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Peru – The Amazon
July 27-29 Our first day in the Amazon would be a full one, starting with a 3:00 am departure from our hotel in Cusco that soon found us at the airport for our flight to Lima (our direct flight was cancelled) to Puerto Maldonado, which sits 34 miles west of the Bolivian border and is […]
Peru – Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu, Part Three
July 25-26 In our last post we left Joanna at KM 104 to begin her hike up the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu. Not fond of writing, she reluctantly, but effectively, related her experience for us as follows: “When the train stopped at KM 104 (Chackabamba) I was a bit anxious as I wasn’t sure […]
Peru – Cusco, Part Two
July 22-23 We set out from the hotel for a quick walking tour of the neighborhood nearby; indeed, one of the selling points of the overall tour was the central location of the hotels we had been staying in. In this case our initial destination was the San Pedro Central Market, the city’s main food […]
Peru – Puno/Lake Titicaca, Part Three
We left the floating islands of Uros and made our way in short order to Taquile Island, docking on the western shore and then hiking up a steep hillside to a dirt plaza where we were rewarded with a presentation by some of the locals. It turns out that our guide is from the island, […]
Peru – Puno/Lake Titicaca, Part One
July 20-21 It would be another long day in the van with a few stops allowing us to take in some trip highlights. But first up would be another hearty breakfast in the hotel’s lovely dining room, overlooking the swimming pool and the property’s lush grounds. Soon enough, our luggage was collected, and we found […]
Peru – Arequipa, Part Two
July 16-18 With a busy day ahead of us, we were up early and hit the breakfast buffet to make sure we had sufficent energy to last through the morning. Another good selection of proteins, carbohydrates, and sweet things greeted us, and the bonus was sitting outside on the patio, the sun warming us nicely […]
Peru – Lima/Arequipa,
July 16-18 After introductions with the group in the lobby and a quick check to make sure we had all we needed for the rest of the evening, we exited the Pullman, climbed into what would be the first of many transit vans (12-passengers plus) and drove to the Huaca Pucillana Restaurant, which sits directly […]
Peru – Lima, Part Two
July 14-16 Our flights went smoothly, and arriving around 5 in the morning in Lima, we cleared customs quickly, although there was some confusion as they asked to see our boarding passes from the flight, but as we had used our phones, those passes had expired and were removed from our devices. Recognizing that we […]
Peru – Lima, Part One
July 14-16 And then finally, after more than two years of planning, starting, stopping, starting, and stopping, we found ourselves getting ready to fly to Peru for a two-week tour with Intrepid, the folks that took us to the Nile River in Egypt in 2019. We’d booked the Premium Peru In Depth tour, which would […]
The Hip is Fine – Santa Cruz, Part Four
May 19 – 27 Two days later Joanna and I made a long-delayed visit to the Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park, located on the waterfront in Richmond. The park preserves and interprets the legacy of the United States home front during World War II, including the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, the […]
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