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17 Jan 09
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recommend checking out the 'thorn tree' posts on the Lonely Planet site, under 'South America'
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Avoid Puno like the plague.
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When you're in Cusco, take a day trip out to Chinchero--you can catch a bus there easily, or take a cab. It's a weaving village, and wonderfully non-touristy.
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Lima was easily my most favorite city--go out to Pachacama (I think that's what it's called), which is a huge archaeological site of a city of temples. Stay in the Miraflores and Barranco districts, though--anything else is too dangerous. Visit everything that remotely interests you in the city--there's a great museum, the Plaza de Armas, etc.
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Take cabs everywhere, they're cheap and fast
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lots of street kids in Peru, mostly in Lima and Cusco
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drink coca tea, or chew the leaves; it helps *immensely*.
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if you want to avoid the crowds, take the first bus up at 6:30 am, or take the train out to the first stop before Aguas Calientes, and hike the Inca trail up to the Sun Gate.
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Puno sucks absolutely.
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