¡Bienvenidos a México!
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Finally made it to Mexico City and my very cute hostal after a delayed, turbulent flight and waiting over an hour at customs.
The city looks enormous from the air (which it certainly is) and I'mLes mer
Finally made it to Mexico City and my very cute hostal after a delayed, turbulent flight and waiting over an hour at customs.
The city looks enormous from the air (which it certainly is) and I'mLes mer
Mexico City is colorful, crowded, vivacious, and impressive. The Zócalo is the huge city plaza dating back to Aztec times, and is surrounded by several historical colonial buildings, including theLes mer
Today I decided to stay close by and explore more of the park, including the Castillo de Chapultepec. It was a gorgeous, sunny day (until late afternoon when the storms broke out right on schedule)Les mer
On Monday I went on a day tour to the prehispanic city of Teotihuacan (Náhuatl is one of the coolest-sounding languages...) and other sites. On the way, we visited the Basilica of Our Lady ofLes mer
Museo Soumaya was created by a Mexican billionaire who dedicated it to his deceased wife. The architecture alone was worth seeing, but inside was an entire floor of Salvador Dalí and Auguste RodinLes mer
After a long layover in Lima, I boarded another short flight to Cusco. I had heard that the flight into Cusco is spectacular, but I was still really stunned by the scenery. Not long after taking off,Les mer
Cusco is really beautiful...from the surrounding mountains to the stone buildings to the colorful people. There are so many centuries-old churches (colonial architecture mixed with Incan stonework)Les mer
On Friday I climbed all the steps in Cusco to get to the Sacsayhuaman Inca ruins above the city and made a couple new friends along the way. Sacsayhuaman was an important military post, as it hasLes mer
I woke up at 3:45am to be ready to be picked up outside at 4:20...after figuring out how to get outside (a challenge of its own) and picking up the rest of the group, we were on our way up and out ofLes mer
We trekked 5,000 feet downhill to Sahuayaco Playa (Vamos a la playa!), which was extremely difficult... The scenery was amazing though, as we were getting into the rainforest and crossing a number ofLes mer