http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/RickiandSam/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from RickiandSam en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:06 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:06 +0000 Rio de JaneiroThe city remains the most danerous in the world according to figures. Its repuation made it quite nervous upon arrival. However the people we met and places we went made this seem ridiculous.On fisrt impressions the city was unique in its beauty. It is built around mountains and on the coast. The beaches are astounding and the water warm it was a pleasant feeling to be able to rel http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-302355.html A New country.Arriving into La Paz from Puno was an experience in itself. The highest capital city in the world lived up to expectations as we all felt light headed at the 4000 meter upon arrival. You enter the city via a high plateau and drive down to la paz. It was a truly remarkable sight to drive along the top of a mountain looking down at la paz below.La pazreputatation preceeds itself as http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-302345.html A long time coming....Starting off in Lima we arrived to a city that we didnt know much about. From the initial rush of starting our travels Lima was truthfully a little bit of a let down on arriva and fisrt impressions. The sun was not shining and a thick pollution cloud hung over the city. We spent the first few days of our tripwondering the streets of Miraflores unimpressed and ready to move on http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Miraflores/blog-301450.html