Peru Tour and ScrabbleÂ® Tournament 2013 kicks off

Updated on December 15, 2015 by Siduith Ferrer in Cusco, Destinations, Events, Lima, Machu Picchu with 0 Comments

The first round of the 2013 Peru Tour & ScrabbleÂ® Tournament kicked off on Sunday in Lima’s Miraflores district.

While non-participating members of the group took Sunday to explore Peru’s capital city, tournament director and player Rich Baker organized his 12 fellow traveling competitors into Collins and TWL divisions A and B and broke out the tiles.

Peru Tour & ScrabbleÂ® Tournament participants

This Peru trip is the 15th for Rich Baker, of Eureka, Calif. As a registered director with the North American Scrabble Players Association, Rich has been organizing these tournament trips since May 2000.

He sat out the first round of play on Sunday in the CSW because his scheduled opponent, Chris Cree, was occupied playing in the firstÂ TWL round.

He’ll jump in when the group resumes play in Cusco’s Sacred Valley of the Inca later in the week.

Alice and Chris combine their passion for ScrabbleÂ® and travel in Peru's capital Lima, on Oct. 6, 2013.

Alice Goodwin, WA, and Chris Cree, TX

Ben Withers, TX, and Bob Linn, MD, face off in the opening round of TWL play in the Peru Tour & ScrabbleÂ® competition in Lima, Peru.

Bob Linn, MD and Ben Withers, TX

Julia Scruggs and Celia Dayrit Thompson participate in the opening of the Scrabble tournament, combined with luxury Peru tour, starts in Lima's Miraflores district.

Julia Scruggs, GA, and Celia Dayrit Thompson, FL

Ken Smith, HI, and Sefan Rau, NY

ScrabbleÂ® lovers, some of them top U.S. players, are in Peru for a tournament and group tour featuring top luxury hotels and fascinating destinations: Lima — Cuzco — Sacred Vally — Machu Picchu

Terry Kang Rau, NY, and Daniel Goodwin, WA

Wayne Scruggs and Blossom Thompson participate in the 2013 Peru Tour & Scrabble Tournament, combing their love for the game, as well as luxury travel, in magnificent hotels, including the JW Marriott, Aranwa Sacred Valley, and the recently renovated Libertador Palacio del Inka. .

Wayne Scruggs, GA, and Blossom Thompson, FL

Tags: Board games, Niche travel, Speciality tours

Authored by: Siduith Ferrer

Website: Fertur Peru Travel

Founder of Fertur Peru Travel: Since 1994 creating wonderful vacation experiences for adventure travelers and holidaymakers in Cusco, Lima, Arequipa, Lake Titicaca, and all around the Andean region.