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Entry, exit & visa requirements: |
passport return ticket card w/ entry stamp |
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Lost passport: |
Get new one Transfer entry record into it (at Immigration HQ in Lima) |
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Taxis: |
Use registered Use phone-dispatched Use taxi stands Blue decal on windshield (Cusco) Don't hail Put luggage in trunk Taxi Green, CMV, Mitsu (at airport) |
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Offers of transportation or guides: |
Don't accept them |
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Safety at the airport: |
Watch luggage/passport Don't use approaching taxi drivers/tour operators Use taxi reservation desk
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Passport copies: |
Carry a copy of page 1 + entry stamp |
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Share plans... |
with family or friends |
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Hypoxia symptoms: |
increased respiration increased heart rate headaches difficulty sleeping lack of appetite minor gastric/intestinal upsets mood changes |
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Avoid hypoxia: |
Limit phyical activity during first 36-48 hours Drink mate de coca |
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Bacterial/diarrhea causes: |
tap water unwashed veggies/fruits insufficiently cooked meat, fish, eggs fermented foods like cheese |
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Fill out two forms on the plane: |
TAM (Tarjeta Andina de Migracion) Baggage delcaration |
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Before going, make a list of... |
phone numbers - credit card - bank |
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Before going, call credit card company/bank to... |
preauthorize activity in Peru. |
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Look a maps and be familiar with... |
routes (airport to hotel, etc.) |
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Nice, well-lit, safe areas in Lima: |
Miraflores San Isidro Barranco |
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Aya Retreats & Spiritual Healing Center: |
Cusco area (Urubamba) Small groups 8 or less Traditional - no guitar, mantras, etc. |
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Aya - Surrender... |
to whatever's happening |
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Working through the fear... |
clears it. |
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In ceremony ask... |
Aya for what you want. |
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Traditional brew's 2 ingredients: |
caapi chakruna |
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Toé or Brugmansia is "the plant... |
of the tomb" revealing secrets of the dead. Takes one to dark realms. Can produce extreme, hellish visions, violence, temporary insanity. |
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Hoja/mate de coca... |
satisfies hunger delays fatigue gives inspiration to the weary at heart Leaves and tea sold in every store |
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If you approach a ceremony with resistance... |
you will likely suffer a miserable time. |
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A ceremony progresses through (3) phases... |
getting off (as it comes on) peaking (maximum intensity) coming down |
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Diet a few days prior: |
jungle diet - no salt, sugar, oils, meat (except chicken and fish). No alcohol. |
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Aya makes you keenly sensitive to... |
the environment you're in. |
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Know your... |
intent. |
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Icaros are... |
life preservers. |
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Venteados are... |
blowing mapacho smoke on you and shaking the chakapa, to cleanse the energy around you. |
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It's OK to ask for... |
help assistance to the toilet |
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Bring to ceremony: |
comfy clothing (might feel cold too) flashlight tissues water bottle |
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Go to the bathroom... |
as soon as the need arises. |
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The Toilet Vortex: |
Getting lost in the bathroom. Get it together man. You know to use a bathroom! Don't linger. Do your business. Get back to the mat.
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When we cry... |
we're squeezing stress hormones out of our eyes. |
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Aya will take you... |
right to the limits of what you can endure, but not beyond. |
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One of the hardest yet most valuable things to do is to... |
surrender to the medicine. |
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Aya resets... |
the lymbic system (supporting among other things our sexuality). |
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The only worthy thing is... |
love. |
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Stay focussed on... |
the experience. Let go of everything else. |
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Beware of visions/realizations that you must... |
abandon your comfortable life, job, home and/or family back home, that impel you make broad, sweeping, or dramatic life changes very quickly. |
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Aya is just... |
a key, to open doors. |
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Go for the ride, then... |
apply the knowledge and do the work. |
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Aya shows us... |
the psychological baggage we've been carrying. |
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Aya is classified by the US Govt... |
as schedule 1 controlled substances, having no accepted medical use and having a high potential for abuse. |
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Sentimentalizing the Other... |
is a game played by the privileged. |
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You get the trip you need, rather than... |
the trip you want. |
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A bottle of Aya lasts... |
eight days before it ferments. |
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No one in the office is going to take seriously... |
the drug tourist who returns to work speaking about witchcraft as legitimate. |
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...tasted like... |
thick dishwater. |
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Cusco taxis cost...
