I just read an article about a couple who recently went missing while biking through Peru and it got me thinking about the 6 weeks I spent there.
Most of my time was spent soaking up the sun on beautiful beaches, wandering through colonial cities, exploring tiny villages on the countryside and hiking through the Andes celebrating the last days of my 20’s. However, there was an incident with a man wielding a gun which still haunts me and gives me a lot of apprehension about other South American countries.
I do not take government warnings lightly but if I was scared off by every place that has a warning I would’ve probably never left New Jersey. For me , my positive experiences far outweigh my negative ones and I will still travel.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these people. I hope they are found safely soon.
Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/02/25/world/americas/25reuters-usa-peru-missing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
** UPDATE ** They’ve been found, yay! http://news.yahoo.com/california-couple-feared-missing-peru-turn-safe-river-032218405.html
