Flying across Peru north to south

The Andes with an in-flight coca tea
Arequipa by night

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 allEn savoir plus
Arequipa

A view from the 3 volcanoes overseeing the city, from the rooftop of the beautiful Santa Catalina monestary. And more colonial architecture :)
Into the Cañon del Colca

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.
Los Condores Pasan

Very lucky. They're beautiful
Down to Cabanaconde on the bike

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, IEn savoir plus
Cabanaconde miradores

2 small hikes to viewpoints above the cañon
Back to the upper cañon - Chivay

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 (backEn savoir plus
Chivay to Cuzco - the 4000m-highlands

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 niceEn savoir plus
Pisac

Wonderful ruins looking over the Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu

"Marcelo Batata culinary experience"

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 thenEn savoir plus
Cuzco

Though completely over-touristy, interesting town with inca walls and ruins everywhere
Last days (last meals) in Lima

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 withEn savoir plus