Ok so this is a huge city, around 9 million people and the traffic is about the worst I've seen anywhere. This meant that a big part of my city tour was simply stuck in the private tour bus which was sent for me. Amy my guide is lovely and very knowledgable, but I have to be honest and say my normal enthusiasm for getting out and exploring a place was just not there today. I am ready to go home. As we looked around the Cathedral and some other historical sites (o...

I had been warned on my transfer to the hotel last night that the marine park had been closed the last two days. The main attraction of Paracas is the marine park which is sometimes referred to as the poor mans Galapagos and I was hoping to get out on the boat and see some of the famed wildlife. It was not to be since once again the weather conditions were not playing nice and the park was closed. I was offered another land excursion but decided instead to take...

Luckily my pick up time for the flight over the Nasca lines was not till 11am, so after my long day of travel yesterday and still trying to get over a hideous cold which had left me voiceless for a couple of days, I wanted a lie in. No such luck wide awake by 6am so I tried to update the blog (slow going now), had breakfast then went for a wander around the town of Nasca. It seems a nice town and noticeably very clean, I also noted the lack of traditional dress ...

After breakfast and a goodbye to Betsy, I had a few hours free this morning so I went to visit the walled convent that sits on 5 acres of land within the city. It's a series of beautiful buildings originally built for the cloistered nuns and while I believe some still live within the walls it's become the third most visited tourist attraction in Peru. It was quiet and pleasant to wander around. After this I visited the main square and killed an hour just people ...

Today we visited Colca Caynon (three times as deep as the Grand Caynon!) although we did not go to the bottom. The main attraction for today was supposed to be seeing the Condors fly, but to be honest the stunning scenery of the Canyon Valley was just as breathtaking. There were so many inca terraces forming an amazing patchwork appearance on the horizon, a sight I had not really seen before. We passed through small villages and learnt about the different types o...