Review of Peru

As today is my last full day in Peru I thought it would be a good moment to sum up my time here. I have got to be honest and say that I didn't know too much about the country before I arrived, in fact the only things I knew about Peru were; Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and that the deepest, darkest parts are where Paddington Bear calls home. Sadly, I have seen no sign of any wellie-wearing bears (I obviously haven't gone to deep or dark enough places) but I have visited the other two plus I have done other fun things too.

Machu Picchu was incredible and it's amazing to think it was only rediscovered 101 years ago, going on to Lake Titicaca and seeing how the Uros people live was something I'll never forget and I had a great time making my own chocolate in Cusco. I also loved learning that Peruvian rubbish lorries play ice cream van-style music as they go about in the evenings to remind people to put their rubbish out!

Peru is also much bigger than I thought it was so I did not enjoy the long bus journeys over many hours and hundreds of miles, my knees were not happy with me after those. I would recommend Peru to any future travellers out there though, a great country.

Did You Know?: The photo was taken at a massive convent in the city of Arequipa. It is so big that they say it is a city within a city and it even has it's own streets inside! This photo is of a classroom that was used for centuries by the nuns to teach the poor girls of Arequipa how to read, write and count for free.