Hasta La Vista South America

Tick (√) off the list a tiny portion of Central/South America.

93 days spent exploring a little bit of: Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.

Which required a total of 11 flights – way too many!

The Highlights:

• We’ve woken to Howler Monkeys and the crashing surf in Costa Rica.
  

  Bocas del Torro

• Been serenaded to sleep by nature in cloud forests.
• Soaked up the sun on the islands of Bocas del Torro.
• Watched huge tankers navigate the Panama Canal.
• Been charmed by the bowler-hat wearing Bolivians and the brightly dressed Peruvians.
• Explored the ancient trails of the Incas and the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu.
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  Uros Village Lake Titicaca

  Visited the Amyara people of Lake Titicaca and trekked the Island of the Sun.

• Soared over the mysterious Nazca Lines.
• Immersed ourselves in the wild beauty of the Amazon Jungle.
• Ridden horseback to the Quilotoa Crater.
• Swam with sea lions and turtles. Marveled at the marine life in the Galápagos.
• Visited remote villages and islands of just a few hundred to major cities of millions.
• Had the privilege to catch a brief glimpse into the culture and lives of the people.

You know you’ve spent too much time in South America when you:

• automatically look for the bin to put the toilet paper in.
• alway have spare toilet paper on you and use it regularly.
• turn the shower on and wait 5 minutes before you even consider checking to see if it’s hot yet.
• stop noticing the foul taste UHT milk has in coffee.
• don’t expect the hotel to have a lift.
• expect your room in the hotel to be on the top floor.
• anything below 3,000 meters doesn’t count as ‘altitude’.
• start to realise you understand the person rattling off in Spanish.
• think Casillero del Diablo is a reasonable red wine!

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