Some stray things to note:
1. On average the food is a lot better in Peru than Bolivia but there are some excellent places to eat in Bolivia if you look.
2. You end up eating a lot of startch foods - corn, potatoes and rice are common with meals (together)
3. Lomo Soltado is a restaurant favorite - stir fry beef with rice & chips.
4. Pizza isn't Peruvian per-se but cheese, ham, and bread are so common place that pizza feels Peruvian.
5. The pizza tends to be heavy on cheese and light in tomato sauce.
6. Cusquena beers are pretty good.
7. Toilets are of the "don't flush toilet paper, put it in this little bin" kind.
8. Light switches are often horizontal.
9. On average more of a door handle rather than door knob style country
10. Great fruit available.
11. Some great seafood available.
12. Although your average tourist restaurant is usually fine, it is worth finding better restaurants to get some really great food.
13. Don't fly with Avianca.
14. All the quick trips we booked had exceptionally good tour guides.
15. Crossing the road is not impossible.
16. Lots of ham but not much bacon.
17. Quinoa is best in soup.
18. I never had a bad bowl of soup in Peru.
19. Long distance coaches in Peru seem to be good but long distance coaches in Bolivia are a bit rough.
20. Mountains.
1. On average the food is a lot better in Peru than Bolivia but there are some excellent places to eat in Bolivia if you look.
2. You end up eating a lot of startch foods - corn, potatoes and rice are common with meals (together)
3. Lomo Soltado is a restaurant favorite - stir fry beef with rice & chips.
4. Pizza isn't Peruvian per-se but cheese, ham, and bread are so common place that pizza feels Peruvian.
5. The pizza tends to be heavy on cheese and light in tomato sauce.
6. Cusquena beers are pretty good.
7. Toilets are of the "don't flush toilet paper, put it in this little bin" kind.
8. Light switches are often horizontal.
9. On average more of a door handle rather than door knob style country
10. Great fruit available.
11. Some great seafood available.
12. Although your average tourist restaurant is usually fine, it is worth finding better restaurants to get some really great food.
13. Don't fly with Avianca.
14. All the quick trips we booked had exceptionally good tour guides.
15. Crossing the road is not impossible.
16. Lots of ham but not much bacon.
17. Quinoa is best in soup.
18. I never had a bad bowl of soup in Peru.
19. Long distance coaches in Peru seem to be good but long distance coaches in Bolivia are a bit rough.
20. Mountains.
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