Nicole and Nancy:
Last time we wrote we were heading towards Southern Ecuador, to Cuenca, which ended up being a very beautiful, little city. We visited El Cajas National Park where we saw wild(?) llamas(?) up close!
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| stoic as always |
After Cuenca we went to Vilcabamba which is a small town in southeast Ecuador famous for the longevity of its residents (which they have attributed to their drinking water). Vilcabamba was really awesome. We went on another hike and saw some really neat trees and ended up doing some pretty steep, impressive hikes to avoid the huge spiders we saw on the regular trails.
Then we took off for Peru! Our first experience of Peru was of their medical system, after a dog bite Nancy received while crossing the border. And although this was an interesting experience, our enjoyment of Peru has improved drastically since then.
We spent a few days in Ica which is in the middle of the Peruvian desert!
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| Sand dunes outside of Ica |
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| Nancy walking up a sand dune |
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| Watching the sunset on top of the dunes |
We visited the Pacific Ocean and boated out to the Islas Ballestas to see some wildlife!
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| We found Chester´s mom |
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| Peli delis |
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| Humboldt Penguins and Peruvian Boobies |
We hit the wineries at 10AM the next day.. awww yeah.
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| nancy can´t contain her enthusiasm |
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| Speaking of containing.. how about containing your wine in these oldschool, ceramic urns |
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| awww yeah |
More stories to come - we love you all!
Adios
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