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This morning, I woke up early and started walking up to Sacsayhuaman shortly after breakfast at the hotel.  In front of San Cristobal, a local guide approached me and suggested I tour some archaeological remains via horseback for 50 soles rather than paying 130 soles for the Sacsayhuaman entry fee.  He was making a lot […]

Most of today was spent in the bus en route to Cuzco.  At about 3:30, we arrived at the bus station in Cuzco and I taxi’d to the Wild Rover Hostel.  Within a few minutes of arriving at the hotel (and in hindsight a bit too impatiently) I booked a Salkantay Trek starting Thursday morning […]

This morning, I woke up early and started walking to Miraflores and Barranca.  To my surprise, almost all businesses in Lima were closed including Starbucks and other coffee shops.  By around 8AM, I had already walked all the way to Barranco and the Starbucks in that area was finally open.  I ordered a frapuccino and […]

Today, I woke up and worked for a few hours in the hotel room.  Also, I booked a bus ride tomorrow afternoon to Cuzco.  At about 11AM, I started walking from Miraflores to Huaca Puclanna, an archaeological site in the middle of dense, urban Lima.  This archeological site was very interesting and enjoyable, because it […]

This morning, I woke up, had a quick breakfast at the hotel, and walked towards the Miraflores oceanfront.  On the way, I noticed a bike rental shop and proceeded to rent a bike for a full day.  I ended up cycling about 33 miles all around Lima through Barranco, Miraflores, Centro Historico, etc.  It was […]

Since the trip to Colombia began, I’ve been deciding whether or not to continue traveling in South America after Gabby returned to LA, and if so, where I would travel.  Due to Peru’s proximity to Colombia, it has always stood out as a good option.  I procrastinated when it came to committing to a decision, […]