To Paint a Picture.

It's confusing, trying to explain what we did and telling stories within the context of where we were in our trip.  For you fellow organization enthusiasts, an outline:

1. Lima, three nights

• exploring neighborhoods of Miraflores and the Centro
• Bandit tour of crypts including burial ceremony
• Saint Dominguez Priory Monastery, pink bell tower
• Museo de nacion

2. Bus to Huacachina, three nights:

• Paracas National Park
• Sanddunes and sandboarding
• wine tour of pisco country
• flight over Nazca lines

3. Bus to Arequipa, three nights

• Anniversary festival
• Juanita, the frozen Incan princess
• Santa Catalina Monastery

4. Bus to Puno, 2 nights

• Lake Titicaca, floating Uros Islands

5. Bus to Cusco, 2 nights

• bussed through Sacred Valley, with tons of stops
• hike up to Jesus Blanco
• museo de chocolate
• local mercados

6. Adventure to MP

• van, mountain bike, trek to Santa Maria for 1 night
• whitewater raft, trek, hot springs to Santa Teresa for 1 night
• trek trek trek to Aguas Calientes for 1 night
• up at crack of dawn, up to MP, down to AC, train/car to Cusco for 1 night

7. flight back to Lima, 1 night

• three weeks worth of shopping
• the magic fountain park
• exploring the coastline, the neighborhood of Barrancos, and having our last ceviche.