Corpus Cristi I fell in love with Cusco in 1990 on a tour to Machu Picchu and vowed to come back and spend more time there. I finally made my wish come true ten years later. Plaza de Armas is a beautiful square surrounded by its towering Cathedral, the imposing Jesuit church Compania de Jesus, […]
Read MoreSir Francis Drake is a pirate! Our famous hero sacked Cartagena and was paid approximately US$200 million in today’s money to give the city back ( Bad boy). This is a fantastic city, hot and humid. On our first night we watched as the dancers twirled and they swirled and danced hot salsa with bare […]
Read MoreCusco was a great fun place as well as a very interesting place. I spent three months there and really enjoyed my time and the friends that I made. During the week I worked in Juan Pablo Orphanage and helped to teach the children there and at weekends I joined with friends and trekked around […]
Read MoreI found Lima a city of contrasts. Founded by Fransisco Pizzaro Lima has a historic centre with wonderful churches, cloisters and monasteries but it is also a very modern city with high rise condos, casinos and hotels. The food is both modern and traditional with gastronomical dishes such as ceviche and cuy (guinea pig). […]
Read MoreSalineras de Maras seems a typical Peruvian village but for the fact that almost everyone works in the salt terraces nearby harvesting salt using the ancient pre-Incan methods of producing salt. We hiked down a canyon through mountain valleys off the beaten track to Salineras village where people still wear traditional clothes. Qoripujio has […]
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