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3-6 Soles
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Buses to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes:
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Every 20 min $14 (purchased at ticket office) |
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Train to Dedham:
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Franklin Line 18:15 - 18:39 Walk out of parking lot, take left then right on Allied Drive |
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Train to South Station:
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Franklin Line 06:21 - 06:50 Find SL1 Airport bus (7:00) |
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Boston to Panama City flight:
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Copa 312 09:41 - 14:18 3.5 hour layover |
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Panama City to Lima flight:
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Avianca 489 17:50 - 22:29 7 hour layover Go thru Immigration, claim luggage Check back in at 03:50 |
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Lima to Cusco flight:
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Avianca 839 05:50 - 07:15 Find AR taxi to Urubamba |
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Ollantaytambo hotel June 14:
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El Alburgue
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Train to Machu Picchu station:
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Expedition 71 05:07 - 06:34 Get bus tickets or hike |
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Train from Machu Picchu to Cusco:
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Expedition 34 16:34 - 20:23 Find taxi to Hotel Casa de Campo |
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Cusco hotel:
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Hotel Casa de Campo
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Flight from Arequipa to Lima:
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Avianca 839 18:05 - 19:35 Find Hostal Porta taxi |
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Hotel, Miraflores, Lima:
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Hostal Porta
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Multidimentional watermark |
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Microlettering |
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Security strip Peru, Value, BRCP |
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*Bob slowly up and down changes its color from pink to green when slightly turned |
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Hold up to light Pink and blue make full value |
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Tilt 200 appears in nun's veil |
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Water mark 3D |
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Shadow is microlettering (pre-2011) |
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Plastic security strip (pre-2011) clear print, no irregularities |
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Tilt it See value and BCRP partially covering face |
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Hold up to the light Circles (front and back) line up |
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Microlettering under "Banco Central" (pre-2011) |
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Tilt up and down See value (pre-2011) |
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Tilt up and down Vertical value changes color fuchsia to gold-green |
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Microlettering in value (pre-2011) |
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S/. 10 = $3.33 |
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S/. 20 = $6.66 |
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S/. 50 = $16.66 |
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S/. 100 = $33.33 |
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S/. 200 = $66.66 Avoid using or accepting |
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5 = 2¢ |
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10 = 3¢ |
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20 = 6¢ |
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50 = 17¢ |
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S/. 2 = 66¢ |
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S/. 5 = $1.66 |
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S/. 1 = 33¢ + "Riqueza y orgullo del Perú" series |
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Tell a real bill from a fake bill (3):
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Feel Look Tilt |
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Average Limeño salary:
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$200-$350/mo.
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Split up money and...
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carry it in different pockets.
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Only use ATMs...
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inside a bank (if possible).
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$100 Bills:
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Don't take them Not accepted |
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Magic coins (monedas) are...
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50 Centimo 1 Sole |
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Damaged bank notes (torn or repaired):
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Don't accept them
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Important tool for changing money:
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calculator
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Casa de Cambio:
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Money changing office (recommended) |
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Credit card en español:
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tarjeta
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ATM withdrawals: |
It may only possible to withdraw US$ 100 or US$ 200 or the equivalent in Soles.
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VISA local office:
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Av. Pardo 83110th floor Miraflores Phone (+511) 213-2300 www.visanet.com.pe (Spanish) |
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Mastercard local office:
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Procesos MC PeruCalle Porta 1116th floor, Miraflores Phone (+511) 213-0800 www.mc.com.pe (Spanish) |
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A tourist visa (for US citizens) is actually...
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only an entry stamp.
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Bricheras might plant... |
drugs on you, get you arrested, and cost you a big fine.
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Bricheras might spike...
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your drink and steal everything.
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Brichera bar in Cusco:
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Mama Africa
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Panama City Hotel:
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Country Inn & Suites Bulevar El Dorado, Calle 23 |
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Tocumen Airport taxi:
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$25-35 Take the escalator from the Arrivals Hall to Departures Area, exit the airport, a much more inexpensive rate than the official taxis in the Arrivals Hall. |
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Time clearing customs and immigration at Tocumen:
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45 min. average
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Peperas: |
drink spikers |
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Bricheras: |
gold diggers |
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Dumb*** test: |
Will I buy her and her friends drinks? |
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Tequila Rock club: Calle de las Pizzas |
all hookers peperas |
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Sabor de Peru: Calle de las Pizzas |
Hookers on the left |
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Clubs start up... |
after 11/12 pm |
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Restaurant street: Lima |
Av. Larco |
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Watch your drink... |
being poured/opened. |
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Pisco sour: |
Peruvian national drink Pisco (brandy) Lemon juice Syrup Egg white |
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Chichita Panamá: |
Panamanian national drink Seco Herrerano Grapefruit juice Pineapple juice |
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The most painful psychological experience... |
can have the greatest positive dividend. |
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Top-rated Cusco bar with food:
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Chilcano Pisco Bar Calle Plateros Near Plaza de Armas |
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Planetarium Cusco:
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A few blocks southeast of the Plaza
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Top-rated Cusco bar:
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Memoria Bar Calle Plateros Near Plaza de Armas |
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Top-rated museum: Lima |
Museo Larco Av. Bolívar 1515 $11.50 9-6pm 25 min by taxi from Miraflores |
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Ruins in Lima:
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Pucllana Temple (Huaca Pucllana) 6 blocks NW of Parque Central $2.50 9-5pm |
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Parasailing:
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On the Malecón North of Parque del Amor $50 10-6pm winds permitting |
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Shopping mall & restaurants: Lima |
Larcomar beneath Malecón de la Reserva Entrance across from from the JW Marriott |
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The star of Peru's culinary repertoire: |
Ceviche raw fish, hot chili peppers and onions marinated in lime juice Avenida LaMar |
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Bohemian district of Lima:
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Barranco
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How to chew hoja de coca:
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10+ leaves roll it up Put in side of mouth, don't switch Don't actuall chew Swallow the juice 30 min, spit it out |
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What does... mean? en español |
¿Que significa... ?
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delayed en español |
retrasado
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We are here for two days. en español |
Estamos aqui por dos dias.
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Maybe... en español |
Quizás... |
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I love it here. en español |
Me encanta estar aqui.
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Would you like a drink? en español |
¿Puedo ofrecerte una copa?
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PIss off! en español |
¡Andate a la mierda!
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You have beautiful eyes. en español |
Tienes unos ojos preciosos.
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I want to make love to you. en español |
Quiero hacerte el amor.
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