This morning Elias and Juan Carlos picked us up from the hotel and we drove to Pisac National Park. The route is very winding as it climbs up to passes and then down again. We stopped a couple of times along the way at sightseeing places. The hills are all terraced and the local peopleContinue reading “Pisac”
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Cusco
We started our day with a nightmare journey to Cusco. It took a little over an hour to get to Lima airport through the rush-hour traffic. Our driver told us which door to use to get into the terminal. Once inside, we were met with a wall of people! We discovered that we had toContinue reading “Cusco”
Culinary Tour of Lima
After chilling for a couple of hours, we met Kimberly of Lima Gourmet, our guide for a Culinary Tour of Lima. Our transport was waiting outside, and we met Juan, the driver, and Derren and Sylvana, a couple from Calgary. We were pleased to learn that there were just the four of us. Our firstContinue reading “Culinary Tour of Lima”
Barranco
This morning Cecil picked us up for our walking tour of Barranco. We set out towards the clifftop and soon came face to face with Grand Marshall Ramon Castilla. A three time president of Peru, he led the country to independence, abolished slavery and boosted the economy by exploiting guano deposits. Barranco was known forContinue reading “Barranco”
Lima day 1
Peru and Chile blog Lima So, here we are in Lima. The journey went well. Johnny picked us up on time and drove us to Heathrow. Twenty minutes later we’d got though baggage drop and security and were in the BA lounge to have some dinner. The flight to Madrid was on time, so weContinue reading “Lima day 1”
Steve and Diane on Tour 