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En route to Peru

Eruption

eruption

From the plane
Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

cf Volcanoes

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Lake Titicaca

Sunrise

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Uros islands
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Sunrise

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Uros islands
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Uros

lake titicaca

Uros floating islands
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Uros

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Uros floating islands
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Boat demo

lake titicaca

Uros Islands
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Boat

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Uros Islands
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Bundle of reeds

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Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus tatora) - a subspecies of the giant bulrush sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Order: Poales
Uros Islands
Lake Titicaca
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Heart of the reed

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Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus tatora) - a subspecies of the giant bulrush sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Order: Poales
Uros Islands
Lake Titicaca
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon 5Dmark2
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Sunset from Pachatata

lake titicaca

Amantani Island
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Amony and Ana

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Plaza de armas
Amantani Island
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Bob, Yasmin, Francisca

lake titicaca

Amantani Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Ana, Yasmin, Sheena

lake titicaca

Amantani
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Yasmin laughing

lake titicaca

Amantani Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Adorable

lake titicaca

Yasmin
Amantani Island
Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Spinning top

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Plaza de Armas
Amantani Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Fisherman near Uros

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Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Llama

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Llama (Lama glama)
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Llama

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Llama (Lama glama)
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Black llama

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Llama (Lama glama)
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Lloung llama

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Llama (Lama glama)
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Lamb-a

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Taquile Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Grebe

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Titicaca Grebe (Rollandia microptera)
Family: Podicipedidae
Amantani Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 13, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Flicker

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Southern Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola)
Family: Picidae
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Caracara

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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)
Family: Falconidae
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 14, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Great horned

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Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Family: Strigidae
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Teal

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Andean teal (Anas andium)
Family: Anatidae
Taquile Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 14, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Night heron

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Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Family:
Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus punensis)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Froggie

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Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Family: Telmatobiidae
Critically endangered
Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Family: Telmatobiidae
Critically endangered
Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Rainbow

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Rainbow trout ()
Family:
Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Sillustani

sillustani

Sillustani
En route to Puno, Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Sillustani

sillustani

Sillustani
En route to Puno, Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Puno Coca and Costume Museum

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Coca and Costume Museum
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Coca and Costume Museum
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Coca and Costume Museum
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Cocoa museum

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Coca and Costume Museum
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Cathedral

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Plaza de Armas
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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"You're not my mummy."

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Museo Carlos Dreyer - Anthropology
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Olympus Tough TG-4
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Condor Hill

condor hill

Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Elizabeth, Bob, and Alex

Mojsa Restaurant

Mojsa Restaurant
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Soup

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Mojsa Restaurant
Puno, Peru
July 12, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Lima

To infinity and beyond

lima

Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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lima

Plaza de Armas
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
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Harold and Bob

lima

Plaza de Armas
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
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On guard

lima

Plaza de Armas
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
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Bride and groom

lima

Plaza de Armas
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Where it started

pisco

Pisco
Gran Hotel Bolívar - the original pisco bar
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
Olympus Tough TG4
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Pisco perfect

pisco

Pisco
Gran Hotel Bolívar - the original pisco bar
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
Olympus Tough TG4
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Pisco es Peru

pisco

Pisco
Gran Hotel Bolívar - the original pisco bar
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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La Rosa Nautica

lima

La Rosa Náutica
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Calico

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(Felis catus)
Kennedy Park (Cat Park)
Lima, Peru
July 15, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Hi Bob!

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(Felis catus)
Kennedy Park (Cat Park)
Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Red crab

lima

La Rosa Náutica
Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Cardinal

lima

Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
Family: Thraupidae
Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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lima

Inca tern (Larosterna inca)
Family: Laridae
La Rosa Náutica
Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Dove

lima

Western Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda)
Family: Columbidae
Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Paracas

Sail statue

paracas

Paracas, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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When penguins keep current

paracas

Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Paracas, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Doing the Sula

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Peruvian booby (Sula variegata )
Paracas National Park, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Sula take off

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Peruvian booby (Sula variegata )
Paracas National Park, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Vulture and booby

paracas

Peruvian booby (Sula variegata )
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Paracas, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Pelican

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Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
Paracas National Park, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Sand piper

paracas

Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Paracas National Park, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Nautical pisco

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Pisco
Paracas Beach, Peru
July 18, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Nazca

The dog

nazca

Nazca flyover
Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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The spider

nazca

Nazca flyover
Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
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The hummingbird

nazca

Hummingbird
Nazca flyover
Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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The whale

nazca

Whale
Nazca flyover
Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Mummy

nazca

Museo Arqueológico Antonini
Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Spiral wells

nazca

Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Coriolis effect

huacachina

Cantalloc Aquaduct
Huacachina, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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nazca

Blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca))
Family: Hirundinidae
Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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nazca

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Family: Tyrannidae
Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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nazca

Bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus)
Family: Tyrannidae
Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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nazca

Chauchilla cemetery
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
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Desert skull

nazca

Chauchilla cemetery
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
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Pyramidal

nazca

Pyramid of Cahuachi
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Cahuachi

nazca

Pyramid of Cahuachi
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
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Pyramid of Cahuachi
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Girl laughing

girl laughing

Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Dog fashion

nazca

Nazca, Peru
July 19, 2017
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Oasis

huacachina


Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Oasis at night

huacachina

Huacachina, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Dunes, clouds, sky

huacachina


Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
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Jumping in the dunes

huacachina

Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
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Dune charriot

huacachina

Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
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Vermillion but not

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Female vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Family: Tyrannidae
Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Unburrowed

huacachina

On the road to Cahuachi
Burrowing owl ()
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Hummer

huacachina

Chestnut breasted coronet hummingbird (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Mossone
Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Sunset

nazca


Nazca to Ica, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Peru - July 11-21, 2017

+ July 10, 2017 Monday See Ecuador 2017

+ July 11, 2017 Tuesday
Leave hotel Padama before dawn
cab to airport
flight to Juliaca
Sillustani - en route to Puno
Hotel Libertador
+ July 12, 2017 Wednesday
Cab to Puno Plaza de Armas
Cathedral
Museo Carlos Dreyer - Anthropology - pottery and mummies
Museo de la Coca and Costumbres
Fishery
Minibus back to Puno
Cab back to hotel
Walk around grounds
+ July 13, 2017 Thursday
Early pick up at hotel - cab to harbour
Jumbo Travel - Ricardo Fidel Quispe - guide
Uros floating islands
Amantani Island
Meet home stay family: Yasmin, Delia, Francisca, Gabriel
Walk down to lake with Zarek
Hike up to Pachatata ("father earth") temple
Dinner with family
Concert and dance party with traditional instruments and dress
Home stay with Sheena, Ana, and Amory
+ July 14, 2017 Friday
Breakfast at home stay on Amantani Island
Boat to Taquile
Hike up to plaza de armas
Lunch on Taquile Island
Boat back to Puno
Transport back to hotel, driver stopped on the way to allow up to photograph flamingos and other birds
Hotel Libertador
Walk about the grounds solo
Cab to plaza de armas
Dinner with Lindqwisters at Mojsa Restaurant
Cab back to Hotel Libertador
+ July 15, 2017 Saturday - Puno to Lima
Puno to Juliaca to Lima
cab to Sol de Oro in Miraflores
Harold Huaman came to hotel at noon
Drive to city center - Plaza de Armas
Pisco sour at Gran Hotel Bolívar - the original pisco bar
Lunch with Harold Huaman - Brujas de Cachiche Restaurant - Peruvian cuisine
Shopping Center - coffee ice cream, Grocery store - Wu's
+ July 16, 2017 Sunday
Lima
Breakfast at Hotel - Sol de Oro
Walk along Malecon
La Rosa Náutica
Kennedy Park (Cat Park)
Dinner at Lucho
Sol de Oro Hotel
+ July 17, 2017 Monday
Breakfast at Hotel - Sol de Oro
Cab to Bus station
Cruz del Sur bus to Paracas - arrive at sunset
Arrange tour for next day
+ July 18, 2017 Tuesday
Breakfast at Hotel -
Ballestas cruise cancelled due to earthquake
Car tour of Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Dune buggy tour back to Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Cab to Bus station
Cruz del Sur bus to Nazca
Hostal Real Alcazar
+ July 19, 2017 Wednesday
Hotel pick to airport
Flyover delayed 4 hours
Nazca flyover - Zarek and I ended up in separate planes
Bus back to hotel
Walk to Museo Arqueologico Antonini
Hostal Real Alcazar

+ July 20, 2017 Thursday
Cantalloc Aquaduct - spiral wells
Chauchilla Cemetery - with mummies
Pyramid of Cahuachi
Cruz del Sur bus to Ica
Cab to Huacachina
Hotel Mossone
Walk around oasis with Zarek
Dinner at hotel, Huacachina sour
Night walk to take pictures - Zarek took a nap

+ July 20, 2017 Thursday
Breakfast at hotel - Hotel Mossone
Walk around hotel grounds, around oasis, and up on the dunes
Due buggy tour and sand boarding
Cab to Ica
Cruz del Sur bus to Lima
Urgent toilet stop
Horrible traffic in Lima and bus greatly delayed
Cab to Airport - again horrible traffic
Flight delayed 2 hours, leave after midnight

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Modified: February 12, 2019
Created: July 31, 2017
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