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A GUIDE TO HIKING THE INCA TRAIL IN PERU

We Are Travel Girls — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:00:32 +0000

Chances are you’ve either never heard of the Inca Trail or you are curious yet intimidated by the ancient path to Machu Picchu. Rightfully so, the 26-mile trail isn’t for the faint-hearted. Its cobbled path climbs from the arid foothills...

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APRENDO CONTIGO – EDUCATION IN PERUVIAN HOSPITALS

We Are Travel Girls — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:12:35 +0000

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HOW TO SPEND 24 HOURS IN CUSCO, PERU

We Are Travel Girls — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:00:06 +0000

Visiting Cusco was an easy decision to make whilst working on my itinerary for Peru this summer. Once the historic capital of the Incan Empire, it is now known as the gateway to the Sacred Valley as many people stop...

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THINGS TO DO IN CUSCO BESIDES MACHU PICCHU

We Are Travel Girls — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:00:11 +0000

I am a complete travel junky. You name the place and I will go! So, when my friend of two months, invited me to travel with her to Peru, I of course said yes! Our plan was to hike to...

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VOLUNTEERING AT SOY CALLEJERITO ANIMAL SHELTER, PERU

We Are Travel Girls — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:00:29 +0000

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10 THINGS YOU CAN’T MISS IN LIMA, PERU

We Are Travel Girls — Thu, 10 May 2018 20:20:10 +0000

When I went to Lima, Peru for my study abroad most people would tell me to not expect too much from Lima. That the real beauty of the country was to be found in other places – Cusco, Arequipa, Trujillo....

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WHY ICA IS MORE THAN JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND

We Are Travel Girls — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:16:22 +0000

On the way to Machu Picchu lies a city named Ica, where most tourists spend just one night to see the Huacachina oasis. We spent more than one week realizing, that Ica is much more than just a one night...

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HIKING RAINBOW MOUNTAIN IN CUSCO, PERU

We Are Travel Girls — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 22:37:37 +0000

Have you ever heard of Rainbow Mountain? I definitely hadn’t until I was already travelling through Peru on a tight travel schedule. What was this enchanting place that my friend was telling me about? So off to Instagram I went and I...

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LESSONS LEARNED WHEN I HIKED TO MACHU PICCHU & DIDN’T REACH THE TOP

We Are Travel Girls — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:05:40 +0000

We often plan and travel with a destination in mind. But traveling is in the journey, not the end. Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu taught me that. In this article I share my first attempt at hiking to...

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ASCENDING THE RUINS OF THE SACRED VALLEY, PERU

We Are Travel Girls — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 05:19:25 +0000

When planning our next foray out of the United States, my co-conspirator Cara and I had three specific goals we needed to fill. 1) Are there ruins and incredible vistas to drool over and learn from? 2) Would there be...

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