Peru

It has been quite a while since I sat down to do this…

Day 69-71: Cusco, Peru

After getting back from the Peruvian jungle, I spent a few more days in the capital city of the Incan civilization. I explored the city more thoroughly, visited the chocolate museum, ate lunch with friends from my trek to Machu Picchu, and relaxed. The second day back in Cusco I thought it was a good idea to join a difficult hike to the rainbow mountain. My first mistake was not realizing how tired my legs were from my trek, and the second was not checking the altitude of the hike I was about to go on. Let’s just say that I should have thought a little bit harder about climbing to 5,200 meters after six days of hiking. However, the ability to say that I did it and the views from the top made every oxygen deprived step worth it.

Day 72-73: Arequipa, Peru

I arrived at the crack of dawn in Peru’s white city. My friend from Denmark promptly arrived to pick me up and give me an actual bed to sleep in. Adri took me in for a few days, showed me her city, and had me try alpaca (which I would describe as pork tasting). She had to work for some of the time while I was there so I did some of my own exploring, seeing Alpaca museums and finding an H&M.

Day 74-76: Camana, Peru

Adri got the weekend off from her job and next thing you know, we are on a bus to a beach city for a weekend of pura juerga. Camana is in the middle of the desert and had been destroyed by the 2001 tsunami so all you can see is ocean and pure sand. We spent the days laying out on the beach in the hottest sun I have ever seen (UV Index of 17) and the nights bouncing between beach parties and night clubs. I ended up seeing a very famous Peruvian band perform live and danced my heart out in the sand. Our second morning I was left in charge of breakfast so what do I make? Pancakes, of course. However, being in a country with no syrup and a love for sweetened and condensed milk, the pancakes were devoured with heaps of the sticky white substance that always confused me as a child.