The day started way too early… 5:30 A.M. early. I was having second thoughts about whether I had made the right decision between missing a class field trip to the center of Lima or going on a daylong tour to Lunahuana. We began the tour by heading to a smaller town roughly an hour south of Lima named Serro Azul. It was called this do to the coloration of the mountains that had certain minerals in the rocks that made it appear to be a darker bluish color compared to its lighter brown surroundings. We were taken onto a pier where the tour guide gave us the history of the place. In the 1600’s it used to be one of the main ports the Spaniards had used to export goods, it was also said to have been one of the places gold was hidden by the Spaniards that no one has been able to find after many years of searching. After Serro Azul and many bumpy pave less roads we made it to Lunahuana. Here we were going to spend a good majority of the day doing different activities. To start off a group of six of us including Grace, Jackie, Traysea were dropped off at a restaurant to meet up with people who were going to take us rafting! After a few minutes of waiting a van pulled up with a raft and a kayak on the roof of the car and we all jumped in. Here we met our guides who were really interesting people. One of them had travelled to just about every country in South America to Kayak and Raft and she was only about twenty-three years old! What am I doing with my life?! Once we got to the river and saw the current all of us had second thoughts about whether we really wanted to do it but it was too late, we were already there. After a few quick instructions we were off. The guide shouting over the sound of the rushing water “Pa delante!” “Para atrás!” “Alto!” The tour at this moment maybe halfway done for the day propelled itself to being the just about the best tour I had taken in Perú, Machu Picchu being the one tour outdoing it. After the canotaje we made our way back to the restaurant where our meals were already being prepared. They immediately brought out our appetizers with a glass of wine. I had sopa seca which the name may sound a little strange but it too like the trip had been going so far, was great. After the meal we all jumped on the bus and made our way to another location, a bee farm. Here we were all able to taste different types of honey and were told the health benefits to the different types of honey. Following the honey tasting we once again separated from the group and went on a horse ride. We got to see part of the town and some surrounding mountains. Everything after the rafting was just a huge plus. Once we finished up with the horses we caught up with everyone doing a wine tour and were still able to get some wine tasting in! By this time it’s 5:20PM and I am exhausted, luckily it was time to hop on the bus and head home.
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Daniel Peñaflor21 Years old. Studying Abroad in Lima, Perú.
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