Monthly Archives: May 2018

After our amazing barbeque under the stars at Samaipata, we all piled back on the bus and headed back down the gorge road to our hotel for the night, Laguna Volcan, stopping about half an hour into the gorge. Laguna … Continue reading →

Bodega Uvairenda markets its wines under the brand Vinos 1750, in recognition of the altitude at which the estate is located. Their vineyard is on a moderately steep hill overlooking the town. Our bus somehow managed to get all the … Continue reading →

We did not land in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, or just Santa Cruz as everyone calls it, Bolivia, until a little after 2am. It is a three hour flight from Lima, Peru, but there is a time difference of … Continue reading →

Driving back from Santiago Queriolo Resort, our driver made a fatal mistake by driving into Ica to get back to the main highway to Lima. The previous day we had skirted around the northern edge of town, but instead we … Continue reading →