We have made our journey to Colca! As you could probably tell by the quick update yesterday we are doing some relaxing!! I really enjoyed Arequipa. It was a nice city, other than it is within about two miles as the crow flys from an active volcano. According to our guide the evacuation plan is …
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Arequipa
We got up at the crack of dawn to fly to Arequipa. It’s a lovely city between Cusco and the coast. The surrounding area is all desert. It’s pretty bleak! Bill finally got to eat guinea pig! I had grilled alpaca with quinoa. Mine was very good. I didn’t try the guinea pig! From Arequipa, …
Cusco and Machu Picchu
We made it out of Lima to Cusco, which is a very pretty city! I wish we’d had a little more time to spend there. Cusco is an old city built on top of Inca ruins. The streets are narrow and winding and the houses have clay tile roofs. It’s a wealthy city by Latin …
Lima
Bill and I are sitting in the Lima airport waiting to fly to Cusco. We had a pretty good visit to Lima, but we’re ready to see something else. Lima is an interesting place. It’s nicer than San Jose CR, but definitely not a place where we’d want to live! It’s a big city with …
Traveling with Emily! 