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Don't expect to see too much from the ground: these are pictures of our car trip from Lima to Cusco with a stop at the mirador before Nazca.
http://incakola.smugmug.com/Travel/Cusco-Peru/Road-Trip-2012-Lima-Cusco/26678976_LGQXhZ#!i=2232120971&k=cC8G3rD

Two days in Lima are enough, with one day in Huacachina you'll have seen most places or you could stay two days and visit the good Ica museum and visit some wineries. Nazca is easily done in one single day.

A good and nice place to visit between Nazca & Cusco is Arequipa. One day for the city or even two if you combine Huacachina & Nazca in one day. Arequipa is at 2.300+ M above sea level allowing your body to acclimatize to the altitude.
A trip to the Colca Canyon is a must do when in the area. Takes two full days but you could do it in one long day or extend it to three days.
There are night buses from Nazca to Arequipa and from Arequipa to Cusco.

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Hola
my route is Cañete (to do boating), Sandboarding in Huacachina and Trek The Colca Canyon in Arequipa. ill be starting on March 1th, maybe we can join in part of the way.

have a nice day,

Edgardo :D

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Hi Inca Cola. Thanks so much for all of the advice. I was planning on doing Arequipa later on in my trip, as I am going in a circle around Peru and Bolivia and Arequipa was a stop on my return journey. I will do what you say re Ica, Huacachina and Nazca though.

Edgardo, that would have been great, but I will be in Cusco by then. I was hoping on starting tomorrow, as I am in Lima at the moment. I hope you have a great time though.

Also sorry for the slow reply, my email did not notify me that I had got a message

Zoe :D