Translation of transform in Spanish

I am from Los Angeles California, i live in Manhattan NYC, i like to photography and art. I am learning English for my work and I should have a study partner in order to learn English a little quicker. Do you agree?
We drove to the next spot exactly at noon. We were told that this spot would not be crowded at all during the lunch hour and we were not surprised to find it completely empty without anyone else.
Than we took a cab to the actual border crossing. In the cab we took gave a ride to another tourist and with some scary Peruvian guy, who had a bag full of faked CDs. He didn't seem too nice and had many scarves.