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Traveling Peru
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Peru Map and Trip Itinerary
Machu Picchu
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Old man playing guitar in a restaurant at Paracas beach, Pisco
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“El Candelabro”, ancient giant drawing (geogliph) near Paracas, Pisco
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Penguins colony on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco
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Wild life on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco
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Sea lions laying in the sun on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco
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Huacachina Oasis, Ica
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Preparing for sandboarding on the desert dunes near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
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“Freestyle” sandboarding on the desert dunes near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
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Desert dunes landscape near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
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Dune buggy after extreme desert dune ride near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
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“The Astronaut” geogliph, Nazca Lines Area, Nazca
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“The Hummingbird” geogliph, Nazca Lines Area, Nazca
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Secondary street in Cuzco, the Inca Empire Capital (elevation 3,200 meters)
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Plaza del Armas, Cuzco
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Women handcrafting in open market, Pisac, Sacred Valley
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Group of girls in open market, Pisac, Sacred Valley
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Little girl looking for her mother, Pisac, Sacred Valley
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Machu Picchu, the lost Inca citadel, one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world
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Terraces for agriculture at Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu and Urubamba river canyon
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Walking pigs in Ollaytantambo, Sacred Valley
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Group of men in Ollaytantambo, Sacred Valley
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Traditional dressed woman, Ollaytantambo village, Sacred Valley
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Sunrise on Lake Titicaca, Puno (elevation 3,820 meters)
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Floating islands (Uros) community, Lake Titicaca
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Family preparing cookies for tourists on floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca
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Woman selling handicrafts on floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca
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Traditional boat made of tortora reed, near floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca
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Woman handcrafting, Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca
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Afternoon landscape, Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca
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Woman selling handicrafts on the path to Amantani Island summit
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Sunset on Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca
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View of Amantani Island from Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
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Woman handcrafting on Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
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Woman selling handicrafts on a street in Arequipa
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Wild animals (Vicunas) in Peruvian “Pampa” (elevation 4,200m), near Arequipa
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View of “El Misti” volcano, a 5,900 meters summit
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Girl with “baby” alpaca in the Peruvian pampa
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Small handicrafts market in pampa
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Pampa landscape
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Pampa landscape
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Highest viewpoint (4,910 meters elevation) on the way to Chivay village, Colca Valley
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Traditional dance at the evening tourist party in Chivay village, Colca Valley, Arequipa area
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Road to Canyon del Colca
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Inca terraces along Colca river, still fully used for agriculture
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Inca terraces along Colca river
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“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca, one of the deepest canyons in the world
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“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca
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“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca
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Little girl asking for candies, Colca Valley
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Little girl selling handicrafts, Colca Valley
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Abandoned restaurant in the desert, on the way to Chilean border
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“Candelabro” giant cactus, north of Atacama Desert, Chile
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Wild Vicunas in Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
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Lago Chungara, one of the highest lakes in the world at 4,500 meters, Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
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Lago Chungara and volcano Paranicota, Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
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Some facts…
• Total days spent on the continent: 20
• Total money spent (excluding the air ticket, including gifts for home): 950 USD
• Traveled approx. 4,000 km by bus, taxi and train
• Main source of information: Lonely Planet guide
• Temperature range during the trip: 2 to 40 degrees Celsius
• Average cost of accommodation: 5 USD per person/night
• Average cost of a meal: 2.5 USD per person
• Average taxi ride: 0.8 USD
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And some experiences…
• Most impressive place: Machu Picchu ruins (despite its popularity and high cost)
• Most breathtaking place: Canyon del Colca
• Most peaceful place: Amantani and Taquile islands, Lake Titicaca
• Funniest happening: laying in the bed up to 11 AM in the middle of the desert, thinking it
is heavily raining outside – because of the “rain like” noise of a damaged toilet
• Most extreme adventure: riding the desert huge sand dunes with speeds of up to
120km/h, on 40 degrees sand slopes, in a dune buggy (like a roller-coaster without rails)
• Most expensive: getting to Machu Picchu ruins (about 110 USD for transportation and
entrance only)
• Highest elevation reached: 4,910 meters above sea level
• Best value for money: Lake Titicaca tour (2 days, including: meals, 6 hours boat trip, 3
spots visited, accommodation in villagers’ houses, traditional party, bi-lingual guiding, all
for only 15 USD)
• Most unusual experience: policemen discreetly watching our back for thieves in Lima, for
about 2 hours, just because we were tourists carrying expensive cameras.
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