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- Day 15
- Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 3:06 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 3,467 m
PeruProvincia de Marañón8°51’17” S 76°40’45” W
Flying across Peru north to south
September 16, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The Andes with an in-flight coca tea
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- Day 15
- Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:02 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,361 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Arequipa16°23’42” S 71°32’6” W
Arequipa by night
September 16, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The cathedral, colonial architecture, arequipan gastronomy (rocoto relleno, alpaca chops with quinoa ratatouille and peruvian Tacoma red...), fireworks and a beautiful craft beer selection from allRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 11:19 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 2,343 m
- PeruSanta Catalina convent16°23’42” S 71°32’12” W
Arequipa
September 17, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A view from the 3 volcanoes overseeing the city, from the rooftop of the beautiful Santa Catalina monestary. And more colonial architecture :)
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- Day 16
- Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 6:03 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 4,881 m
- PeruCerro Taco Ancara15°45’6” S 71°34’54” W
Into the Cañon del Colca
September 17, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Fantastic landscapes. Higher and higher, til the pass at 4910m. There's almost no life left here. And I'm glad I can still breathe.
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- Day 17
- Monday, September 18, 2017 at 7:47 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 3,778 m
- PeruQuebrada Jona Jona15°36’42” S 71°54’24” W
Los Condores Pasan
September 18, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Very lucky. They're beautiful
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- Day 17
- Monday, September 18, 2017 at 9:09 AM
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 3,645 m
- PeruCerro Corocuro15°36’42” S 71°56’24” W
Down to Cabanaconde on the bike
September 18, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
So that's going to be another superlative (they're all deserved)...the most beautiful bike ride I've ever done! Good thing it's 95% downhill though. As I soon find out, for the little uphill bits, IRead more
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- Day 17
- Monday, September 18, 2017 at 2:29 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 3,254 m
- PeruQuebrada Santa Cruz15°37’0” S 71°59’30” W
Cabanaconde miradores
September 18, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
2 small hikes to viewpoints above the cañon
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- Day 18
- Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10:35 AM
- ☀️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 3,267 m
- PeruQuebrada Puluco15°38’30” S 71°45’12” W
Back to the upper cañon - Chivay
September 19, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Higher up here, the cañon becomes a high valley, pre-inca terraces everywhere. There are hot springs in Chivay, very nice but hard to stay more than 5min in the hot water without getting dizzy (backRead more
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- Day 19
- Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 7:59 AM
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 4,862 m
- PeruCerro Taco Ancara15°45’12” S 71°34’54” W
Chivay to Cuzco - the 4000m-highlands
September 20, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Back up to Patopampa at 4910m, this time by day and with some time to observe 8 volcanoes including the active and smoking Sabancaya. It's cold but a lady in traditional dress is there to sell me niceRead more
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- Day 21
- Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11:01 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 3,305 m
- PeruPisac13°24’24” S 71°50’30” W
Pisac
September 22, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Wonderful ruins looking over the Sacred Valley
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- Day 23
- Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 9:02 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 2,446 m
- PeruMachu Picchu13°9’48” S 72°32’42” W
Machu Picchu
September 24, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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- Day 24
- Monday, September 25, 2017 at 2:24 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 3,417 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Cusco13°31’0” S 71°58’36” W
"Marcelo Batata culinary experience"
September 25, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Learning lots of things about Peruvian cuisine and its diversity. Explained by very rich geography (Peru has 84 of the world's 115 climates) and history (first the Spanish conquistadors and thenRead more
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- Day 25
- Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 7:39 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 3,401 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Cusco13°31’6” S 71°58’42” W
Cuzco
September 26, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Though completely over-touristy, interesting town with inca walls and ruins everywhere
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- Day 27
- Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 1:50 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 103 m
- PeruLince12°5’48” S 77°2’6” W
Last days (last meals) in Lima
September 28, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Spending my last hours in Peru (for sept.2017) with what Peruvians probably consider their most important treasure: their Cuisine.
And with this back to Europe! It was nice sharing this trip withRead more
