9/28 Chicago - Miami - Lima (flight)
9/29-10/2 Lima
Highlights: Try to get around the city without speaking a word of Spanish!
10/2 Lima - Cuzco (flight)
10/2-10/25 Cuzco
Highlights: Attend a Spanish class for 3 weeks; 2 days trekking to Machu Picchu
10/26 Cuzco - Puno (train)
10/26-10/31 Lake Titicaca Areas
Highlights: Visit and stay overnight on some floating islands on the lake
10/31 Puno - Arequipa (bus)
10/31-11/4 Southern Peru Canyon Areas
Highlights: See the frozen mummy "The Ice Princess"; visit the Canon del Colca
11/4 Arequipa - Nazca (bus)
11/4-11/9 Nazca/Ica/Pisco Coastal Areas
Highlights: Take a local flight to see the Nazca Lines; stay a night at Huacachina - an oasis in the desert; visit Islas Ballestas - Peruian version of Galapagos - and Reserva Nacional De Paracas
11/9 Ica - Tacna (bus)
11/10-11/12 Tacna/Arica
Highlights: Broder Crossing from Tacna, Peru to Arica, Chile
11/12 Arica - San Pedro de Atacama (bus)
11/12-11/17 Atacama Desert Areas
Highlights: Join some local tours to visit El Tatio geysers, altiplano lakes, Valla de La Luna, Salar de Atacama; and probably some star gazing in the desert
11/17 San Pedro de Atacama - Antofagasta (bus)
11/17-11/18 Antofagasta
Highlights: Stop by that giant hand sculpture in the middle of the desert
11/19 Antofagasta - Santiago (bus)
11/19-11/24 Santiago/Valparaiso
Highlights: Spend some time in Valparaiso feel the poems of Neruda
11/25 Santiago - Easter Island (flight)
11/25-11/29 Easter Island
Highlights: Try not to be eaten by the Moais.
11/29 Easter Island - Santiago (flight)
11/29-12/2 Santiago
Highlights: Just chill out the last few days in the American continent
12/2 Santiago - Sydney (flight)
12/2-12/8 Sydney
Highlights: Visiting a friend
12/8 Sydney - Hong Kong (flight)
Highlights: Home sweet home!
