Author: Lauren

From Cusco we flew to Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, via Lima. Our goal here was to see Iguazú (Spanish spelling) / Iguaçu (Portuguese spelling), an enormous waterfall on the border. Both countries have national parks for the falls, and both are worth visiting, as you will see below!! We luckily made our fairly short […]

It is iconic, on everyone’s bucket list. And it’s mobbed. (Though, you too can visit virtually here.) It is worth it, however, especially as they have managed to improve crowd control, of late. Waiting 2 hours for an (expensive) bus to the site was normal recently. A new tightly-timed entry system seems to alleviated that […]

After our early departure from Puno, we were able to spend 9 days in Cusco! It was spent over 2 apartments, both in the center of the city. Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire, where its four geographical sections met. As such, in and around the city (called the “Sacred Valley”) are an […]

Our journey to Peru involved many steps and modes of transportation. This is mainly because the airport in Santa Cruz is on an island, so we had to take a taxi (from the hotel) to a 5-minute long ferry, where your luggage goes on the roof of the boat. Then there is a (private, not […]

After a morning of napping in our new hotel in Puerto Ayora (on the island of Santa Cruz) we ventured out to find some food and explore the town. We discovered 3 things quickly: 1) it was an adorable, high-end town with all the amenities one could want (boutique organic coffee, spa, stores that clearly […]