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Over 200 Species of Birds About an hour away from Ica is the city of Paracas. We heard the Ballestas Islands Boat Tour that departed from this city was amazing and provided an opportunity to get a close up view …

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Cruz del Sur Since we wanted to tour a few cities in Peru as we made our way back to Chile, we decided to travel by bus. Once again we chose seats on the first level for more comfort. The …

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Mirabus City Tour Since we only had a few days in Lima, we decided the best way to see the city would be to take a bus tour. We picked up a pamphlet at a Tourist Information Booth for tours …

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Peruvian Airlines As I mentioned in a previous post, Randie and I decided to fly to Lima rather than take another very long bus ride. The best rate we could find was with Peruvian Airlines. We were surprised to get …

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Other Sights and Experiences In Tacna, Peru

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Walking Tour In addition to everything we saw during our two hour bus tour, we also saw some other interesting things while walking around the city of Tacna. One thing that really impressed us was the live gazebos we saw …

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Tacna, Peru–City & Country Bus Tour

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Best Way To See The City Since we planned on staying in Tacna for just a couple days, we decided the best way to see the city would be to go on the city bus tour. We learned about this …

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“Visa Run” to Peru

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24 Hour Bus Ride As a North American tourist, you can only stay in Chile for a maximum of 90 days before you have to leave the country. (It might be different if you are a citizen of another country.) …

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Fiesta Time In Vicuña

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Party Time! We heard that toward the end of January and for most of the month of February, the town square in Vicuña often fills up with people as various bands and singers take the stage sharing their talents. These …

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Solar Restaurant

Restaurante Solar Elqui Towards the end of January when Leslie and Barry were staying at the same place as us in Vicuña, they told us about a solar restaurant they went to where everything on the menu was cooked in …

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Pisco Distillery Tour, Elqui Valley, Chile

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Los Nichos Pisco Distillery When Barry and Leslie were staying in Vicuña, they wanted to visit one of the Pisco Distilleries in the Elqui Valley. I didn't feel like taking the trip, however Randie decided to join them. They chose …

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