November 2016
A few hours south of Lima lies the small city of Ica, and just a ten minute taxi ride from Ica is Huacachina, which looks like it sprung right out of a cartoon or fairy tale. Located in the middle of Peru’s southern desert region, Huacachina is a literal desert oasis. A natural freshwater lake […]
Prior to the Spaniards’ arrival to Peru in the 1500’s, the Andean region was host to a multitude of indigenous peoples. The most well-known of these cultures is the Inca civilization, but there were at least a dozen others, including the Nazca, Wari, and Caral. The oldest stretches back as far as the 30th century B.C., and […]
Since the beginning of the trip, we’ve been attempting to track every expense to get a better picture of where our money is going and if we’re on track to make it last. After each country, we’re planning on posting our resulting budget to give a better idea of how much it actually costs to […]
It’s been a while since I posted last; since the Galapagos post almost two weeks have passed. Since then, we’ve worked our way through Ecuador and down into Peru. Rather than post on a few weeks’ delay, I figured I’d attempt to get up-to-date with this “catch-up” post and get better about updating between cocktails on the […]