mountain people we are!

We tried....realy tried to love the coast and la playas. But yet again we feel much better in the mountains.After a night in Caral, the oldest town in the americas, 5000 Years ago there was a hugeLäs mer
We tried....realy tried to love the coast and la playas. But yet again we feel much better in the mountains.After a night in Caral, the oldest town in the americas, 5000 Years ago there was a hugeLäs mer
On our way towards Cusco we leave the coast again and stop at the desert town of Nasca . It is known for one phenomena - the Nasca lines. Figures and lines drawn in the sand are dated to be 2000- 2500Läs mer
We are backup on 4000meters,quite literally in the pampa. There is a small museum and a friendly ranger at reserva national de pampas galeras. While most people know the domesticated Camelids, LlamaLäs mer
Cusco was the religious and administrative capital of the Inca Empire in ancient Peru between 1400 and 1534. Their Empire extended throughout South America, including regions of Colombia, Ecuador,Läs mer
Its almost 9am and the Condors have not shown themselves at the Mirador. We are at the Colca Canyon, the second deepest in the world (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the US ) .
From Cusco weLäs mer
From the clean, spanish looking, colonial town of Arequipa ,we conquer a last time the Peruvian Andes to the almost 4000m high Titicaca lake. This time a year the lake is about 3m lower then inLäs mer
While we had planned to cross the boder into Bolivia on Titicaca lake , the elections happened just the day before . And possible irregularities caused wide spread demonstrations , roadblocks andLäs mer
After all the deserts in Northern Chile , the Equi valley feels especially good . Our campground , surrounded by vinyards and trees , this playground for astronomy students from the local UniversityLäs mer
After 2 weeks in wintery germany ,we land again in the sunny Santiago hills . Before landing we see the highest mountain of South America from our plane . Next day we stop on the pass and border toLäs mer
After a week of spanish school in Mendoza , we got ourselves wrapped arround the past and the imperfect. And Suse tried her first Mate' , and we learned about the ceremonial love affair of passing theLäs mer
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Du siehst so zufrieden aus - das freut mich!
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Und wieder einen tollen Platz für Esmeralda und euch zum Übernachten