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October 07, 2015

3 Days in Puno and a Homestay on Lake Titicaca

October 07, 2015/ Scott Biales
3 Days in Puno and a Homestay on Lake Titicaca

We spend 3 days in Puno and Lake Titicaca with an overnight homestay on Amantani island.

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October 07, 2015/ Scott Biales/ 3 Comments
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Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru, Homestay, South America
October 04, 2015

5 Days Hiking the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, Peru

October 04, 2015/ Sylvie Golec
5 Days Hiking the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, Peru

We spend 5 days hiking over 65 miles and climbing above 15,500 feet in altitude along the Salkantay Trek to get to Machu Picchu.

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October 04, 2015/ Sylvie Golec/ 16 Comments
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Peru, Machu Picchu, Salkantay Trek, Backpacking, Tour, Hiking/Trekking, South America, Inca Trail, Inca, Hike, Overnight
September 29, 2015

2 Days in Cusco, Peru

September 29, 2015/ Scott Biales
2 Days in Cusco, Peru

We shop around at a few markets, negotiate prices for a couple tours.  Oh yeah, and Sylvie gets a case of altitude sickness!

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September 29, 2015/ Scott Biales/ 4 Comments
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Peru, Market, Cusco, South America
September 26, 2015

3 Days Hiking in Colca Canyon, Peru

September 26, 2015/ Sylvie Golec
3 Days Hiking in Colca Canyon, Peru

We spend 3 days hiking down the world's second largest canyon (twice as deep at the Grand Canyon).

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September 26, 2015/ Sylvie Golec/ 5 Comments
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Colca Canyon, Peru, Tour, Hiking/Trekking, South America
September 24, 2015

2 Days in Arequipa, Peru

September 24, 2015/ Sylvie Golec
2 Days in Arequipa, Peru

Scott finally gets to get alpaca and guinea pig.

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September 24, 2015/ Sylvie Golec/ 2 Comments
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Food, Arequipa, Peru, South America
September 22, 2015

2 Days in Huacachina, Peru

September 22, 2015/ Scott Biales
2 Days in Huacachina, Peru

2 exciting days in the paradise city Huacachina, Peru

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Peru, Huacahina, Sandboarding, Food, South America
September 21, 2015

2 Days in Lima, Peru

September 21, 2015/ Scott Biales
2 Days in Lima, Peru

2 mellow days with the cats in Lima, Peru.

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September 21, 2015/ Scott Biales/ 1 Comment
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Lima, Peru, Magic Water Circuit, Mira Flores, South America, lima
September 19, 2015

2 (more) Days in Colan, Peru

September 19, 2015/ Scott Biales
2 (more) Days in Colan, Peru

2 (more) relaxing days in Colan, Peru

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Colan, Peru, Beach, South America
September 17, 2015

Our First Day in Peru

September 17, 2015/ Scott Biales
Our First Day in Peru

A crazy day getting to Colan, Peru!

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Colan, Peru, Paita, Piura, South America
September 16, 2015

A Short Stay in Guayaquil, Ecuador

September 16, 2015/ Scott Biales
A Short Stay in Guayaquil, Ecuador

A short stint in Guayaquil, Ecuador

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Ecuador, Guayaquil, Overnight Bus, Peru, South America
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