Our Travels & Adventures in Lima, Ica & Huacachina

1 Dia en Lima - After the sea lions we went to the water park (Parque de Agua)... but it wasn´t a typical water park. There were water fountains that you could play in. It reminded me of a movie I saw some time ago. ? The hostel that we stayed at was great! See the link below if you´re going to be in Lima & need a place to stay.
2 Dia - 6-hour bus trip to Ica 30Soles/$10 - We stayed in a hostel in a near-by town -just 5 minutes away-called Huacachina, which is known for its Lagoon and beautiful sand dunes. We were lucky -or not so much- that the hostel had a dance floor so we got to "exercise" a lil bit on the dance floor! They played a lot of reggaeton, salsa, cumbia, and my favorite música electrónica! The highlight on the dance floor was when we got peruanos, americanos, ingleses y israelís to dance the Macarena!

                                                 Sandboarding in Huacachina´s Sand Dunes

 

We´ll Always Be Silly Little Girls!

3 Dia - Huacachina - We decided to stay a day longer, as we found really cool traveling partners who talked us into staying a day longer and doing some fun adventurous things. We went to the Museo in Ica, then went sand boarding in the Sand Dunes! Wow! Was that fun! ... if I hadn´t discovered my courage of swimming with sea lions, i don't know if I would have been able to be courageous on this adventure!
4 Dia - Bus to Nazca to see the Lines of Nazca, one of the 7 wonders of the world! Some people say that these lines were created by aliens, but that isn´t giving any credit to the advanced civilizations and peoples that existed before us! (i´ll post pics!) We made the mistake of going to a ticketing agency right next to the bus station and ended up paying an additional $15 more ($65 total/each) to see the lines by plane. Other people that rode in our airplane said they paid only $50. We were simply too exhausted to walk around with our heavy load and search for another company. It did warn of this in our travel guide, but since we made friends with the bus driver and his helper, we figured that they would pass us on to the right people. Oh well, this shows that you should never assume, huh?
After eating in Nazca, we took an over night bus to Cuzco! It left Nazca at 8pm and arrived in Cuzco at 11am the next morning. We were pleased to see our friends from our hostel in Huacachina on the same bus just 2 seats in front of us! ...Wow... this bus trip was so exhausting, as we were traveling throughout the Andes mountain range in altitudes of 10,000 feet +... I woke up many times throughout the night feeling cramped, my arms and legs were tingling and I had a headache. Nicole comforted me and reminded me to drink water and eat - this helped indeed. Mario (the president of the organization that we are volunteering with) mentioned that I should wear clothes that cover my hole body next time. I have no idea how this helps, but usually the most rarest advice is the one that mysteriously works the best! I´ll try it next time... however, there might not be a next time. If we can find a cheap airplane ticket, we´ll be sure and spend an additional $60 or so to fly back to Lima!