To make our way north to the Ecuadorian border we first got a micro from Huanchaco to Trujillo where we caught a cab to the bus terminal (the driver was bonkers and kept turning round to talk to us whilst negotiating heavy chaotic town traffic). 5 minutes after getting there we watched the micro that … More Adios Peru
All the buses north of Lima were overnighters so we ended up on an 8 hour overnight bus to Trujillo from where we skipped straight through to Huanchaco, a beach town 12km from Trujillo on the Pacific Coast. It’s famous for totora (reed) fishing boats called little horses, which fishermen surf back to the beach … More Huanchaco (Chan Chan & Trujillo)
The 19 1/2 hour journey from Cuzco to Lima was the worst bus journey we’ve done, by a long way. We got on and almost immediately they fed us the usual bus slop for dinner, then just after finishing we started bend after bend after bend. This continues for 4 hours until you stop in … More Lima
After visiting Machu Picchu we got the train out of Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. There were plenty of taxi touts seeking fares for taking people to Cuzco at the station gate so we knew that we would’t get stuck there. Our initial impressions were that we might not have much luck on the accommodation front … More Sacred Valley – Ollantaytambo & Pisac
To visit Machu Picchu you have two options, walk the Inca Trail, which is booked up anything up to 5 months in advance, or take a train to Aguas Calientes, aka Machu Picchu pueblo, then a short bus up to the ruins. The jumping off point for both is Cuzco or Ollantaytambo in the Sacred … More Machu Picchu – One of the seven wonders of the world
The bus journey from Arequipa to Cuzco doubled back on much of that we had travelled through getting to Arequipa from Puno so we did the journey in one 10 hour stint overnight. Amazingly the bus got in an hour early – at 5am, so after ignoring the accommodation touts (if you didn’t like the … More Cuzco – The Halfway point 😦
The journey from Puno to Arequipa only took 5 1/2 hours through the cool scenery of the Peruvian altiplano. You’d think that such a short amount of time would fly by, but the toilet on the bus was locked and we didn’t make a single toilet stop. When we finally arrived in Arequipa the whole … More Civilisation & Condors – Arequipa & Colca Canyon
The person that sold us the tour was very honest in saying that there could be 20 or so people on it so we were under no illusions, but taking a 2 day package tour (which was pretty cheap) saved us almost a day in time and effort organising it ourselves and besides even if … More Peruvian Lake Titicaca – Islas Flotantes, Amantani and Taquile
Saying goodbye to Bolivia after 3 1/2 weeks was actually quite sad because we have loved it but we were also excited to be heading to Peru. The border for Peru runs across the lake (which explains the presence of a Bolivian Navy in Copacabana – although it was very comical to see what they … More Hola Peru! Puno (and Sillustani)
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