Family of four from Nelson, BC, Canada traveling in Peru, Guatemala, and Belize, Jul-Dec 2012. Highlights in Peru include learning Spanish in Arequipa, hiking in Colca Canyon, exploring Puno and Lake Titicaca, visiting Machu Picchu, and attending Kusi Kawsay, an Andean school in Pisac in the Sacred Valley near Cusco. Guatemala destinations are Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Xela, volunteer teaching in Nebaj, and Tikal, while in Belize we're on the beach in Hopkins and in the jungle near San Ignacio.
- June 3, 2012: Counting down the days
- June 9: Party/fundraiser
- June 13: Shots
- June 21-July 2: Gentle beginnings
- July 6: Waiting for our flight to Lima
- July 7: Quick stop in Lima
- July 7-8: No chickens on this bus
- July 9-13: Spanish lessons with Fabricio and Pedro
- July 14: Getting higher
- July 15: Combi to Cabanaconde
- July 16-17: Hiking in the Canon del Colca
- July 18-19: More buses back to Arequipa
- July 20: Arequipa - Puno
- July 21: Puno - Llachon
- July 22: Llachon - Taquile
- July 23: Taquile - Puno
- July 24: Puno - Cusco
- July 25: Cusco - Pisac
- July 26-31: First few days in Pisac
- August 5: Day trip to Urubamba
- August 6: First day of school
- August 18: Settling in to life in Pisac
- August 23: Flying kites
- August 25: Karate competition
- August 30: All about Pisac
- September 5: Sierra's field trip to Chahuaytire
- September 7: Pisac ruins
- September 13: Woken by roars
- September 15: Night out at the circus
- September 19-21: Machu Picchu
- September 28: Andean birthday party
- October 5: How high?
- October 13: Kusi Kawsay open house and food festival
- October 19: Last day of school
- October 20: Ollantaytambo
- October 21: Chinchero
- October 22: Moray and Salineras
- October 23: Wiñay Taki Ayllu performance
- October 23: Saqsaywaman, Q'enqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay
- October 29: Onwards to Guatemala
- October 30: Two lines
- October 30: Antigua
- November 3: Chilling by Lake Atitlan
- November 7: Guatemalan earthquake
- November 12: Arrival in Nebaj
- November 21: Volunteer teaching
- November 30: Nebaj farewells
- December 2: Chichicastenango market mayhem
- December 3: Antigua coffee tour
- December 6: Flores and Tikal
- December 11: Attack of the amoebas
- December 11: Hopkins beach, Belize
- December 12: Snorkeling trip and nocturnal river tour
- December 16: Jungle lodge
- December 17: Cave tour by canoe
- December 17: Iguana Conservation Project
- December 18: Horseback trip to Xunantunich ruins
- December 23: Back to Guatemala
- December 27: Return to Canada
- December 27: Flowers and fish heads
- December 27: The best and the worst
- December 27: Some questions answered
- December 31: It's good to be home
- December 31: Advice on taking a trip like this