"Don Howe" wrote in message news:...
> "Jackson" wrote in message
> news:ibtr00haeq0cebaorgjga2jp23o5psvsvk@4ax.com...
> > On 20 Jan 2004 10:03:23 -0800, gonsouli@ohsu.edu (john) wrote:
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >i would like to learn spanish and am therefore heading to south or
> > >central america in the middle of March through the middle of May. i
> > >have found two language programs that i like that are comparable in
> > >price. one is in Peru and one is in Guatemala. However i can't
> > >decide which would be a better country to go to. does anyone have any
> > >suggestions.
> > >
> > >my number one goal is to learn spanish but i would like to visit a
> > >place where there would be some pretty cool stuff to do besides class.
> > > i imagine both countries will be awesome...i just didn't know if
> > >anyone had any personal experience with one or the other being better
> > >in terms of beauty, adventure, people, places to visit...etc.
> > >
> > >thanks for any help,
> > >
> > >john
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> Our visit to Peru was one of the most enjoyable journeys we have made in our
> 20 years of travel.
> >
> Sights to see include the famous Machu Picchu. If you visit make sure to
> stay overnite in the small hotel on the site. Reservations are necesary and
> book early. To walk among the site after the tourist crowds leave on the
> afternoon trains is an indescribable experience. Climb the the neighboring
> Huana Picchu and get yet another insight into the Inca life as well as
> unforgettable photos of the area.
>
> The cities of Cusco and Arequipa lead you to the wonders of this country
> such as the Nasca Lines and Colco Canyon.
>
> The Peru Andes are stupendous.
>
> A few days at a river compound in the headwaters of the Amazon River reached
> from Iquitos is another must do.
>
> Peru is by far our choice of South American countries for its wide and
> varied wonders to visit. The driest area on the globe to the lush Amazon
> River. Only when the time comes to leave do you realize that there is so
> much you didn't see.
Don,
have you ever been to guatemala?
thanks both of you for responding.
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