The Gringo Trail

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Colin O

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   Hola Lima!

   Lima, Peru | Oct 06 '06 | Reviews: 1

   The first image of Lima when you leave the airport is of industrial facories and run down areas.  We were staying in the Barranco suburb south... Continue reading »

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   Monkeys and Mice....

   Puerto Maldonado, Peru | Oct 09 '06 | Reviews: 1

   After a very early start we flew from Lima to the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado.  The town itself is situated on the Rio Madre del Dios... Continue reading »

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   Like to Trek?

   Cusco, Peru | Oct 11 '06 | Reviews: 1

   The first impression of Cusco flying in was of a European alpine town.  Once on the ground one could really differentiate this city.  Bea... Continue reading »

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   Volcanoes...

   Arequipa, Peru | Oct 19 '06 | Reviews: 1

   Arequipa lies in a land of hundreds of volcanoes and the landscape is definitely lunar.  We arrived here on a Friday evening after deciding to... Continue reading »

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   Copacabana

   Copacabana, Bolivia | Oct 25 '06 | Reviews: 1

   We decided to give Puno a miss after hearing from a lot of fellow travellers that it was a bit of a dive. It meant that we sacrificed going to the... Continue reading »

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   Not for the faint hearted!

   La Paz, Bolivia | Oct 28 '06 | Reviews: 0

   La Paz is a city short on beautiful buildings but a city full of life. It is one big street market where one can buy almost anything they want. It... Continue reading »

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   Pool Parties and Nightclubs

   Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Nov 01 '06 | Reviews: 1

   Santa Cruz was originally not on our itinerary but what an addition!   Little over 50 years ago Santa Cruz was a small town of around 30,... Continue reading »

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   Mineville

   Potosi, Bolivia | Nov 06 '06 | Reviews: 1

   After the Santa Cruz flight episode we finally landed in Sucre a day later than expected.  We had to cut down our time in Sucre and Potosi bec... Continue reading »

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   Salt plains

   Uyuni, Bolivia | Nov 10 '06 | Reviews: 0

   We stayed in Uyuni only to sleep for a few hours before our tour of the Salar Di Uyuni.  It was a town in the middle of nowhere and a place I... Continue reading »

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    Into the Desert

    San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | Nov 12 '06 | Reviews: 0

    We arrived in San Pedro for a brief stay after our Salar tour.  The town, like Uyuni, has a frontier town feeling to it and is in the middle o... Continue reading »

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    Santiago

    Santiago, Chile | Nov 13 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Santiago heralded the arrival of Leo but I don´t think that was enough to liven up this place.  There just didn´t seem to be that extra edge t... Continue reading »

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    Steak and Wine

    Mendoza, Argentina | Nov 18 '06 | Reviews: 2

    It was finally time for our arrival in Argentina.  We traveled by bus from Santiago to Mendoza and the scenery during the trip was absolutely... Continue reading »

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    Party Time!!

    Buenos Aires, Argentina | Nov 22 '06 | Reviews: 2

    We arrived into Buenos Aires early in the morning after the overnight bus trip from Mendoza and met our friend John in the hostel who came to meet... Continue reading »

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    Water,water everywhere....

    Iguazu, Argentina | Nov 27 '06 | Reviews: 1

    We stayed on the Argentine side of the falls a few kilometres outside Puerto Iguazu in a Club Med style hostel complete with a great big swimming p... Continue reading »

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    Rio

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Nov 30 '06 | Reviews: 0

    And so it was on to Rio for the final week of our trip.  As we were spending a bit of time in Rio we decided to splash out a bit and rent a pe... Continue reading »

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