I finally took the plunge and made the solo two wk trip. What an amazing experience. Many of which were wonderful and also some, well, let's just say memorable ;-)
2 wks traveling up the coastal desert to multiple archaeological sites/temple ruins dating back to 200 AD, to the cloud forest, sacred valley (Machu Picchu) to the jungle and back to Lima to volunteer with the kids at the orphanage. Couldn't have asked for a more diverse trip and wonderful experience meeting new people including the children. The orphanage that I volunteered at serves children (24 to be exact) that don't have the means for their parents to support them, so the parents leave them here, some for months, some for many years. I've published the whole shibang to my Picasa album so you can spend your time weeding through dozens of unnecessary photos. I hope you enjoy! The rest of the photos are here.
