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TravBuddy.com: lrecht's Peru 2006 travel blog</title>
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<description>Peru was the first international trip of our sabbatical with highlights of trekking to Machu Picchu, Puno/Lake Titicaca, Colca Canyon, a jungle visit and the Inti Raymi Festival in Cusco.</description>
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<title>Heading Home</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:17:07 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Newport-Beach-travel-guide-13338">Newport Beach, California</a>, Jun 28, 2006</p>
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After dinner in Lima, we hopped in a cab to the airport and boarded our 1:00am flight home which was completely uneventful and unmemorable arriving...</p>
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<title>Lima</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:08:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lima-travel-guide-1308247">Lima, Peru</a>, Jun 27, 2006</p>
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Well we woke up early and headed for our last flight out of Cusco airport in to Lima.&amp;nbsp; Arrived there early and took a long cab through Lima to...</p>
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<title>Back in Cusco for Inti Raymi</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:37:53 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Cusco-travel-guide-1308635">Cusco, Peru</a>, Jun 22, 2006</p>
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We got back to Cusco and were picked up at the airport by our travel agent friend Milagro from SAS who had found a couple of alternative places to ...</p>
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<title>Welcome to the Jungle</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:07:01 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Puerto-Maldonado-travel-guide-905058">Puerto Maldonado, Peru</a>, Jun 18, 2006</p>
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After a brief stop in Cusco, we flew to Puerto Maldonado in southeast Peru to spend four days at a jungle lodge, Posada Amazona&amp;nbsp;- needless to ...</p>
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<title>Hostal Astorga</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:24:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Arequipa-travel-guide-894601">Arequipa, Peru</a>, Jun 13, 2006</p>
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Great cozy family run place to stay in the beautiful colonial city of Arequipa

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<title>Arequipa and Colca Canyon</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:06:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Arequipa-travel-guide-894601">Arequipa, Peru</a>, Jun 13, 2006</p>
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Well we weren’t prepared for how friggin cold it could be on an overnight bus from Puno (altitude 12,566 feet) to Arequipa.&amp;nbsp; We were the onl...</p>
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<title>Down to Puno and Lake Titicaca</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:05:05 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Puno-travel-guide-1308566">Puno, Peru</a>, Jun 11, 2006</p>
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  After relaxing in Cusco, we took an eleven hour bus down to Puno which is the large, industrial city sitting on the shores of Lago Titicaca.&amp;nb...</p>
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<title>Back in Cusco</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:04:39 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Cusco-travel-guide-1308635">Cusco, Peru</a>, Jun 10, 2006</p>
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We figured that after five days of trekking, we deserved a couple of day’s rest and relaxation before heading of the Puno and Lake Titicaca (I ju...</p>
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<title>Visiting Machu Picchu</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:04:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Machu-Picchu-travel-guide-1290616">Machu Picchu, Peru</a>, Jun 09, 2006</p>
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Well after five days of trekking, we finally made it to Machu Picchu and it is absolutely one of the most incredible sites I have been to (which as...</p>
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<title>Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:18:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Machu-Picchu-travel-guide-1290616">Machu Picchu, Peru</a>, Jun 05, 2006</p>
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We had set up our trek from home with a company called Wayki Trekking (www.waykitrek.net) who was highly recommended by the South American Explorer...</p>
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<title>The Sacred Valley</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:02:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ollantaitambo-travel-guide-903472">Ollantaitambo, Peru</a>, Jun 04, 2006</p>
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Sunday we took an all day tour of the Sacred Valley which is the area between Cusco and Machu Picchu with lots of ruins, markets, etc.&amp;nbsp; Organi...</p>
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<title>Arriving in Cusco</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:01:36 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Cusco-travel-guide-1308635">Cusco, Peru</a>, Jun 02, 2006</p>
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So we arrived early in the morning in Cusco with about three days to acclimatize prior to our five day trek to Machu Picchu.&amp;nbsp; The airport is p...</p>
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<title>Newport Beach to Cusco, eventually...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:00:47 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Newport-Beach-travel-guide-13338">Newport Beach, California</a>, Jun 01, 2006</p>
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Well I finally managed to quit my job and in a very short period of time, we decided that Peru should be the first destination on our travels.&amp;nbsp...</p>
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