We travelled to Chivay in our own little coach,the driver was Huber a very nice man and our guide was Jesus,pronounced Hesus,he was a very interesting young man who was passionate about his people and his country.It took five hours to get there from Arequipa but we stopped on several occasions to eat,to drink coca tea as we were climbing higher and higher.We had lunch in Chivay then travelled a few miles further to our hotel,wow it was beautiful,it was built into...

We arrived in Arequipa,it was a beautiful day and the hotel was very nice,rooms were large and airy and the shower knocked you off your feet.It is a lovely city,the people are really friendly.We did a lot of sightseeing,more mummies so Alison was in her element again,this one was very interesting though,her name is Juanita,she is an Ice Mummy and is kept in a chilled glass case,you can see every detail,she was a sacrifice to the gods,earie. From Arequipa we took...

Had a lovely day out in the jet boat,all sorts of nationalities there,it was nice to talk to other people and hear of their trips. I´ve never seen so many birds,Pelicans flying over us all the time,we saw Sea Lions and Penguins too. We went for lunch in Paracas,the sun was hot,hot,but it was nice to be on land that didn´t tip you on your side or bounce over the top of waves!!! Or do summersaults on sand dunes!!!. We headed back to Nazca and got ready ...

Staying in a little hostel on the outskirts of Nazca,recovering from the journey,had a barbeque and generally getting to know each other. Next day we went to see the Nazca lines,best way to see them is by plane!!,so off we went,the journey lasted about half an hour,the plane tipped from side to side,just follow the tip of the wing said the pilot,I had no option as my face was pressed against the side window!! and the vibrations came up through the bottom,the head...

Before leaving Lima we did a city tour,lots of lovely buildings fron the Spanish times,the paintings from that time have a strong European look to them,our guide was very good just the two of us again so we got lots of detail. Later that night we went out with Alison´s relatives,Ariceli her brother-in-law Lewis and a friend Ceclia,we went to a traditional dance show,it was magnificent but nobody told me I was expected to dance too,a bonny looking ticket in h...