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Cusco, Peru

Nestled in a valley with stunning panoramic views and adobe houses with terracotta tiles Cusco for us was one of Peru's highlights. We stayed in a hostel that overlooked the whole city with great vistas of the plaza and surrounding countryside. Sitting on our roof top terrace and watching the sun go down was a beautiful way to end the day.
We explored the town for a few days and met Ali and Sumiko who we later met in Bolivia and travelled together for 2 weeks.
Cusco is the starting point for many to Machu Pichu so it's a thriving tourist town and consequently well looked after although the prices reflect this so on a budget it's not always easy. We initially stayed in Cusco for 2 days, headed for Machu Pichu then on our way back stayed overnight in Cusco again then headed south for the border.
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Nasca, Peru

Just a flying stop in this remote desert town. We didn't stay over night but caught a later bus to Cusco which gave us a few hours to check out Nasca. The town was quaint, built on tourism but relaxed and hassle free.
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Pisco, Peru

Jumping off the Pan American highway we caught a minibus to Pisco. When we arrived we were a little surprised to find this relatively famous town in a total mess but we later learned that about a year earlier it was hit by a powerful earthquake and they hadn't got round to clearing it up yet......mañana, mañana!

Wreckage from the quake aside the town is still nothing to write home about. Few buildings of interest, small busy streets and lots of touts wanting your cash. However, situated a few kilometres south of the town are The Poor Man's Galapagos Islands (Isla Balletas) For those who have never seen seals, penguins and thousands of shitting birds then this is definitely a cool place worth a visit. We had a great time and loved taking some up-close pictures of the wildlife.

After Pisco we headed for the hills again direction Cusco transferring in Nasca.

N.B. Try finding some Pisco Sour in Pisco.....you'd think it'd be easy
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Cuenca, Ecuador

Cuenca

We didn't spend much time here but it makes a great stopover between central Ecuador and the border to Peru. It's a very nice town, we felt that it was the most prosporous place we'd visited in Ecuador and it has a great flair as well. Lots of Colonial buildings surrounded by lush hilly landscapes. A great place to visit and see a different side of Ecuador
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New York City, New York, United States

....New York
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Montevideo, Uruguay

caopital of Uruguay and Bens birthday steak -sooo big!
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Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Iguazu
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Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carneval in Rio - Sambadrom - Magueira our favorite!!!!
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Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

back at Deises and Marcellos place!
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Angra Dos Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dream island with no traffic
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