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Exploring the Peruvian Amazon
We spent 5 days and 4 nights on the Amazon river at Cumaceba Lodge, near Iquitos, Peru. After some amazing jungle and wildlife encounters earlier in our trip, such as Tortuguero in Costa Rica, we had...
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Sandboarding & Dune Buggy Rides in Huacachina, Peru
After our trip to the Amazon, we hopped a bus to the popular tourist town of Huacachina. This oasis is quite unique – huge sand dunes for miles surround a small lagoon. I had never seen anything like...
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A Boat Trip to Islas Ballestas & Tasting Pisco – Ica, Peru
Our last day in Huacachina, we booked two tours – one in the morning to the Ballestas Islands and an afternoon tour to some vineyards to taste Peru’s famous Pisco. We were picked up at 6:30am and taken...
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Hiking One of the Deepest Canyons in the World – Colca Canyon, Peru
Measuring more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, the Colca Canyon in Southern Peru is a magnificent natural wonder. While in nearby Arequipa, we laced up our hiking boots and booked a 3-day trek...
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Frozen in Time – Arequipa, Peru
After our hike through Colca Canyon, we decided to check out a couple of the highlights in Arequipa. The famous Santa Catalina Convent was quite a sight. After being a private convent for 450 nuns (and...
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Thanksgiving in the Land of the Incas – Cuzco, Peru
We sprang for the upscale seats on the overnight bus to Cuzco, but boy – was it ever not worth it. No food, as was advertised, and our pricy seats, which were in the back row, did not recline as far as...
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The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
It’s the iconic Peruvian attraction, gracing the cover of countless guidebooks and drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. For many, it’s the first image that comes to mind when they...
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Machu Picchu – The Lost City of the Incas
After four exhausting days of nonstop trekking through the Salkantay Pass, we finally made it to Aguas Calientes, the small town which is the launching point for tourists visiting Machu Picchu. We...
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The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca – Puno, Peru
From Cuzco, we decided to take a tourist bus to Puno. Along the way we visited a few ruin sites, a market, a scenic overlook and stopped for a nice buffet lunch. It seemed like a good idea initially,...
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With everything from the lush Amazon jungle, to snow-capped Andean mountain ranges, to scorching hot sand dunes, to the world’s deepest canyons, and mystical lost cities, we knew there would be a lot...
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