We're in Arequipa

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We left Lima two days ago in a monumental traffic jam and started down the coast. Highlights included a boat trip out to an island that is now a preserve that hosts thousands of birds, including penguins! After ten hours of driving through the deserted coastline, we stopped at a remote resort and spent the night. next day we checked out some ancient rins on the beach and then continued down the coast, which resembles Big Sur, but even steeper and starker, as the Andes drop straight down to the Pacific here. The surf is incredible! Having trouble uploading my photos, so will post those later as soon as I figure that out...Later....Betsy

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