And just like that, the trip is almost over. It is 730pm in Lima, and at 8p we will be heading to the airport for our trip home to Houston.

Today, we took a city tour of Lima...seeing the old city, the Fransican Monestary and a museum that outlined the civilizations that shaped Peru. Many came before the Incas and it was interesting to understand their influences. We did some power shopping at the arts/crafts market, then headed back to the ocean for lunch. We enjoyed some ceviche, a Peruvian speciality and was surprised to see Kyle/Erica the Canadian couple we met in the jungle. A city of 9 million people and we see someone we know!!

After doing a bit more wandering through the mall overlooking the water, it was back to the hotel to repack and get ready for the flight.

All three of us had favorite parts of the trip...Katelyn: Machu Pichu, Ashley: Amazon and me: Machu Pichu/Inkaterra (our hotel at MP). We survived extreme altitudes, bugs and rain...and had a great time in the process.