Ica, Pisco, Lima and home

Trip Start Jan 26, 2000
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Trip End Jun 14, 2000


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Monday, June 12, 2000

We came to Ica for only one reason, nearby was a oasis surrounded by huge sand dunes, we'd heard we could get a board and surf down these! So next day we went out hires our boards and spend the next hour being boarders. It was good, the only problem being the walk back up the dunes, very tiring indeed so after an hour and a half we were more than ready to return our boards and head to the final place before Lima.
Pisco is where a famous south American liquor made from grape juice comes from although we arrived at a bad time of year to visit the vineyards so we had to make do with a trip out to a wildlife island where there was an abundance of bird and wildlife, so much so that the waste products of these animals was scooped up to make a very profitable fertilizer business for somebody!
Lima was my last port of call before flying back to the US, I arrived there with three days to spare, enough time to do my shopping. I had an excellent last few days and met some really nice people. I left Lima with mixed feelings, happy to be going home to see all my family and friends again, yet sad to be leaving after such an excellent trip!
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