The Venice of Peru
The day after our arrival in Iquitos brought us to the neighborhood/”suburb” of Belen. This entire area consists of houses on stilts, mere inches above the water that laps at their front doors. Although some of the houses are connected by rickety plank walkways, there are no roads or sidewalks. Instead, locals paddle the waterways … Continue reading
Arrival in Iquitos
Let’s see…I left off just as we were arriving in Iquitos, right? Well, that turned out to be quite the ordeal. Mike went camera-happy, snapping photos of all the cargo being unloaded. I just wanted to find a hotel so that I could shower, but I let him have at it. My one concern was … Continue reading
On the Amazon
After our long bus trips, Mike and I were excited for the boat portion of our journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Not really knowing what to expect, we simply headed toward the boat docks in search of something that would take us to Iquitos (the largest city in the world that can’t … Continue reading
Journey to the Jungle
Oh my, have Mike and I been busy! What a contrast to our lazy Huanchaco days… I have a lot to share, so I’ll start where we last left off. After leaving Huanchaco and stashing our bikes in Trujillo, Mike and I caught a bus up the coast to Chiclayo. You may remember this town … Continue reading
Cajamarca
Realizing that we had only one more weekend in Huanchaco, Mike and I decided to take a quick weekend trip into the highlands (relatively) nearby. Our destination? Cajamarca. This city is well known for its Carnival celebrations (which we missed) and its dairy products. I say relatively nearby because although Cajamarca is only 295 kilometers … Continue reading
TTFN, Trujillo
Now that we’re about to leave the coast, I figured it was time to post a few pics of Trujillo. Although we were living in Huanchaco, Trujillo was our second city. It’s where we went to go to the movies, visit the mall, or eat at “Papa Juan’s” (mejor ingredientes, mejor pizza). Trujillo is one … Continue reading
Carnival in Huanchaco
Carnival is pretty much a month-long celebration in Peru. In Cajamarca people celebrate with a water balloon fight that lasts weeks and targets anyone and everyone. Every now and then the water balloons become buckets of water or even paint. Huanchaco is a bit more tame. Carnival is marked by more parties than normal and … Continue reading
Perezosos in Peru
Perezoso means lazy, in case you were wondering. Nothing much has happened recently. We’re more or less hibernating in anticipation of our next several months on the road. It turns out that my parents aren’t going to make it to the southern hempisphere this March, so Mike and I have been trying to decide what … Continue reading
Your Travel Blog Fix
Mike’s sister Deb just posted a comment saying that she’s suffering travel blog withdrawal. Since I don’t want her or anyone else to detox, I’m supplying another fix. Honestly, Mike and I are still being quite lazy. Most of our time is spent bumming about Huanchaco. I finished my first month of teaching English and … Continue reading
Home Sweet Huanchaco
Quite frankly, I haven’t been posting much lately because our lives have become much more predictable and “normal” now that we’ve settled in Huanchaco for a while. I teach, Mike works on the Internet, we cook and go grocery shopping, every now and then we go out to eat — essentially, things have calmed down … Continue reading
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