VICUNAS!

I think I might have been more excited to see vicunas than I was to see condors. They´re fairly rare and I think they are much more elegant looking than llamas or alpacas.

Return of the sketchy hostel...

November 3rd 2008
Last Friday afternoon I finally left Lima...for good (or until I return in February to catch my flight home). I was quite pleased because Lima and I didn´t get along so well. My ultimate destination over the weekend was to make it to Cusco in order to start actually volunteering in the Ancahuasi Posta (small medical clinic). I decided that since I had four days before I needed to start, I would ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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