Justine & Fernando

Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. The city sits in a saddle between two mountains, with a commanding view down two valleys and a nearly impassable mountain at its back. It's one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. We expect this to be the highlight of our trip!

Buenos Aires contains a number of museums, galleries, and exhibition halls. The most unique and interesting works are by local artists while the internationaly renowned European artists are a bit under-represented in Argentina. We want to visit MALBA, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Casa Museo Carlos Gardel, and the Museo Xul Solar, among others!

Help us see Huaca Pucllana, Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera, Museo de Arte de Lima, and the Museo Nacional de la Cultura Peruana. We want culture!

Buenos Aires has many cinemas and theatres. The Teatro Colón (Colón Opera House), a monumental coliseum of extraordinary acoustics, hosts international concerts, opera, and ballet. And how can we resist a tango show?

Often referred to as the "Archaeological Capital of the Americas" Cusco is a beautiful city riddled with contrasts between the indigenous styles and the modern western world. It is these contrasts that have given Cusco its rare beauty.

We're planning to spend four nights at America's Tower Hotel in Buenos Aires. We'll need to get our ZZZs while touring this enormous and eclectic city!

Cuzco combines the ancient city, the colonial additions and the modern buildings and amenities in a splendid reflection of culture and tradition-and reminds us that the sophisticated Incan civilization was not erased by the colonial invaders. Or tourists like us! Help us stay in this exciting city!

We'd like to spend two nights along the romantic waterfalls of Iguazu. We'll need our rest at a comfortable hotel so we can enjoy the eye-catching sight of the falls during the day.

Being at a high altitude (7875 ft!), we'd like to be as cozy and comfortable as possible. A wonderful hotel would be well worth our stay.

We would love to stay in Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa for three nights before we take off for the trip of our lives (at least one of them)! After heavy wedding planning, we'd like to take time to unwind from our big day.

What could be better than knowing we'll have breakfast to enjoy between the sheets? We'll order eggs florentine, cinnamon rolls, freshly squeezed orange juice and hot coffee which all seem to taste better served to us in bed!

Individuals in Argentina typically consume very light breakfasts which often consist of tea, coffee, mate, toast, marmalade and croissants. We want to try real mate and see what the fuss is about!

Before we go on our trek of this Peruvian city, we'll need a solid breakfast! They say tamales are a common breakfast food, often served with lima and/or "Salsa Criolla." Serve it up!

We'd like to experience a waterfall-side cafe while eating a hearty breakfast and sipping on some energizing mate.

We'll fit some local drinks in our traveling agenda throughout the trip. Interestingly Argentina is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world. We also want to try the Pisco Sour, which blends Pisco (a type of grape brandy and the most popular spirit in Peru and Chile) with lime juice, simple syrup, and an egg white is Chile and Peru’s national cocktail. Hmmm!

In the evening, we want to enjoy the delectable foods of Cuzco, this fascinating city that was once the capital of the Incan Empire. We're excited to wine and dine in this Unesco World Heritage Site and one of Peru's most visited cities.

We'll need to recover after exploring the city! We want to make sure we have enough energy to visit the cosmopolitan doorway to South America, also known as the Paris of the South.

We want to try typical Cuscan food and enjoy the Cusqueñan "picanterías" and "chicherías". We'd like to explore the flavors of some native dishes!

We'd love to enjoy some scrumptious Brazilian empanadas, a tasty dish of pao de queijo, or some yummy guarana while gazing at the falls. Mmmm!!

To enjoy the extraordinarily luscious view of the giant walls, terraces and ramps of Machu Picchu, we'd like try some local cuisine. Causa, Carapulcra, and empanadas peruanas are waiting for us!

We’ll love a night just to ourselves! Indulging in the romantic ambiance, we’ll enjoy tantalizing cuisine at our favorite restaurant and make a toast to our lives together!

We would love just one more night to celebrate and indulge in romance! At our favorite restaurant we’ll enjoy spectacular cuisine and sip on classical cocktails and concoctions while toasting to us and our ‘last’ night on our escape in paradise!

We look forward to reserving an intimate candlelit dinner. We'll choose a quiet restaurant with a warm atmosphere, outstanding cuisine and impeccable service.

Restaurants in Buenos Aires are plentiful, with a wide assortment of menus and cuisines. Beef is king in Argentina, and we expect to try excellent steaks and meats in this cosmopolitan city. We want to try Cabaña Las Lilas, Cafe Tortoni, Katrine, or Cala Bistro. Bring on the beef!

We hear the shopping is amazing in Buenos Aires. It is truly a shopper’s paradise – quite simply the best shopping city in the whole of Latin America. Help us buy some leather goods, crafts, or textiles to remind us of this historic and gorgeous city!

Cuzco is not only a place of immense geographic beauties but it is also sheltering the biggest variety of goods among pieces of textile art, pottery and jewels. We can’t forget the sweaters and ponchos, gloves, chullos (hats), scarves, cloth, rucksacks and waistcoats with nice designs. Justine is easily seduced by the incredible range of colours and shapes!

Artisans from all the country arrive to Lima to sell their products. They sell their products in "artesanales", places in which you will find products from the whole country, such as ceramic, alpaca fabrics, tapestries, carpets, paintings, souvenirs, furniture, etc. Any of these would look great in our home!

Destination number three -- Iguazu Falls! We couldn't leave Latin America without seeing this raging waterfalls. We're sure flying over this mile-long attraction would be a sight not to miss!

As we begin our lives together as newlyweds, we need to finish our honeymoon and get to Spain! We'll spend this flight reminiscing about our fabulous honeymoon made possible by our generous guests.

To get our honeymoon started, we need to get to our first destination -- the stunning Lima, Peru!

From Lima, we want to get to destination number two - the colorful and highly elevated Cuzco, Peru. It's just an hour and 15 minutes away!

Destination number four - Buenos Aires! We are eager to get on this six-hour flight to see the landscape of Latin America. Help us get to the city of beautiful people!

We can get around by taxi, colectivos, subways or train in Buenos Aires. All we need is a friendly person to point us in the right direction toward the neighborhoods of La Boca/Caminito, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, Belgrano, San Telmo, Palermo and Downtown!

We need to get around this town of friendly people, important historical sites, quality museums, and variety of dining and entertainment establishments.

Thank you for allowing us to pre-plan our trip. It all goes towards having the ultimate getaway made possible by your generous registry gift.

On the first nights as newlyweds, some pampering would do us good. We hope that we can get a good rubdown at the Newport Marriott Spa and Hotel before we take off for the big trip.

We'll need a spa day just to ourselves! We will sit back, relax and indulge in a rejuvenating and revitalizing spa treatment or massage to help soothe our tense muscles and to help us get back in the groove.

We'll toast to our lives together as we uncork the effervescence of a bottle of champagne. Cheers!

I will be pampered with a classic and gentle cleansing facial with wonderful aromatic ingredients, leaving my skin radiant and beautiful. No photos during the treatment allowed!

From the excellent service at the hotel to the attentive waiters at dinner, there's going to be a long list of people to thank for helping us have the perfect time away from home.

We can plan to start our trip with a romantic flair! What better way than with the decadence of this unbeatable combination?