Hola, amigos! Que pasa? Unfortunately my Spanish isn't much better than that, but at least I really am working on it this time. I'm sitting in a hostal in Lima, Peru, on Day 1 of my 3-week peregrination through Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. I've been wanting to do a backpacking trip to South America for years now, so when my friend Lauren asked if I wanted to come down with her, I jumped at the chance. It's mud season in Breckenridge, which means that everyone lucky enough to get out of town does, if only for a week or two. I'll probably be broke when I get back, but it'll have been worth it! As I mentioned, I'm traveling with my good friend Lauren, from Washington DC, and two of her friends, Allison and Lisa. They
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