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Tag: Peru

  • Paracas National Reserve

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    Paracas National Reserve

    Our guide picked us up at our hotel and gave us a tour of the Reserve.  It’s a slow, bumpy ride. Sometimes rather dusty.  But while it’s desert, at this time of year it’s not hot.

  • Bus to Paracas

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    Bus to Paracas

    It’s a three-and-one-half hour bus ride along the Pan American Highway from Lima to Paracaus. South American bus rides conjure an image of an unroad-worthy school-bus-like battered vehicle that might include among its passengers various beasts including chickens and ducks. Wrong image. The bus departed precisely on time.  First class in this bus is comparable…

  • Lima

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    Lima

    We arrived in the evening and went straight to our hotel.  The following day we were met buy our guide who took us on a city tour.  I didn’t have high expectations for Lima. I’d been told it’s a big city, with lots of traffic.  I was pleasantly surprise with the food, and the price,…

  • Food: Ubre Rebozada, Cuy Chactado, and Camarones al Ajo

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    Food: Ubre Rebozada, Cuy Chactado, and Camarones al Ajo

    We ate very well in Peru.  As usual, I didn’t drink the water preferring bottled water, beer, wine or fruit juices con leche (with milk).  The happiest surprise of the whole trip was that even though we ate well we gained no weight. I’m not sure if that’s because we balanced exercise or whether the…

  • Peru

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    Peru

    We returned last Sunday, and since then I’ve been going through my pictures and digging out of e-mail from work.   The Archeological Site at Machupicchu (click to see larger versions) When talking about Peru it’s hard to keep the Lost City of the Incas at Machupicchu from taking over the conversation. Certainly, going in,…