Peru Tour - Final Thoughts

Overall the trip has been wonderful. 

I did not know that Peru was so diverse in geography, people and craft. The ruins are old and beautiful. The Peruvians are proud of their history and never forget to mention that their ancestors knew about astronomy for agricultural purposes. They were mostly nature worshipers. It does not seem that Peruvian guides appreciate what Spanish did to their history. Which is justified – why would any culture destroy someone else’s culture except for ego and power.

The food was quite okay. Ate a lot of eggs; the quinoa was amazing grain – the quinoa soup was the best. The deserts were not all that great in a lot of places; some snacks were okay. I learned that Peru has a variety of potatoes (and grows a lot of them!) and corn. The potatoes were actually very tasty - I think they made all the dishes a lot tasty. The pita bread (kind of) was also very tasty. All cultures have some kind of bread. And of course there was a lot of chocolate!

A number of places I saw were really pretty as they were decorated with flowers. The flowers were also quite different than what I had seen. Sometimes the contrast was so beautiful that it made for really good photo op. 

The whole tour worked like clockwork. All the guides and pickups were on time; they were all speaking good English. They took care of the fact that we were vegetarians. Highly recommend this tour company. 

Peru itself is very tourist friendly. Shopping was too good - if one does not come back with alpaca wool shawls and scarfs then something is wrong with them!

I would definitely recommend anyone to go. We stayed for about 12 days but one can easily spend 2 more days and see the Nazca lines not too far from there. I did not feel that 12 days was less or that we left out anything. Staying in a place and enjoying the ambiance is one thing, but as far as sights - I think we saw a lot!