Day 33 | Friday, November 25, 2016 Yes, it is Black Friday in the United States and believe it or not we have seen several stores with signs in their windows advertising Black Friday sales here in Lima. However, they don’t appear to open before the crack of dawn. Today is a business as usual … [Read more…]
Day 32 | Thursday, November 24, 2016 After just 3 days back in the office Steve has the day off. It is kind of nice because they don’t observe Thanksgiving in South America as it is a US holiday so we have full run of all that Lima has to offer today. When we first landed … [Read more…]
Day 28 | Sunday, November 20, 2016 Hopping back on a bus at 12:30 pm yesterday afternoon for another 7+ hour bus ride concluded our 2 week adventure in Peru and we are settling back into a more normal life in Lima again. Honestly, I am a little road weary at this point and it … [Read more…]
Day 27 | Saturday, November 19, 2016 We have traveled about 7 hours South of Lima to Nazca. The reason for this trip is to take a flight over the Nazca lines. Nazca City & Nazca Culture Information Nazca is similar to Lima in that the temperature doesn’t fluctuate much throughout the year. Daytime highs range from 77° … [Read more…]
Day 24 | Wednesday, November 16, 2016 We hop back on a plane for Lima this afternoon at 2:40 pm. We were supposed to check out of our apartment at 11:00 am but we have gotten permission to check out late so we have an extra hour and a half to get up, get ready … [Read more…]
Day 23 | Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:15 am, Off we go on a full day exploration of the Colca Canyon along with the small towns of Chivay, Maca, and Yanque. Today we will be passing into some extremely high elevations again (highest point about 16,000 feet). With that comes some very cold temperatures in … [Read more…]
Day 21 | Sunday, November 13, 2016 After traveling through the night on a bus, we have finally arrived in Arequipa. We were supposed to arrive at 6:30 am but as things seem to go in Peru we are about an hour late. Which honestly for a 10+ hour bus ride isn’t too bad. We fortunately … [Read more…]
Day 20 | Saturday, November 12, 2016 Another 4+ hour train ride from Aguas Calientes to Cusco last night and we have most of today to spend in Cusco before we get on a bus for 10+ hour tonight and make our way to Arequipa. So, most of the best advice I have gotten about … [Read more…]
Day 19 | Friday, November 11, 2016 We are doing the completely abnormal thing and spending another day at Machu Picchu. Most people only spend one day or a part of one day at Machu Picchu. We purchased tickets that include Machu Picchu Mountain as well as general entrance for today. We would have liked … [Read more…]
Day 18 | Thursday, November 10, 2016 This is the big one. The one destination that brings millions of visitor to Peru every year. Machu Picchu. You may not know much about the Inca empire but most people have heard of Machu Picchu and/or seen pictures of it. Machu Picchu/Inca History The Inca empire existed … [Read more…]