Chilean Christmass and travel stuff

Hello All!
Writing here after a wonderful, different Christmass spent with my Chilean family. I am so glad to have experienced this day with them, and got to see how Chileans do Christmass. The food is about the same-Turkey, etc... and I even made Mom´s Southern Stuffing which was SOOO tasty! There is a little more drinking, a LOT of presents (I even got some!) and a much later night. We opened presents at midnight and my little cousin was SO excited, she could HARDLY wait. But, then midnight rolled around, we opened presents and continued to laugh and drink. This same night, I got a call from my friend Margot (who I am traveling with!) and she said she and her family were going out. So, I met up with them in Valpo for some drinks (approx. 2AM) and Valpo was Hopping! People were out everywhere, just as if it was a regular party night! ha, So crazy... These Chileans... Anyway, after the bar we went to her host brother´s other house, and ended up chatting, drinking wine, and playing guitar until 8 AM that morning! Wow, one for the books for sure. Christmass day itself was pretty uneventful, we had a nice big lunch, and then went to the beach for the rest of the day (jelous??). :) It was great...
AND NOW I am getting ready to go to Lima! So, my travel plans are as follows:
I have a round trip to/from Lima Peru leaving tonight and returning on February 25 back to Chile. In Peru, we may only stay one night in Lima, then catch a bus to Arequipa (Margot has friends there) and then up to Cusco where we will spend New Year´s. Then from there..... I would like to go into Colombia and Ecuador, and Margot may want to do Bolivia, so we´ll see... But I will keep you all posted and am sure will have many stories to share in these upcomming months! Wish me luck and uneventful flights and buss rides!
Chau!