Wednesday, April 9, 2008

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUTH AMERICA

PERU - best cerviche i've ever had; not dying on the road to Cusco;Machu Pichu at 6am; resisting eating guinea pig (national dish); discovering Pisco Sour (national drink); Lake Titicaca.
BOLIVIA - Isla del Sol (Lake Titicaca); Carnival in La Paz; saltenas (little meat and veg pies with quails eggs and gravy); fruit salads in the market in Sucre; the view from Cafe Mirador over the city; the Sunday market in Tarabuco.
ARGENTINA - singing and dancing at the penas; empanadas (meat pies); the Valley of the Moon.
CHILE - coming over the Andes from Argentina; exploring Valparaiso; our hostel in Santiago.