Monthly Archives: July 2019

Drawing lines in the sand

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I woke early as I typically do whether I’m on vacation or not and this provided a few hours between the time I finished eating breakfast and my scheduled pickup for the 25-minute ride to the airport in Pisco whence …

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Sittin’ on Paracas the bay – part 2

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Nazca Culture. Though it was of little benefit to them, the desert climate better preserves ancient artifacts and, as a result, often provides a wealth of information for archaeologists and historians. This is the case for the remnants of the …

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Sittin’ on Paracas the bay

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When I ended the previous post, I’d descended to the hotel lobby at 06:00 Sunday with bag in tow anxious about where I’d spend the coming 72 hours. I was looking for Berner hoping he’d appear with my travel vouchers …

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A sharp look at Lima reveals it might Be flat – part 2

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Our tour continues. Next, we stepped outside the hotel and stood at the corner of Jirón de la Unión and Jirón Ocoña facing this building. Jirón Ocoña is lined with casas de cambio or money exchanges. According to Berner, this particular …

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A sharp look at Lima reveals it might Be flat

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The title of today’s post is more than simply in the key of a musical pun. It’s intended to hint that several aspects of Lima, if put on a graph, would generate a relatively flat line. I’ll start with the …

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