Schmilas Family Reunion: Wrapping up in Ica & Lima

We spent one day in Ica and a half a day in Lima to wrap up Jeremy and Autumn’s trip this week. It was just enough time for them to see a little more of both cities, visit the Tacama and Cantador bodegas, sandboard, shop for some artisan goods, eat lots of ceviche, and drink [...]

Heather’s Visit: Pisac Market & Travels Home

Heather’s last day! Sniffle.
We were up early on Sunday for our taxi ride to the Pisac market. After all of the hype that it’s the biggest, best, market in Peru, I was a little disappointed. For the most part, the artisan goods at the Pisac market are the same standard fare that you find everywhere [...]

Sister Tour Guide

It took distance and old age for my older sister and I to figure out that we liked each other. Growing up in a family of 5 kids could be ruthless at times. Sibling rivalry abounded.
Now that my sister and I have been pretty consistently living on either different ends of the US or different [...]

Pachacamac for REAL and before you even got in to work today.

 
We hit the Pachacamac ruins bright and early this morning. We’re on Eastern time here, so we were probably finished before you even got in to work today! Getting there early let us avoid the hot hot afternoon sun, and after we were done walking around the complex it was time to eat the [...]

Circuito Magical del Agua @ Parque de la Reserva, Lima, Peru

Arturo at the Lion Backpacker recommended that we go to see this last night. The park was part of a government renovation project that, in part, demolished slums to create parks in the city. There were 22 different fountains with lights and music…
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Rock the combi to Pachacamac!!

I promise I won’t write about every combi ride we take. I probably could because they are seriously entertaining and usually accompanied by upbeat music that could be taken right out of a movie. It’s all so appropriate for the insanity. (By the way, I am finding out that combis are official transportation throughout the [...]

Rock the combi!

A hot, tiring day around Lima. We started at Huaca Pucllana, which is a pre-Inca pyramid made of handmade adobe bricks. It is located right smack dab in the middle of Lima in the Miraflores neighborhood. Scott called it Limean Legoland, which is pretty accurate. The legos changed over time as different ruling powers [...]