what we did: We spent just under six weeks in Peru and could easily have stayed longer. We spent chunks time visiting and taking Spanish classes in Arequipa, trekking for five days to visit Machu Picchu, visiting Cusco, and exploring the Colca Canyon. In between we sprinkled in many other great sights and activities.
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Entries from January 21st, 2010
Peru Wrap Up
January 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · peru
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Colombia Wrap Up
January 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · colombia
what we did: We spent a total of two weeks in Colombia: 2 days in Bogota, a few days in the small town of Villa de Leyva, and the rest up north along the Caribbean: Cartagena, Parque Tayronna where we slept in hammocks and spent our days on the beach, and Taganga. This was [...]
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Salar de Uyuni: 3 Unforgettable Days in A Jeep
January 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · bolivia
As our last stop in Bolivia, we did a three-day jeep tour through the Salar de Uyuni and the surrounding countryside which ended in the north of Chile. Hundreds of gringos descend (or rather ascend– it’s pretty high up there) into the small town of Uyuni daily, this being the biggest tourist attraction in [...]
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The mine that eats men
January 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · bolivia
Occasionally something will pop out of a travel blog or a guide book that one of us will feel compelled to see or do for absolutely no explicable reason. For me, a trip to see the working mines of Potosí was something I just had to do.
Potosí, said to be the highest city in [...]
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The World’s Most Stupid Bikers
January 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · bolivia
Seemingly from everywhere, backpackers flock to La Paz to partake in its number one tourist activity: mountain biking downhill for hours from a high pass above La Paz along an unpaved road ending up in the town of Yolosa. The thing that draws the crowds is not the 11,500 foot effortless descent, nor is [...]
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