Onto Boca Colorado
18 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Rain during the night leaves some of us a bit damp. Pack up as clouds clear and sun pops out. Spot monkeys right above our camp. Head out and immediately see a caiman doing a belly flop. TurtlesЧитать далее
Back to civilization
19 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Incredibly rainy night. So glad we were sleeping inside. Take a car over a rocky road and over very sketchy bridges. Transfer to a ferry and then to another car. Rain continues. Board our final carЧитать далее
And then there were two
20 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Day spent on various errands and the girls preparing to leave. Nice vegetarian dinner
Back to the sacred valley
21 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Pack up and catch a ride down to Yuncay and our bikes. Load up and make our way to little home with big garden. Another big festival complete with bands and a walk up the mountain with a cross.
Salineras de Maras .. finally
22 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Did some bike cleaning and maintenance in the morning and then headed out on bikes towards the trailhead for Salinas de Maras. Bit of a steep climb but with nice views Ali g the way. Quite busy andЧитать далее
Up the river … almost to the top
23 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Opted to go for a hike up to our nearby ridge. Followed the river as it cut its way down the valley. Lost the trail for a bit as we got closer to the top. Then hit a blocked trail. Gave up on ourЧитать далее
A return to camping
24 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Left out little house and rode further down the valley to Ollantantambo. Found a nice
Campground by the river. Walk the dusty road back to Ollantantambo and hike up Pinkuylluna - across the valleyЧитать далее
Inti Punku sun gate
25 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Take a ‘short cut’ back towards town that winds up being sketchy and time consuming. Finally get to the start of the real hike - up 3500 ft to sun gate. Lots of stairs and a bit of altitudeЧитать далее
Market day
26 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Opt to relax and enjoy the surroundings without to much exertion. Do head back to Urubamaba for the market and land upon a colorful festival.
One last river valley hike
27 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Follow tourist circuit along a river leading into the mountains behind Ollantaytambo. Stick to the trail and catch the archeological sites. Ultimately lose the trail and wind up on the road. Opt toЧитать далее
Up and out of the valley
28 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Pack up and make our way to what appears to be the best road out of the valley. Follow a river and train tracks as we gradually wind our way up to the plateau. A few interesting sites along the way.Читать далее
And we are back in Cusco
29 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Continue our ride along a very busy road heading towards Cusco. Have to go further up before we can go back down into Cusco. Find a relatively quieter way into the city but are a bit challenged toЧитать далее
Cusco Highlights
30 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Found ourselves in a huge celebration of Corpus Christi. Saints and crowds abound. Found peace and quiet in the museo del arte precolombino. Did a few errands and back up the hill we go (after againЧитать далее
Transition to lowlands
31 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Return to where I had walked the night before - venturing further away from the city. Retuned to pack up and ride down to our hostel. A much easier endeavor than getting up the hill. Wandered aroundЧитать далее
Prepping for the trek
1 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Day spent organizing, doing a bit of shopping and visiting the Inka museum. Ran into a celebration of
Peru’s military. Went to our orientation meeting and out for burgers
Salkantay Trek - Day 1
2 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Very early morning. 2 hour van ride to mollentay for breakfast. Then another hour or so to the start of the trek. Head up into the mountains. Short hike to our first campsite. Have lunch and then upЧитать далее
Up and over Salkantay
3 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Very early morning! Quickly pack up, have breakfast and head off to the pass. Quite chilly but brilliant blue sky. Quite crowded with both people and pack animals. Successfully deal with the climb andЧитать далее
Short hike, coffee & hot springs
5–6 июн. 2024, Перу ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Sleep in a bit (plus they are late in rousing us and getting breakfast together). Continue following the river on an “Inca flat” trail. Lots of short ups and downs - with the path clinging to theЧитать далее
On to Machu Picchu pueblo
5 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another early morning as we have a long hike. Our group had gotten bigger as the subgroups have merged. Up we go on the Inca trail. Quite crowded for most of the up. As we head down get our firstЧитать далее
Machu Picchu
6 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Our group is down to 6 as we climb up the steep stairs to Machu Picchu. Meet our tour guide and in we go. Lots of people but they can’t spoil the magnificent sights. Beautiful day! Back down andЧитать далее
Wrapping up Cusco
7 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Unable to sleep very late but lay in bed awhile. Highlights of the day include pastries, ceviche, shopping, one last museum and a nice dinner. And of course they are celebrating in the streets andЧитать далее
A long bus ride
8 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Last stroll through Cusco and of course more parades and celebrations. Arrive at the terminal with plenty of time to spare, only to be told that the bikes couldn’t go on the bus. Ultimately theyЧитать далее
Lima
9 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The sun rises as we finally drop down to sea level (after a night of lots of ups and downs and twisting roads). Sadly our furry friend is taken from us. Finally arrive in Lima and after reassembling,Читать далее
A last ride in Lima
10 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Enjoy a final ride along the coast. Impressed even more by cycling infrastructure. Work on securing boxes and packing materials. Nice seafood dinner.
Packing up
11 июня 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
After a failure with the prearranged bike boxes, managed to find other ones
relatively quickly. Did find the “cat park” - a rather large green space filled with well cared ore cats. Spend most ofЧитать далее