After spending the day in Trujillo, I hopped on a night bus to Mancora, a popular vacation spot on the north coast of Peru. Here, since I arrived groggy and grimy in yesterday morning’s wee hours, I’ve been relaxing in a beachside compound. The place is run by a nice Brazilian couple, and since I […]
Yesterday, after a couple days’ quiet rest in Miraflores, I hopped on a bus to Trujillo. Trujillo is an old colonial city that is reasonably well-preserved, though the place doesn’t really call to me. For that reason, I’ll probably take a night bus up to Mancora to give myself a day or two on the […]
This morning, I packed it off to the Cusco airport to make my way to Lima. Now I’m now kicking it in the Miraflores neighborhood, enjoying a peaceful Sunday afternoon. My bedroom window has a great view of the Pacific Ocean, and the supermarket down the street refrigerates their yogurt. Life is good.
I have to […]
As promised, here are a couple shots from Machu Picchu. The rest will be uploaded to my photo album in about a month, when I get home. FYI, the prominent mountain you see in the first two shots is actually Wayna Picchu, the smaller peak. Machu Picchu, the larger peak, is directly behind the camera, […]
Machu Picchu was awesome! I took a couple hundred photos and climbed up and down the steep hills of the ancient ruins for about eight hours straight, today. Though I started out pretty strong, leaping up steps two or three at a time, my finish was less than glorious…but I didn’t have to be carried.
Another […]
There are definitely a lot of gringos here. But it’s understandable…Cusco is the home base for folks planning a trek to Machu Picchu, quite possibly the coolest archaeological site on the continent, and the city is about as pleasant as it gets without being on the coast. The elevation isn’t as tough as La Paz, […]
Well, I have survived my first 12-hour bus ride in South America. The seats were comfy, the legroom was ample, and even the en-route snacks were pretty good. The only downside was that the driver refused to take a second pit-stop, making the latter eight hours of the trip unpleasant for a few of the […]