Ok. I know I promised that this next one would be about the Cusco/Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu adventure...but I am running out of time...next week is going to be my big Catch-Up-On-Emails-And-Blog Week. BUT I just have to say that I am leaving for the jungle town of Iquitos tonight and I am SOOO excited. It is supposed to be a really really cool place, complete with lots of jungle animals (They eat crocodile burgers there!!!!) and birds and bugs. :)
This morning I was reading an email newsletter that I get called "Living in Peru". Its basically a newsletter for expats who are in residing here in Lima, or I guess Peru in general. Anyways, there was an article on there today about two British men who, after seeing the movie "Motorcycle Diaries", decided to take a journey that Che Guevara and Alberto Granado did in the early 1950's. Right now they are in Iquitos!! So it is cool in itself that I am going to be in the same place that these now-celebrities are stopping...but also the reason they are stopping there is because it is near the San Pedro Leprosarium, which if you've seen the movie (and if you haven't you should! Its really good!) is where Che and Alberto spent quite a bit of time and where Che kind of found his vocation in life.
I just was really surprised because when I saw the movie I didn't realize it was in Peru or I had forgotten and its kind of neat that we are going to be there this weekend!
Well, I've got to go pack!
More next week....I promise!!!
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