Getting There We woke up at 4:00am to catch a three hour bus ride to the Huascarán National Park and the beginning of our hike. There were some amazing views of the Cordillera Blanca along[…]
Peru 2015 – Huaraz – Pastoruri Glacier
Getting There I got on a night bus from Lima without a plan, hostel, nothing… Basically I was going to figure it out when I arrived early in the morning to Huaraz, a mountain city[…]
Peru 2015 – Lima
Getting There From Paracas I caught a bus direct to Lima. It was maybe 4-5 hours… I honestly don’t remember as I slept pretty much all the way there. I arrived to Lima super late[…]
Peru 2015 – Paracas
Getting There From Nazca I hopped on the 11:30 bus to Paracas. We stopped in a city called Ica along the way. Many people get off here to go to Huacachina, the desert laguna, to[…]
Peru 2015 – Nazca Archaeology / Adventure Tour!!!
The Tour Complete transparency… I enjoyed this adventure / archaeology tour more than the Nazca Lines fly-over!!! It was interesting and certainly had some high octane elements to it. We met at 2:00pm in front[…]
Peru 2015 – Nazca Lines
Background I remember learning about the Nazca Lines on TV growing up. The History and Discovery Channels were often on in the background at home and sure enough the Nazca Lines were a popular topic.[…]
Peru 2015 – Nazca… the Town
Getting There Getting to Nazca from Cusco is pretty straightforward. In the morning I hopped down to the bus terminal in Cusco (“el terminal”) and walked around to every bus company until I found one[…]
August 2015 Challenge – Daily Podcasts
Background Podcasts are still relatively new to me, but given my interest in constant learning and experiencing new things they seem like a great fit. Thus, this month I was to listen to a completely[…]
A Year of Challenges – A Review
Background I sincerely cannot believe that Jen and I have been doing our monthly challenges for a year now… time really does fly! Jen, thank you for sharing in this experience with me and for[…]
Peruvian Food – Pachamanca
Meaning Pachamanca comes from the Quechua words: pacha = Earth manca = pot. (1) As these translations imply, the Pachamanca cooking technique involves using the land as an oven and is a traditional Peruvian method[…]