Nov 18, 2009 - Peru: Nazca Lines

Peru's Pre-Columbian Nazca culture built huge geometric line drawings in the desert over a thousand years ago. ... Hummingbirds, spiders, whales, condors, monkeys.Peru's Pre-Columbian Nazca culture built huge geometric line drawings in the desert over a thousand years ago. ... Hummingbirds, spiders, whales, condors, monkeys....

Jul 29, 2009 - Peru: Nazca Lines

We arrived in Nazca at 6am after an all night bus and decided to make it a flying stop only to see the lines and then leave for Huacachina, two hours away. ... Groggily we took a taxi with one of the flight companies to the airport to wait for an hour before our flight, enough time to pump Chris with some coffee to wear off the effects of slightly too many sleeping pills (we had been told we´d arrive at 8am not 6am!!).We arrived in Nazca at 6am after an all night bus and decided to make it a flying stop only to see the lines and then leave for Huacachina, two hours away. ... Groggily we took a taxi with one of the flight companies to the airport to wait for an hour before our flight, enough time to pump Chris with some coffee to wear off the effects of slightly too many sleeping pills (we had been told we´d arrive at 8am not 6am!!)....

Jul 29, 2009 - Peru: Huacachina

Huacachina is 5kms from Ica and is an oasis with a lagoon surrounded by sand dunes. ... Sandboarding isn´t the only thrill however, its actually surviving the manical driving of the dune buggy drivers. ... Safe it aint, one of the girls helpfully told us how someone had broke their neck coming down one of the hills a few months back.Huacachina is 5kms from Ica and is an oasis with a lagoon surrounded by sand dunes. ... Sandboarding isn´t the only thrill however, its actually surviving the manical driving of the dune buggy drivers. ... Safe it aint, one of the girls helpfully told us how someone had broke their neck coming down one of the hills a few months back....

Jun 23, 2009 - Nazca

A day spent in the desert, at the advice of a kind bus ticket teller, proved very worthwhile.A day spent in the desert, at the advice of a kind bus ticket teller, proved very worthwhile....

Jun 22, 2009 - Nazca

This morning we woke and toured the Nazca Cemetery and saw lots of mummies and the remains of bodies thousands of years old. ... We then took a flight over the Nazca Lines. ... It was an amazing ride seeing these mysterious creatures etched into the sand and stone and thank god I don't get motion sickness! It is currently about 35 degrees here- We are pretty much in the middle of the desert.This morning we woke and toured the Nazca Cemetery and saw lots of mummies and the remains of bodies thousands of years old. ... We then took a flight over the Nazca Lines. ... It was an amazing ride seeing these mysterious creatures etched into the sand and stone and thank god I don't get motion sickness! It is currently about 35 degrees here- We are pretty much in the middle of the desert....

May 21, 2009 - Nazca lines

The Nazca Lines are an incredible archeological mystery. ... They are lines that were made thousands of years ago by the Inca people.The Nazca Lines are an incredible archeological mystery. ... They are lines that were made thousands of years ago by the Inca people....

May 14, 2009 - Nazca

They stretching across the Nazca plains like a giant map or blueprint left by ancient astronauts. ... The Nazca Lines are an definately an engima, brought home more so when you are here to see them for yourself. ... Since their discovery, the Nazca Lines have inspired fantastic explanations from ancient gods, a landing strip for returning aliens, a celestial calendar created by the ancient Nazca civilization -- putting the creation of the lines between 200 BC and 600 AD, used for rituals probably related to astronomy. ... The first serious study of the Nazca Lines came in 1941, when an American historian, named Paul Kosok, visited the desert. ...

May 13, 2009 - Pisco - Island Ballesta

Today we took a boat ride to the Ballestas Islands. There was a stop at a Pisco distillery. ... A Pisco Sour is a cocktail containing a regional brandy, lemon or lime juice, egg whites, simple syrup and regional bitters (like Amargo bitters, though Angostura bitters work if regional bitters are unavailable). ... It tastes similar to Tequila, not really my cup of tea.Today we took a boat ride to the Ballestas Islands. There was a stop at a Pisco distillery. ... A Pisco Sour is a cocktail containing a regional brandy, lemon or lime juice, egg whites, simple syrup and regional bitters (like Amargo bitters, though Angostura bitters work if regional bitters are unavailable). ... It tastes similar to Tequila, not really my cup of tea....

Apr 9, 2009 - Ica

Because Pisco sufered an earthquake that destroyed most of the town in 2007 we stayed in Ica. ... Here we saw Seals (very cool), pegiuns, pelicans and other birds including the peruvian boobies, which i think is as close as i am going to get to a blue footed boobie - until i go back to ecuador one day and do galapogos. ... The cruise was cool and as i held my hand out in the wind and water on the way back i thought there was no other place that i would want to be then right were i was.Because Pisco sufered an earthquake that destroyed most of the town in 2007 we stayed in Ica. ... Here we saw Seals (very cool), pegiuns, pelicans and other birds including the peruvian boobies, which i think is as close as i am going to get to a blue footed boobie - until i go back to ecuador one day and do galapogos. ... The cruise was cool and as i held my hand out in the wind and water on the way back i thought there was no other place that i would want to be then right were i was....

Apr 9, 2009 - Nazca

OASIS & SANDBOARDING- Still on the wayt to Nazca we stop at this oasis in the desert where we hire dune buggies to go sandboarding. ... NAZCA By the way sometimes you see Nazca spelt with an S, this is the spanish way of writing it and Z is the Peruvian way, and as I believe Peru belongs to the Peruvians and not the Spanish I chopose top spell it with a Z. ... Nazca lines as clear as day, amazing!! Apparently the lines have not been lost due to there location and the fact that nature naturally helps preserve the lines, that is why that have been maintain for over 2000 years. ... It was really cool to be looking down on works that had been created by the Nazca people so many years ago. ... The Nazca people however, while having the same belief of new life did not sacfrice the family. ...

Mar 29, 2009 - Day 13, 14 and 15 - The Ups and Downs of Ica

Then we went back home, packed, exchanged some money and shopped for some essentials for our trip to Ica. ... The bus to Ica was interesting. ... It was only about 250km, but because of the tolls, construction, traffic and slower speeds in general, it took us 5 hours to get to Ica. ... The scenery to Ica was more interesting than the movies. ... Most of the way between Lima and Ica was desert (with the Andes in the distance), but often you would see vegetable farms. ...

Mar 29, 2009 - Paracas et Pisco

Notre prochaine destination est Paracas, un petit villaje mais super tranquil. Il y a tout pres la ville de Pisco ou la encoré nous restons deux nuits dans un hostel pas cher a regarder la tele et ne sortir que pour manger ou voir le coucher de soleil sur la plage. ... Muy cerca de allí esta la ciudad de Pisco en donde nos quedamos otras dos noches en un hostal muy barato con tele a voluntad. ...