Hotel Embassy Beach Paracas

... but in the middle of the barren desert. I eventually read in my guidebook that squatters can occupy empty land, and after 6 months they earn the right to the land. But still that does not guarantee water or electricity. We also passed these huge open walled barns that I at first thought contained ceramics, until I realised it were chicken. Loads of chicken! All stuffed into very small spaces. And loads of barns. No wonder chicken is so popular here, but I wonder what animal ...

... was beautiful in a desolate way, the cliffs bordering the ocean have been subject to erosion and oxidation. There is a lot of wildlife, including marine cats, otters, foxes, lizards and vultures. Unfortunately, the cats and foxes are only really out at night so did not get a chance to see them.<br><br>We then came back to the hostel where we rested and then went for a fantastic seafood dinner with one of the owners of the hostel.

Lima was meant for me to book tours really. I wasn´t meaning to stay there long and to actually look around there. So when I got to my hostel, I didn´t expect to find a flyer that was asking for volunteers for a nonprofit project. Specifically they were looking for doctors, opthamalogists and mental health workers. I responded with an email. Then a call. They ask that the volunteers speak spanish and help them with their non-violence ...

we woke up bright and breezy, ready for the day ahead (and really hungry for breakfast!) After a chicken sandwich and a leche chocolate, we went to find our boat - we were added to a tour group and jumped on pinguino IV, life jackets on and off we went to the edge of the headland whee teh natural reserve started and saw the weird Nazca line type imprint in the rocks... the guide yabbered on for a bit for the 3 possible reasons for it (a pirates ...

... zur insel fuhr man zudem an der gandelera vorbei, welche einen "ber 140 meter grosse, in den sand gerizten dreizack darstellte, dessen herkunft und bedeutung völlig unbekannt ist. zu beginn war sie bis zu 2 meter tief, heute jedoch nur noch 60cm und verschwindet somit langsam. die theorien gehen von einer siegestrophäe, über astrologische bedeutung, oder orientierungshilfe für die schifffahrt bis zu zeichen von ausserirdischen.

... and ordered some coffee and cakes. We sat and marveled at this lovely place. <br><br>I didn´t want to bore everyone with a very long story, but I just can´t help it. Tomorrow morning we fly to Arequipa as we continue exploring this beautiful country.<br><br>I can´t wait to post all of my pictures and I wanted to send a few teasers but this PC couldn´t read my camera, it´s asking for something which I don´t understand ... =)<br><br><br>Hugs,<br>Nene Malou (aka Maria)<br>

... and the Hostel.<br><br>The Saturday morning was the day of the FA Cup final and we got up at 9 to watch it. Disappointing outcome in the end as you all know!<br><br>In truth Lima wasn´t a great city as you would expect and especially in the centre it felt a bit unsafe when it got dark. Its not a place I would particularly want to go back to, and we have got the same vibe from other travels that have visited LIma, but it started our travels off in South America.

... flight without any problems. Even though it is such a short flight and we have paid so little, we still get a free snack and a drink on the way. Wendy and her fiancée Gustavo are waiting for us at Trujillo Airport . After cramming Suzanne's over-stuffed suitcases into Gustavo's tiny Toyota , we proceed to a restaurant where we enjoy a special Peruvian dish ...

... he'd give me a Laptop (Lactop)!! that will include a list of people who are in foreclosure and then he says, " And once you have that CD in your possesion you will take that list and speak to each one of those people and tell them, you will tell them, you will talk to them, because they are losing there houses. You will speak to them and they will understand......and for this--" Then he got up and ...

... of Yellow Fever vaccination in order to get into the country. I, naturally, hadn´t vaccinated myself against Yellow Fever (having checked what shots I needed previously and thinking to myself I´d had all of the ones I needed) but, thankfully, after completely stressing me out we found out she was wrong. I didn´t, in fact, need proof of any vaccine to enter the country from Canada. PHEW! Leave it to me to cause a rukus; on the plane I asked the man beside me if he wanted to ...