Friday, August 21, 2009

Jungle, Titicaca, Arequipa and more!

A quick little entry to say that we are all still having a blast in Peru. We are all coming back from a short trip to Lake Titicaca, close to Bolivia, where the weather was definitely a little chilly, but the scenery was absolutely amazing! We had a chance to stay in families with natives inhabitants of the isla Amantani : what a cultural experience. We also had a chance to sail on Lake Titicaca, walk on floating islands and see a bit of the city of Puno. For the rest, the girls have had a chance to go for a nice trekk in the Cañon de Colca where they saw the flight of gigantic condors. Some of them got a little ill on the way back, but everything seems to be better now that we are all comfortably installed in our hostal in Arequipa (a gorgeous city with amazing shopping and restaurant!). Nick just came back from an amazing 4 day trip in the natural park of Manu in the Amazon jungle: what an experience! Tons of animals and a great stay in jungle lodges, rafting, ziplinine, hiking and more.

We are now approaching the end of our trip, with only 4 days left before we get back to Canada. We are all a little sad because we are getting so attached to Peru... Last plans: a few days more in Arequipa, where the weather is so nice. Trekking for some, rafting for others and eventually a plane or bus back to Lima to catch our flight to Montreal on the night of Monday to Tuesday. If all goes well, we shouls be back in Montreal late on Tuesday the 25th...

More pictures to come... (Internet access isn´t as easy these days...)

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