{"id":5878,"date":"2015-09-30T16:14:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T20:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=5878"},"modified":"2015-09-30T16:14:40","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T20:14:40","slug":"a-view-into-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/a-view-into-peru","title":{"rendered":"Photo Contest Feature – A View into Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

This June our fellow Explorican, Bonnie B., joined us on our Peru: Machu Picchu<\/a> adventure!\u00a0 She was fortunate enough to capture the\u00a0moment below of her daughter, Savannah, in the landmark\u2019s lower plaza. \u00a0The pic\u00a0was voted as the Best Local Interaction photo from our 2015 Photo Contest by Explorica staff.<\/p>\n

Savannah, she says, is \u201ccrazy about llamas\u201d and \u201cwas in heaven!\u201d\u00a0 While wandering through Machu Picchu, they were able to get close to the animals and one in particular came up for kisses.\u00a0 [Insert collective \u201caww!\u201d here]<\/p>\n

We reached out to Bonnie for details about her past journeys with her family and their travel plans down the road.\u00a0 One thing\u2019s for sure, no matter where she goes, we hope she\u2019ll be there with a camera!<\/p>\n

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EXPLORICA (EX): <\/strong>Where else have you traveled?
\nBONNIE B. (BB): <\/strong>Tanzania & Rwanda , Africa, China, England, Switzerland, Mexico, plus all 50 US states<\/p>\n

EX:<\/strong> What\u2019s your favorite part about traveling?
\nBB:<\/strong> Gaining an appreciation for new cultures, foods, languages, and enjoying the amazing scenery.<\/p>\n

EX:<\/strong> What\u2019s your best memory from this tour?
\nBB:<\/strong> Seeing Machu Picchu at sunrise, just as the sun came over the Andes Mountains. \u00a0As if the spectacle of the ancient city weren’t amazing enough, seeing it at first light in the quiet of dawn was such a reverent experience. \u00a0The site is just magical.<\/p>\n

EX:<\/strong> Where to next?
\nBB:<\/strong> We’d love to make it to all the continents. \u00a0The trip to Peru helped us mark off South America, so our next big goal is Down Under to Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

EX:<\/strong> Tell us your best travel tip.
\nBB: <\/strong>Flexibility! \u00a0Be willing to step out of your comfort zone to experience something new and different –that’s what travel is for! \u00a0Try a new food, like cuy (guinea pig is popular in Peru!), try speaking to the local people in their language, relax and soak up the sights, smells, and scenery!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This June our fellow Explorican, Bonnie B., joined us on our Peru: Machu Picchu adventure!\u00a0 She was fortunate enough to capture the\u00a0moment below of her daughter, Savannah, in the landmark\u2019s lower plaza. \u00a0The pic\u00a0was voted as the Best Local Interaction photo from our 2015 Photo Contest by Explorica staff. Savannah, she says, is \u201ccrazy about Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,300,63],"tags":[480,71,58,68,479,226,18,395,437,59,128,86,425,12],"class_list":["post-5878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explorica-news","category-student-photo-contest","category-students","tag-andes","tag-culture","tag-educational-travel","tag-latin-america","tag-llamas","tag-machu-picchu","tag-peru","tag-photo","tag-student-photos","tag-student-tours","tag-student-travel","tag-student-trips","tag-travel","tag-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5878"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5892,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5878\/revisions\/5892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}