http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/LinaMolina/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from LinaMolina en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:05:00 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:05:00 BST Thin air at 4500 meters After 2 months in the grey city of Lima Flo my roomy and me were definately ready for some blue sky freh air and snowy mountaintops. So we head to the hikers and climbers paradise Huaraz which is located 8 hours north of Lima in the Cordillera Blanca.And for all those of you who think Im not a big hiker that was true until I came to Peru. This countrys nature is just http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/blog-296777.html Casa Roja means fun fun fun For all of you who might have wondered were I lived during my two months stay in Perus crazy capital Lima...I have had the great joy to become part of the international chaos crew inhabiting a red house in Miraflores. How did I find it Well I was a bit dreist and wrote the German embassy that they should help me with indicating secure accomodation in Lima since http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/blog-293599.html Lima city of contrastsLima is crazy. At least in my eyes the eyes of a young blanca redhead coming from the land of effectiveness and systemactic routines GermanyLima is loud. Lima is dirty. Lima is crowded kombis continuously honking horns stress ans smog.But Lima is also my new home. I have never felt so fast confortable in such a big city but i think thats also mainly due to the great http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Lima/blog-285962.html Hit the road jack...what better is there than to just hop on a bus which heads out of town and to stroll through the nature in a nowmansland about 30km southeast of Cusco. Exactelly nothing Thats also what Sharron a cool girl from my AMIGOS language school and I thought when we picked our destination the Laguna de Huacarpay.As usually no other gringo sat on the bus seems like the gringos http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-285952.html Sunset donkey isolated field...Im sorry but I gotta spam you with this sunset picture I have taken on my way from Tipon to Cusco. Isnt this pretty... Well whether cheasy or romantic is for you to decide. I just wanted to delight you with this view. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-281916.html Incas or aliens who built itNancy and I had a somewhat easier hike in mind when we started on Sunday morning on our trip to MarasMoray and the Salineras de Pigingote. Nancy didnt even bring a jacket on this warm and sunny day a big mistake she should find out later. But first things first we took a public bus to get to Maras a small village in a valley surrounded by wonderful snowwhite g http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Moray/blog-279442.html The big exporationAll alone I set out to visit the town of Ollantaytambo a religious and military stronghold of the Incas situated at the junction of three important valleys. My travel brought me to the village Chinchero which has a nice little church...the ward even lights up the gloomy church if u ask and kindly. The market of Chinchero which is supposed to be very nice Ive missed because it is http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Ollantaytambo/blog-279413.html So which one should I take now I'm standing a bit confused on the sidewalk of the busy Avenida Benavides and watch the crazy traffic. Buses Kombis Micros Taxis speed along the street shrouded in a cloud of smog and noise.But once you have found out how the system Im still using this word although its probably the least apropriate to use regarding the chaos on the streets works its doab http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Miraflores/blog-279360.html On the quest for golden garden and sexy womanIn the heart of the city of Cusco right on the central Avenida del Sol one can find the remains of what used to be most important ceremonial center of the whol Inca nation the temple of the sun. Unfortunately a great part of it had been destroyed during the colonial occupation by the Spaniards who planted the St. Domingo Convent right on what used t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-279138.html A typical saturday in Cusco Peru Well I hope not because that was a hell of a saturday about 2 weeks ago in Cusco. Great fun but Peruvians just drink too much Especially Paola's friends Pancho and Robin.Drinking from 11 in the morning until 2 o clock at night eating chicharon famous pork dish in Saylla visiting Paola's country house and the temple of the water in Tipon a real masterpiece http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-275905.html 20 llamas and a dog named BeethovenIt is early in the morning around 6.30 a.m. when the bus drops us on a dusty road shortly after tambomachay outside of Cucsco. There are no people except very now and then some farmers which descend from the sourrounding mountain villages to sell there fruits and vegetables in Cusco. But my Peruvian friend Nancy her brother Cesar and me are waiting for somethin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-275611.html It seems like there is once a year this big parade with all the dancing groups from Cusco and surroundings performing and I ran right into it how lucky. The costums are crazy you can find all kinds of colors and materials although bright and plastic is prevailing. My friends tried to make me embarrassed by asking every one to take pictures with me. All in all it was fascinating to see the who http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-274554.html ber den Wolken...From the start. I left Germany on the 8th of April in evening with stopovers in Madrid Santiago de Chile und Lima. In Lima I had to hurry because I only had 40 minutes to change airplanes. The airline confirmed that I wouldnt need to claim my luggage and check it in again at the counter in Lima but an elder man at immigrations smiled at me and said Amor si que tienes recoger http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-274542.html Hello from the crazy dirty noisy city of LimaSorry I havent blogged before but I really didnt manage to upload pictures or write long letters to every one. This is what happens if you are on the road. And I can tell you there is something amazing happening everyday in this country. Well at least its impressing inspiring or intimidating for a German gringa like me who's never been to a big me http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Miraflores/blog-274233.html