Map

This will be my second trip south of the equator.  My first was Tanzania, in 2004.
(Tanzania is 3° S.  Lima is 12° S, and Iquitos is 3° S .)

I fly into Peru's coastal capital of Lima. 

South America

As of this writing, South America has 14 countries and 414 million people.  
(North America has 41 countries and 568 million people.)

Link to next blog post:  The Boat. 
(List of blog posts is at top right.)