Peru

By Dean and Vincent  We started our last day in Peru with breakfast at 8:00, which was fruits and juice; soon after the chefs came out with homemade bread with jam and butter and eggs. We finished packing our bags and left Niños House at 10:00 to go to Sacsayhuamán, an archeological site. Before...

Today was a busy day. We woke up and got breakfast at 8:30 with a beautiful view from the fifth floor of our hotel in Aguas Calientes. After breakfast we did a scavenger hunt around the city, interacting with locals and practicing our Spanish. The winners of the hunt, Max, Zaydan, and Brielle, got...

We woke up and had our final breakfast at the “House Hotel” in Calca where we have been staying for the past four days. After breakfast we packed our backpacks with clothes and more for the next two days as we will not have access to our suitcases. The excitement of our new adventure...

After a breakfast filled with new fruits and foods we embarked on a two-hour bus ride to Kajllarakay, a remote village at 12,000 feet, eager to immerse ourselves in its culture. We learned Quichua words and felt ready to communicate with the locals in their language. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed with a...

We started the day by waking up in Calca, a small town in Southern Peru in the region of Cusco at 9,600 feet above sea level. We ate a breakfast of Peruvian avocado, eggs, local cheese and bread (pan huaro), and fresh orange juice. At 8:30 a.m. we met our bus at the town...

After a good night’s sleep we woke and ate a buffet breakfast of eggs, fruit, bread, meat, and cheese. Then we packed all our bags and got ready to get on the bus to take us to the airport. The flight from Lima to Cusco was about 1-2 hours and was calm. We landed...

After a 3:30 a.m. departure from MFS, it was smooth sailing to Newark Liberty Airport and then Atlanta, GA, and finally Lima! A group game of Uno helped us pass the time until we boarded our flight to Lima. We arrived in Lima about 9 p.m. and finished the evening with some Peruvian snacks,...