Peru travel stories

Southern Peru

After a few days in the desert near Ica we headed east to Arequipa (alt. approx 2500m), the 2nd city in Peru. The city sits in the shadow of three volcanoes, the most prominent being El Misti. With...

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Lake Titicaca

We arrived in Puno, which is a bit grim, late at night and just after a huge amount of rainfall - litter and huge puddles everywhere. We then checked into a hostal which was as I imagine a prison c...

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Cusco and Around

After yet another long bus journey on unmade roads we arrived in Cusco, which is a really lovely City, if a bit crammed full of gringos. It is an odd mix, with colonial buildings sprouting out of I...

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Travel to South America (part II)

As a conclusion on Ecuador, I would like to tell you what is the most "useful" feature of that country for travelers, in my opinion. It is the closest to USA place where the high mountains are so...

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Guinea Pig Stew

Our first day in Lima exceeded all expectations. I had the that impression that it would be a culturally barren, monolithic slum, but it was in fact quite interesting. Our taxi driver (Roberto, w...

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