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Traveling Peru. Peru Map and Trip Itinerary Machu Picchu.

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Page 1: Traveling Peru. Peru Map and Trip Itinerary Machu Picchu.

Traveling Peru

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Peru Map and Trip Itinerary

Machu Picchu

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Old man playing guitar in a restaurant at Paracas beach, Pisco

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“El Candelabro”, ancient giant drawing (geogliph) near Paracas, Pisco

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Penguins colony on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco

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Wild life on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco

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Sea lions laying in the sun on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco

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Huacachina Oasis, Ica

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Preparing for sandboarding on the desert dunes near Huacachina Oasis, Ica

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“Freestyle” sandboarding on the desert dunes near Huacachina Oasis, Ica

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Desert dunes landscape near Huacachina Oasis, Ica

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Dune buggy after extreme desert dune ride near Huacachina Oasis, Ica

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“The Astronaut” geogliph, Nazca Lines Area, Nazca

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“The Hummingbird” geogliph, Nazca Lines Area, Nazca

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Secondary street in Cuzco, the Inca Empire Capital (elevation 3,200 meters)

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Plaza del Armas, Cuzco

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Women handcrafting in open market, Pisac, Sacred Valley

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Group of girls in open market, Pisac, Sacred Valley

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Little girl looking for her mother, Pisac, Sacred Valley

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Machu Picchu, the lost Inca citadel, one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world

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Terraces for agriculture at Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu and Urubamba river canyon

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Walking pigs in Ollaytantambo, Sacred Valley

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Group of men in Ollaytantambo, Sacred Valley

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Traditional dressed woman, Ollaytantambo village, Sacred Valley

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Sunrise on Lake Titicaca, Puno (elevation 3,820 meters)

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Floating islands (Uros) community, Lake Titicaca

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Family preparing cookies for tourists on floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca

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Woman selling handicrafts on floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca

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Traditional boat made of tortora reed, near floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca

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Woman handcrafting, Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca

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Afternoon landscape, Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca

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Woman selling handicrafts on the path to Amantani Island summit

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Sunset on Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca

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View of Amantani Island from Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca

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Woman handcrafting on Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca

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Woman selling handicrafts on a street in Arequipa

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Wild animals (Vicunas) in Peruvian “Pampa” (elevation 4,200m), near Arequipa

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View of “El Misti” volcano, a 5,900 meters summit

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Girl with “baby” alpaca in the Peruvian pampa

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Small handicrafts market in pampa

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Pampa landscape

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Pampa landscape

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Highest viewpoint (4,910 meters elevation) on the way to Chivay village, Colca Valley

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Traditional dance at the evening tourist party in Chivay village, Colca Valley, Arequipa area

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Road to Canyon del Colca

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Inca terraces along Colca river, still fully used for agriculture

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Inca terraces along Colca river

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“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca, one of the deepest canyons in the world

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“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca

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“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca

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Little girl asking for candies, Colca Valley

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Little girl selling handicrafts, Colca Valley

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Abandoned restaurant in the desert, on the way to Chilean border

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“Candelabro” giant cactus, north of Atacama Desert, Chile

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Wild Vicunas in Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

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Lago Chungara, one of the highest lakes in the world at 4,500 meters, Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

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Lago Chungara and volcano Paranicota, Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

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Some facts…

• Total days spent on the continent: 20

• Total money spent (excluding the air ticket, including gifts for home): 950 USD

• Traveled approx. 4,000 km by bus, taxi and train

• Main source of information: Lonely Planet guide

• Temperature range during the trip: 2 to 40 degrees Celsius

• Average cost of accommodation: 5 USD per person/night

• Average cost of a meal: 2.5 USD per person

• Average taxi ride: 0.8 USD

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And some experiences…

• Most impressive place: Machu Picchu ruins (despite its popularity and high cost)

• Most breathtaking place: Canyon del Colca

• Most peaceful place: Amantani and Taquile islands, Lake Titicaca

• Funniest happening: laying in the bed up to 11 AM in the middle of the desert, thinking it

is heavily raining outside – because of the “rain like” noise of a damaged toilet

• Most extreme adventure: riding the desert huge sand dunes with speeds of up to

120km/h, on 40 degrees sand slopes, in a dune buggy (like a roller-coaster without rails)

• Most expensive: getting to Machu Picchu ruins (about 110 USD for transportation and

entrance only)

• Highest elevation reached: 4,910 meters above sea level

• Best value for money: Lake Titicaca tour (2 days, including: meals, 6 hours boat trip, 3

spots visited, accommodation in villagers’ houses, traditional party, bi-lingual guiding, all

for only 15 USD)

• Most unusual experience: policemen discreetly watching our back for thieves in Lima, for

about 2 hours, just because we were tourists carrying expensive cameras.

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