Geographical:
We entered Peru from Bolivia overland at Lake Titikaka from Copacabana to Puno where we spent one day visiting the floating islands. From there we took a bus to Cuzco where we did a four day mountain-biking and hiking tour to Machu Picchu. We took an overnight bus from Cuzco to Arequipa where we did a rafting trip and then took short bus ride to get to Nazca for the famous flight over the lines. From Nazca we took another overnight bus to Huacachina where we did some sandboarding and then it was off to Lima. After some time in the capital we took yet another overnight bus to Huaraz to do some trekking and then another overnight bus to Trujillo. The last overnight bus was to the Peru/Ecuador border at Aguas Verdes.
We had great weather in Peru. It was much warmer than in the other South American countries we have been to - No rain and a lot of sun but not too hot though.
Peruvian favourites:
- Machu Picchu
- The 65km downhill with a mountain bike on the Machu Picchu trip
- The Corpus Christi festival in Cuzco and eating the local speciality called chiriuchu (that included eating guinea pig)
- The class IV rapids on the Rio Chili in Arequipa
- Flying over the Nazca lines
- Sandboarding in Huacachina
- Trekking to Lake Churup - we need to return to this part of Peru for some more trekking, ice climbing and biking
- The friendliness and helpfulness of the Peruvian people
- Splurging on accommodation in Arequipa
- The floating islands at Puno
The ‘not so cools’:
- Loosing our new Ecuador Lonely Planet
- The noisy Israelis in the hostel in Cuzco
- Peru not being the safest place (but we are getting used to this - same same in all South American countries)
- Overspending on our budget - Peru was far more expensive than we thought
- Dropping my camera on Huayna Picchu and cracking the glass 
- All the overnight busses due to great distances
Overall:
We had a blast in Peru - not to mention blasting away our budget! We had an adventure in every place we went to - trekking, rafting, biking, sandboarding, etc. All the historical sites were also amazing. And the people were super-friendly. Overall, my number one South American country!
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