Sin Palabras... in Peru

... ¨without words¨. One of my favorite new Spanish phrases. We have been in Peru for 5 days now and i can only begin to describe the things we have done and seen.

We have had our fair share of pisco sours in Miraflores and Lima, caught paranahas in the Amazon River, and canoed through the floating shanty town of Belen. We have visited villages along the Amazon and learned so much from the people who live there. It has certainly been an adventure. We learn something new every day and have been meeting wonderful people: A school teacher who gave us Yoga lessons in the middle of the jungle at 6 am easter Sunday, a couple from the state department whose next assignment is in Afghanistan, and a young female dr. who is finding her way volunteering in the poor slums of Lima.

We are now in Cusco which is a nice break after the manic and aggressive city of Iquitos. So many experiences i hope to write about soon, but our train for Machu picchu leaves at 6am tomorrow and sleep es muy importante.

Con Paz y Amor
xoxox

Our first day in the city of
Miraflores
And our first introduction to pisco sours
(the peruvian drink of choice)











Canoeing in the Amazon on easter sunday.
Butterflies, birds, fish, tarantelas.
Opa was with us oin this one.

And yes, pick dolphins really do exist!!








The floating shanty town of Belen
(for which we had to find an escort becuase we were told it was too dangerous to go alone)