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Effigy mounds on Mississippi River

Effigy mounds are ceremonial mounds in shapes of animals, built by American Indians who lived in this area. There are thousands of mounds near upper Mississipi river. ☞ Effigy Mounds National Monument Iowa is a very interesting historical site with good easy hiking trails and great views of the Mississippi. ☞ Wyalusing State Park is just across the river. Good camp site, more hiking trails and half a day canoe trail through the wetland in the triangle between the Mississippi and Wisconsin River. Good weekend spot for Chicagoans.

Lidar of Marching Bears Mound Group
Lidar of Marching Bears Mound Group

☞ More info from source: wikipedia

Effigy Mounds National Monument and Wyalusing State Park trail maps

☞ Effigy Mounds trail map
☞ Wyalusing maps

 

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South Peru 2016

We had amazing time.  People were nice and helpful, travel was easy on our own. We covered a lot of ground from Pacific coast  to  high  Andes. Good hiking and of course important insight into Peruvian and Inca culture. We plan to return one day to visit the North. Machu Picchu was in one of our first posts on our The Wandering Spot website inaugurated on March 22, 2017.

Itinerary

 

May 21 Sat Lima MDW ➜(Delta) ➜ ATL ➜ LIM
22 Sun Ollantaytambo LIM ➜(Avianca) ➜ CUZ ➜(Taxidatum) ➜Chinchero ➜Moray ➜Maras salinas ➜Ollantaytambo [@ El Bosque]
23 Mon Ollantaytambo Ollantaytambo fortres and palace, Intihuana, Granaries
24 Tue Machu Picchu Ollantaytambo Ollantaytambo ➜(Inca Rail) ➜ Machu Picchu & Mountain ➜Ollantaytambo
25 Wed Pisac-Cusco Ollantaytambo ➜ (colectivo) ➜ Urubamba ➜ (bus) ➜ Pisac ➜(colectivo) ➜ Cusco [@ Calle Saphi 578]
26 Thu Cusco Plaza de Armas, Corpus Christi, chiriuchu at Plaza San Francisco, Qoricancha
27 Fri Cusco Cusco ➜ (taxi) ➜Tambomachay ➜ Puca Pucara ➜ (bus) ➜ Quenqo ➜ Sacsaywaman ➜ Cusco
28 Sat Cusco Cusco ➜(bus) ➜ Tipon ➜Andahuaylillas ➜Pikillacta ➜Cusco
29 Sun Cusco-Upis Cusco ➜Tinki ➜trekking Ausangate circuit (with Nuestra Montana) ➜ Upis [@ camp]
30 Mon Ausangate cocha Trekking âžœcAusangate cocha [@ camp]
31 Tue Savaycuchupampa Trekking ➜ Savaycuchupampa [@ camp]
Jun 1 Wed Jampa Trekking ➜ Jampa [@ camp]
2 Thu

Pacchanta

 Trekking ➜ Pacchanta [@ Pacchanta house]
3 Fri Pacchanta-Cusco Pacchanta âžœRumiqullqa âžœCusco, San Pedro Market [@ Calle Saphi 578]
4 Sat Cusco-Cabanaconde Cusco ➜(4M bus) ➜ Chivai ➜ (bus) ➜ Cabanaconde [@ Hotel Arum Qurpawasi]
5 Sun Colca Canyon Cabanaconde âžœColca Canyon âžœLlahuar [@Llahuar Lodge]
6 Mon Llahuar-Arequipa Llahuar ➜ Paclla ➜(car) ➜ Cabanaconde ➜ (bus) ➜Arequipa [@ Hostel Bubamara]
7 Tue Arequipa-Nazca Santa Catalina Monastery ➜ (Cruz del Sur bus) ➜ Nazca [@ bus]
8 Wed Nazca Nazca lines (Aero Nasca) and aqueducts ➜(private car) ➜ Chauchilla cemetary ➜Nazca [@ Hostel Nazca Travel One]
9 Thu Nazca-Paracas Nazca➜(private car) ➜Cahuachi ➜(Oltursa bus) ➜Paracas [@ El Obelisco]
10 Fri Paracas-Lima Ballestas Islands and Paracas Reserve ➜ (Oltursa bus) ➜ Lima [@ Casa Hualpa]
11 Sat Lima Miraflores, Historic Center, Malecon, Keneddy Park ➜LIM ➜(Delta) ➜ATL ➜
12 Sun Chicago âžœMDW
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Machu Picchu

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Peru, day 21: Lima

Lima was our last stop of the South Peru trip: we started the last day by traveling on Metropolitano from Miraflores to Lima Historic Center, walked around the plaza and old streets, visited excellent San Francisco Monastery and catacombs, Cathedral and maybe another church and had lunch at Embarcadero 41, another sole ceviche and grilled octopus. In late afternoon,  we went back to Miraflores (by Metropolitano) and walked along Malecon watching paragliders and surfers, then to Kennedy Park with all the cats and it was time to go to the airport for our late night flight back home. Originally Joanna planned to go to Larco museum and Huaca Pucllana, but glad we spent the day the way we did, seeing more of the city.

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