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Don’t Go by Bus: Peru — By Jennifer Shipp
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Don’t Go by Bus: Peru — By Jennifer Shipp

We’ve spent time on buses in foreign countries. Some buses are good. Some are very bad. But we’ve never done a 16 hour round trip bus ride before. I was hopeful, if not downright optimistic about the Cruz del Sur bus lines going to Nazca from Lima, Peru. I’d read some good things. Very good things, in fact. People lauded Cruz del Sur as a “luxury” bus line. I saw the word “luxury” mentioned several times at ...
Lima, Peru: First Impressions — By Jennifer Shipp
PeruSouth AmericaTrips

Lima, Peru: First Impressions — By Jennifer Shipp

Our flight on Avianca airlines to Lima was uneventful. Indeed, it was very comfortable. Through some divine act of serendipity, we were seated in the exit row which meant we had plenty of leg room. There wasn’t even any turbulence or petulant stewardesses to complain about.I was seated next to a large black man across the aisle who was studying a language (either Spanish or English, I couldn’t tell). He ...
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