So, when the American citizens living in Bolivia receive a letter from the Bolivian goverenment saying "Do NOT go to Peru right now and especially Cuzco" then it's probably wise to heed the warning. Or when the Consulate General of Peru tells my friend who lives in Bolivia, "tell your friends not to come now" again, I get the point.
So, two days before our departure, we noodle our options.
1) Cancel the trip now and rebook at a later date ... incur a $412 rebooking fee
2) Cancel the trip altogether ... lose $4,095
3) Cancel the trip and apply it to a different trip ... incur a $2,200 penalty -- We were seriously considering going to the Galapagos Islands, but then found out there was no availablity this week.
The travel agent claims that the #3 penalty is VERY generous, but it is more than half of what we paid for Pete's sake (not counting airfare).
So after two days of deliberating, we decided to try again when the election is over in Peru and the goverenment is "more stable." I use that term lightly!
More to come.
In the meantime, Stacy, Kaley and I are driving (15 hours) to Destin, Florida this week for some R&R. We'll make it a down and dirty cheap vacation and hopefully have a ball!
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