Continental Lima

... up Hells Bells! The journey in the combi left us a bit shaken - we were in the front seat, so prime witnesses to how fast and dangerously the driver, who was all of about 16 years old, was driving! But we made it and with about an hour to spare...<br><br>On Friday we went up to the old town, and the architecture was beautiful! We saw the main Plaza and the Cathedral, and the San Francisco monastery where there are over 30,000 bodies buried beneath in the catacombs...very eerie! We ...

... convert to the invaders religion or they get murdered and maybe tortured sometimes first then killed Just a tiny bit of horrendous acts done in name of relgion. Quite sickening. I could write pages and pages here but its already gotten too long. <br>After the museum i went back to the hotel and met my roommate, Tina an Englishgirl doing an around the world, and we're the same age 5 days apart, shes really cool! We met the rest of the group all women and one couple. We went ...

... it. Jose dropped his mom and I off at her car that was at his sisters. Then I went with Lourdes to her work for a short while. She caught up on her email and I hung out. Then around 8:30 she took me to the Marriott as I waited for my tour. The first tour was the city tour. We drove around the city seeing many interesting buildings. Then we went to the Museum that is in the old Bank of Reserves. It was neat. Oh to see some of the earrings and how big ...

... met Mila and her mother plus some other friends that just arrived from a bit everywhere!!<br>We ordered Ceviche, caosa, calamares y mucho mas!!!<br>Un poco de pisco sour, de vino et todo el mundo estaba muy bien :)<br><br>Lunch finished quite late at 4.30 I think and we were then all cooked and read for a nice siesta<br>The bus brought us back to the hotel and the group split: some went to bed and some went to the bar!! i chose ...

We made it!<br><br>We pulled up into Lima and ran up to the hotel room to shower off all the remaining sand from last nights frolics in the desert, unfortunately in our haste we managed to cover our beds in sand that came flying out of shoes and clothing so we were in for another sandy night. Once we got out into the streets of Lima it didn't take long for us to get back into the hotel, I think the best way to describe it is entirely charmless, if I&#8217 ...

... welcher uns ohne ihre Bekanntschaft wohl entgangen waere. Die unzaehligen bis zu 70 Meter hohen Springbrunnen und die tolle Lichterschow waren wirklich einen Besuch Wert. In diesem Sinne: <br><br>Thanks a lot Carla for the very nice tour through Lima. We had a lot of fun and we are already looking forward to get back to Lima after our roundtrip through Peru, Chile and Bolivia. Maybe we can go for a party in Lima then *gg*!!!

... steady grip was a godsend when I needed assistance over the thousands of stones we climbed! Miguel's tour took us to all the special places: the Torreon (tower), the fountains, the Temple of the Condor, the royal enclosures, the Three Doorways, the Ceremonial Rock, the main square, the Intiwatana (sun temple), the Three Windows, the agricultural zone, the main gate. Two and a half hours later, Miguel bid us farewell ...

... one aussie) we keen as to have a game of soccer (futbol) with the locals who worked at the camp site. Their enthusiasm only diminished in comparision to the locals! Apparently most old fogey tour buses roll into this particular hotel/campsite and the big yellow truck is the only one containing passengers keen for some footy. The guys literally sprinted to get their boots it was hilarious. The result is debatable but apparently the Tucan truck won....

... least, the Cusco trip was my favorite part of Peru thus-far, and i would recommend anyone to visit Machupicchu, as it is one of the very few places that actually lives up to the hype (Iguazu being another). I felt a sustained surge of energy and buena honda while visiting La Valle Sagrado, and will absolutely remember all of the experiences had while there. From climbing Putukusi (a difficult mountain peak that is opposite the mountain that Machupicchu sits on) for my first ...