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• Hot Chocolate in Latin America

  Oct 17, 2006 -

  It began as a hot potion sipped only by noble Mayans in ancient Latin America, but today hot chocolate is ......

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• Latin American Cocktails

  Oct 17, 2006 -

  You can sip them, or you can slurp ‘em, chug them or even gulp ‘em, but one things is for ......

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• Monteverde

  Oct 06, 2006 - Costa Rica

  Perhaps it’s the rugged dirt road, or maybe it’s because it’s perched up high in the cloud forest, with difficult ......

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Hotels

• APU Peru, International student house

  Apr 11, 2007 - Miraflores, Lima, Peru

  APU Peru helps foreign students and volunteers by providing furnished international student housing. Safe, economical and homey, APU has two ......

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• Best Western Embajadores

  Apr 10, 2007 - Miraflores, Lima, Peru

  Unlike, the US chain, Best Western South America is not just a motel on the side of the highway. While ......

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• Swissôtel

  Apr 10, 2007 - San Isidro, Lima, Peru

  Swissôtel's mission is to make your stay a memorable one, and with their luxury offerings--including sophisticately royal rooms, some of the most ......

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Restaurants

• Murphy's Irish Pub

  Apr 09, 2007 - Miraflores, Lima, Peru

  Murphy's is a large, festive Irish pub in the heart of Miraflores. Unlike The Old Pub, O'Murphy's has many Limeños ......

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• News Café

  Apr 08, 2007 - San Isidro, Lima, Peru

  A delightful coffeehouse/café, serving up excellent, real strong coffee and a light menu of sandwiches and tasteful gourmet salads. Anyone ......

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• La Rosa Náutica

  Apr 08, 2007 - Miraflores, Lima, Peru

  La Rosa Náutica is not only a top-of-the-line, first-class restaurant with elegant décor, but the cuisine includes some of the ......

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Activities

• Kolibri Expeditions

  Apr 11, 2007 - Lima, Peru

  Based in Lima, Kolibri Expeditions provides birding trips to all corners of Peru and South America. Owned and operated by ......

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• Gringo Alley

  Apr 10, 2007 - Cusco, Peru

  Taxis won't drive up it, and you'll have a hard time finding your hotel if it's on it, but the ......

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• Aura

  Apr 08, 2007 - Miraflores, Lima, Peru

  Located in Larcomar, Aura is the premier upscale dance club in Miraflores, and for that fact, in all of Lima. ......

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Tours

• Turismo Inkaiko

  Mar 27, 2007 - Cusco, Peru

  Turismo Inkaiko is a well-established tour operator that provides recommendations for travel in Cusco, Puno, Nazca, Paracas, Iquitos and Puerto ......

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• SAS Travel

  Mar 27, 2007 - Cusco, Peru

  An adventure travel company, SAS Travel is owned and operated by an Australian-Peruvian couple, and provides exceptional and professional-run tours ......

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Schools

• El Sol Spanish School

  Apr 11, 2007 - Lima, Peru

  A quaint, friendly Spanish language school in the heart to Miraflores, El Sol Spanish School offers a range of courses, ......

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• Español Interactivo

  Apr 30, 2006 - Oaxaca, Mexico

  Spanish Language School near the main Zocalo, unlike many Spanish programs, Español Interactivo offers weekend classes. Catering to the student, ......

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Services

• Artesanías Pachacútec

  Apr 07, 2007 - Cusco, Peru

  With the large number of vendors all claiming to sell 100 percent alpaca, it's often difficult to determine which sweaters ......

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• The Womens Cooperative

  Apr 26, 2006 - Oaxaca, Mexico

  The Regional Association of Craftswomen of Oaxaca (Mujeres Artesanas de las Regiones de Oaxaca or M.A.R.O) is a large cooperative ......

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