Peru thoughts

I´m sitting in an internet cafe in Puno passing the time till we have to catch our bus to Bolivia so thought I´d write a quick summary of Peru...





We´ve spent just over three weeks in Peru and it`s been pretty mental cause there is so much to see. The sights are spectacular, although you always have to share them with bus loads of other tourists, and the diversity of the landscapes is amazing, even breathtaking. It´s one big adventure though i would say to anyone thinking of coming out that getting fit before will help you get more out of the sights!





The people are also generally extremely friendly and smiley, especially if you try and use Spanish with them.





Now onto the most important bit...the food! It`s been pretty similar everywhere we´ve been in Peru - lots of potatoes (they apparently have 4,000 varieties here, haven`t sampled them all!) In fact the other day we had a main which was a 'potato cake' and nothing more. The other thing I´ve seen a lot of is... sandwiches!!! They are everywhere tourists go, especially bus terminals, and you can get more than cheese and ham... fried egg, avocado and salad, chicken and salad, alpaca meat and if you want to pay a bit of money in a proper resturant you can get anything from cheese and chutney to roasted vegetables! Having said that, the main snack here for locals seems to be popcorn or corn, cakes (hurrah!) and just plain bread rolls which are available in huge baskets on pretty much every street corner.


So country number 4 is done and dusted and we´re off to number 5 - Bolivia - for some jungle action and Salt Planes.