Peenie Wallie: GPS Tracks from Peru

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November 25, 2007

GPS Tracks from Peru

In this post, I will attempt to capture my travels through Peru. I was in Peru for roughly 15 days - from Friday November 2 through Friday November 16th. I will upload as much GPS data as practicable, mainly so that I won't forget where I went, as we covered a lot of ground in two weeks. Note: All times are displayed as two hours early, as I didn't change the time in my GPS unit when I got to Peru and, right now, Lima is 2 hours ahead of MST and 1 hour ahead of MDT. I tried to apply a 2 hour time shift when I uploaded the GPS tracks, but never got it work so, you get what you pay for, right?

Update: OK. I finally got all of the data uploaded and converted to .kmz files for google earth, and also stored as Magnalogs. So, my tracks are out there for you to investigate, should you feel so inclined. I found that a fairly cool way to view the trip is to launch Google Earth, and then click on each one of the Google Earth links below. When you have clicked on all of them, Google Earth will display them all at once. Then, if you click on the little semi-transparent "play button" triangle near the upper right corner of your screen, you can see my whirlwind tour across Peru, outside of Lima, anyway.

Day 1 in Peru - Friday Nov 2, 2007 - Lima
Day 2 in Peru - Saturday Nov 3, 2007 - Lima
Day 3 in Peru - Sunday Nov 4, 2007 - Lima
Day 4 in Peru - Monday Nov 5, 2007 - Lima, Pisco, Paracas, Ica, Nazca. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 5 in Peru - Tuesday Nov 6, 2007 - Nazca, Puquio, Chalchuanca. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 6 in Peru - Wednesday Nov 7, 2007 - Chalhuanca, Cusco, Urubamba. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 7 in Peru - Thursday Nov 8, 2007 - Urubamba to Ollantaytambo. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 8 in Peru - Friday Nov 9, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, Aguas Caliente, Machu Pichu, Urubamba. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 9 in Peru - Saturday Nov 10, 2007 - Urubamba, Pisac, Cusco. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 10 in Peru - Sunday Nov 11, 2007 - Cusco, Paucartambo, Tres Cruces. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 11 in Peru - Monday Nov 12, 2007 - Tres Cruces, Pilcopata, Atalaya, Rio Alto Madre de Dios to Bonanza Lodge. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 12 in Peru - Tuesday Nov 13, 2007 - Bonanza Lodge in Manu Reserve. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 13 in Peru - Wednesday Nov 14, 2007 - From Bonanza Lodge via Rio Alto Madre de Dios to Atalaya, Pilcopata, Tres Cruces, Paucartambo, Cusco. View in Google Earth or as a Magnalog.
Day 14 in Peru - Thursday Nov 15, 2007 - Lima
Day 15 in Peru - Friday Nov 16, 2007 - Lima to U.S.

Searching for the correct spelling for Chalhuanca, Peru, I found this chic's website called Latitude 54. Looks like she's pretty much schooled me on the South American Road Trip deal, not that that should come as any surprise to anyone. My guess is she doesn't have a 9 year old urchin texting her every day saying "daddy I miss u".

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