PeruPiuraPampa Pan de Azufre5°40’13” S 80°32’13” W
7 September 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
A small goodbye-langosta in Zorritos, a mind-blowing coconut-milk-ceviche in Mancora, and rice fields on the way
PeruCajamarcaIglesia de San Francisco (Cajamarca)7°9’27” S 78°31’3” W
8 September 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Where the Spanish conquistadors captured and killed the last Inca, but not before tricking him in filling the "ransom room" once with gold + twice with silver, promising his freedom. So delicate thatBaca lagi
8 September 2017 ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A bit of height sickness (soroche) when I arrived in Cajamarca (2700m "only" but maybe the way there from Chiclayo, through a pass at 3200m and a 4am arrival didn't help...) So I put all the chancesBaca lagi
PeruCajamarcaSucreCaja Potrero7°0’58” S 78°15’4” W
8 September 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Getting 3 hours closer to Chachapoyas to avoid a 5am start tomorrow. Beautiful highland landscapes already, subtitled Gun's n Roses music videos (no lloras esta noche...), a nice walk in prettyBaca lagi
PeruAmazonasBalsasJínes6°46’42” S 77°54’30” W
9 September 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A beautiful, narrow and slightly rough high-altitude twisting rollercoaster. Climbing from Celendín (2625m) to a 3085m pass, down to the village of Balsas (975m) on the river Maraňón, where I buyBaca lagi
PeruAmazonasTingoChumbe6°25’0” S 77°55’24” W
10 September 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
On the top of a mountain at 3100m, the impressive ruins of the capital of the Chachapoyas (the "people of the clouds"). The remains of more than 400 round houses are scattered across the trees and theBaca lagi
PeruAmazonasValeraSan PabloCerro Tacala6°2’30” S 77°53’18” W
11 September 2017, Peru ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
A beautiful walk through the forest to the 771m falls. The path goes up and down for two hours that to me feel like five (it's still around 2200m high here!), across a suspended bridge and I get luckyBaca lagi
PeruAmazonasChachapoyas6°13’42” S 77°52’18” W
11 September 2017, Peru ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
A pretty town, though somehow nobody smiles here. There's an exception fortunately, the great little Cafe Fusiones, and they have the best list of beers I've seen in Peru so far. Including a "honeyBaca lagi
PeruAmazonasLamudQuebrada Gache6°8’18” S 77°57’6” W
12 September 2017, Peru ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
I follow the advice of Milagro whom I had met on the road to Chachapoyas, and head to this little village in another valley to attend their "Fiestas patronales", the celebration of the local saint, elBaca lagi
13 September 2017 ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The yearly "Hatun Luya", a parade of delegations from the whole Luya region showing their local traditions, dances, costumes... It's so pretty I can't stick to 6 pictures (the app doesn't let me postBaca lagi
