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This is it! We are in Lima to visit our friend Luis and after a few days here, we will catch our plane to Europe. Sad moments really even if we have been travelling for 6 months. It´s always too short, isn´t it? We are spending 4 days here, spending some time with Luis, who I didn´t see for almost 4 years and what a welcome we had! We stayed away from the tourist trail, although we have obviously visited Miraflores, Barranco, Chorillos and Central Lima. Lima is charming. Before we got there, we were warned that if we didn´t like La Paz, there is little chance we would like Lima. WRONG! Lima has undergone so much work to keep it green and diverse ( unlike La paz ), lots of parks etc... as well as ... read more

We have been waiting for this moment for a long time... The mysterious Machu Picchu! Officially declared as one of the New seven Woders of the World ! After arriving in Cusco, we spend the night with our friend Pascale , then we head to a village at the foot of Machu Picchu called "Aguas Calientes". The weather is not that great. Rain comes and goes, so does the sun. We are in a sub tropical region, it´s very humid. We sort everything out for the next day, the visit to Machu Picchu. So today, we spend it hovering around town, and also go the hotsprings. Sounds like a great plan especially as it is raining. Should be a nice contrast! As we get to the medicinal waters, we find that it´s only a series of ... read more

We are in Peru.... After crossing the border, we get to Puno, still on the Lake Titicaca. Baring in mind that the lake sits at 3810m above sea level and in some places is about 200km long and 70km wide. So there´s a lot of water. The program here is to visit the floating islandsor The Uros Islands. The Uros people continuously build or maintain islands from reed. Boats are also built from reed. It´s an amazing scenery. Look for yourselves. Also on the program is Taquile island. First stop though, The Uros Islands. 41 entirely manmade floating islands and houses. We visited two. The Islanders still live using methods going back to Pre-Inca times. Much of the Uros' diet and medicine also revolve around these reeds. When a reed is pulled, the white bottom is ... read more

That´s it. Finally our ticket is booked for Rurrenabaque. We are off to the Jungle and Pampas. 2 options to get there. By bus on a long 18 hour trip or fly there on a 45min flight. Flying there was the 1st option until we realised that the flight costs $60us. The bus on the other hand costs $10us. The choice was made for us, we are doing it the hard way. After all, who needs comfort. The following day, we get to the bus terminal and found our bus. Don´t know how to describe it. It´s just bigger than a minibus and 3 times smaller than a normal long distance bus. It is also used as a cargo bus so it was heavily loaded a the top and down low!!! You should´ve seen the horror ... read more

sorry guys, we haven´t been able to update our blog for 2 weeks..... This was the original text ¡¡¡Hola!!!We are now in Sucre, or rather just left Sucre. Our plans here were to visit the Dino paths, go to indigenous villages such as Potolo, Maragua or Tarabuco. Instead of all that, we stayed 5 days in Sucre city visiting the hospital. We pretty much know all the staff, nurses and doctors! Renata managed to catch a food bug which would put her to bed for the next 5 days, shouting and screaming, not getting any sleep and not letting anyone use the bathroom as she was constantly occupying it. I had to go to the neighbours... ( Just joking!) Bolivia is really nice but you do have to be careful when it comes to eating raw ... read more