Presently In Peru

A travel log

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5am aeropuerto selfie (at Jorge Chávez International Airport)

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I flew across the world, and still ended up sharing a kitchen with a Trojan. @stephalini34 so glad we did! #fighton #lavidaespecial

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It's as if Agatha Christie was sitting right there waiting for a murder. (at Orient Express Cafe Bar)

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A 9 and 3/4's moment: final toasts in a converted train car turned bar. #consuenos (at Orient Express Cafe Bar)

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In the words of the Marxist bus driver wearing a Che Guevara beret who drove this trio to the train station at Machu Picchu, we are "Chicas americanas con sueños" Never more true than our final dinner together at the dynamic and delightful @centralrest #consuenos (at Central Restaurante)

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Mi y mi maestra, Luisa💗💗💗 Tambien, el mejor "fotobomber", Pepe Lucho. #graduationday

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❤️❤️❤️¡Bailando! Mas. Mas. Siempre mas. ❤️❤️❤️

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La ultima semana. It's winter here in Peru. In Lima the sun doesn't shine during winter, which I didn't fully understand before I came. But today I am getting one lovely afternoon sitting on my 5th floor terrace, up above my quaint barrio. #elsol

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#sundayfunday apparently is not a thing in Peru. But I am catching up on my ladies Olympic archery and men's field hockey. (at Barranco Beer Company)

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Another adventure in Peruvian cuisine: the cherished delicacy, Guinea Pig. (at Astrid Y Gastón - Casa Moreyra)

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Roasting coffee beans over an open fire

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Shelling coffee beans

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#tbt to last Thursday picking coffee beans in the jungle that we go on to become my morning cup today.

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The Inka's were incredible for many reasons, amazing engineers, architects, and astronomers, yes of course. (Si, claro.) But, they also were amazing political leaders. Once you enter the entrance of Machu Picchu, there are no doors in the city. There are no doors because no one was worried about theft. No one was worried about theft because everyone given the same fair share. Was this the only example of successful communism in history? No sé. Also, my tour guide did not speak much English, so maybe I made that all up in my translation... (at Macchu Picchu, Peru)

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Casual styles next to one of the seven wonders of the world (at Macchu Picchu, Peru)

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The birthday girl and our fabulous tour guide in line at 5am for the bus to Machu Picchu. @jillsinnott 35 rarely looks this good! #ifiwereyou (at Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu)