Boulevard Lima

... it felt as though we had been in peru for months riding, when in reality it had only been a couple weeks. i remember thinking while under the influence of altitude, that i had been in peru forever, and that i still had forever to go. Later, once out of the mountians, with a clear mind, we looked at the map to figure out what we had left to ride, and it seemed as though we were nearly done, and that we had just started. Its difficult to describe, but time was hard ...

... that we all headed over to our friend Thirza´s house to hang out for a bit before we all went to a Beatles tribute concert. There was another cake there that she made with Allison and Sarah the day before--chocolate with chocolate icing :) --decorated with a mountain of sprinkles and a boat. It was really cool (see picture), and obviously very good. After hanging out with there for a while, we piled into some taxis and went to this beatles tribute concert. The band was ...

... it looked like a scene from Harry Potter... hundreds of books 300 years old or so..just sitting there out on the shelves.. some deterorating before your very eyes..and 2 spiral staircases to the 2nd level.
After that i set out to find the Museum of the Spanish Inquistion which was probably about half mile away but took me about an hour to find. No more English tours, so had to walk around mysef but coulnt read anything cuz it was all in Spanish, but i went down into ...

... for 3 or 4 hours in the Mexico City there in the middle.

This morning I went with my mom around town for a bit doing errands, and I also finally got my (nice, lightweight) sleeping bag, so I should be set...

Last night I had an awesome time with my super good friends from Couchsurfing, who I will miss so much. They've become an important part of my life, sharing activities and going out or whatever all the time. I won't forget them ...

... sheets...And having a heating system is simply unthinkable for Peruvian people...so you have to wear your jacket inside!
Tomorrow, I'm off to meet the group of fellow travellers I will be with for the next 2 weeks. We are starting with a couple of days in Puno and the Uros Islands, on the Lake Titicaca... Getting ready for freezing temperatures: apparently, it's down to -20° for the moment!
I'll let you know when I can.

... visited the Circuito de Aguas Magicas. It's only been open since 2007 but includes 13 fountains, once choreographed with music and lasers. One was like the Olympic fountain in Atlanta, but I didn't go in and get wet like in Atlanta. It is winter here. The park is only 4 soles and can be reached by taxi or minibus. I recommend it over the tour so that you can save money and wander through it at your leisure.

... active. I sit down and eat with everyone, as i am now the most popular volunteer here.

Two years ago pisco was almost toatlly destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilding has been tedeous. I have spent the last two days doing the most difficult work of my life. It seems nothing is easy with concrete. For the last two days i have been digging holes, breaking apart concrete and majority of ...

... They were SO gorgeous. I bought one for myself because it was beautiful and was for a really great price! I can't tell you how beautiful it is!!!!! I got roped into this store and looked at other things too. I ended up buying two pairs of earrings that matched the seed necklaces I bought before. I also bought a bracelet for $3 and 3 rings for sixty-six cents each. They were so cute!!! Anyway, I have no idea how I am going to fit it all in ...

... chicken, and I decided on another trucha (trout). During all of our drives, I had noticed poles extended from buildings with red plastic bags attached to the pole. Percy told us that this was the "sign" for chicha, the local beer.



He stopped at a home/business where we could sample some. The downstairs rooms in this home are devoted to raising guinea pigs in one room and making and serving chicha ...

We had a great time in Cusco visiting all the old inca sites. Even visiting some of them on horse back, much to Matts disgust! We also spent a lot of time hunting out places that sold British food and also found a bar that sold Old Speckled Hen ale. Yummm!! Sadly all too quickly it was time to leave and move on again. We got another overnight bus to Pisco on the coast south of Lima. It was nice ...