4200m... Continue reading »
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Arequipa - home of the ice princess
We've had two explanations of how this city was named. The first (and least likely?) comes from the Quechua phrase "ari, quepay", meaning "yes, sta... Continue reading »
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The Canyon of the Condors
Grrrr.... I was all bunged up and biserable and had a bad bold and was in a bad bood so maybe what follows shouldn't be taken too seriously but aft... Continue reading »
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