Salkantay Trek - Day 3
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The halfway point! We woke up quite sore and stiff from the tough slog through the snow, but thankfully we only had a relatively flat, short 9km day where our guide (Steven) showed us different plantsMeer informatie
The halfway point! We woke up quite sore and stiff from the tough slog through the snow, but thankfully we only had a relatively flat, short 9km day where our guide (Steven) showed us different plantsMeer informatie
Over halfway now! Day 4 was another long day (22km with a big ascent in the first 3 hours to Llactapata), but we woke up feeling a bit more motivated because the weather was finally sunny and knowingMeer informatie
Today was the day we'd been waiting for! After the best sleep we'd had in days (sleeping in an actual bed, rather than camping), we woke up at 4am to start the steep climb up the 1,900 steps to MachuMeer informatie
We've made it to our fifth country on this trip - Bolivia! We left Cusco on an overnight bus, and arrived in Puno early on Sunday morning. We went for a quick tour of the Uros Floating Islands. It wasMeer informatie
We arrived in La Paz late on Sunday night. We spent a couple of days recovering from our 24+ hours of travel with a fancy five course meal at Mi Chola where they give you rubber scrapers to finishMeer informatie
We survived Death Road! We spent the morning cycling along the North Yungas Road (also known as Death Road) which is a 60km stretch of road that connects La Paz and the Yungas region of Bolivia. ThisMeer informatie
We finally got the chance to ride La Paz's teleferico (their form of public transport due to the topography of the city) and were treated with awesome views of La Paz from above. We stopped in at theMeer informatie
We took an overnight bus on Sunday night from La Paz to Uyuni, where were starting a 3 day tour through the Uyuni Salt Flats and Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa. The Uyuni Salt FlatsMeer informatie
Spent a couple of days catching up on sleep, doing laundry and packing after our very full on Uyuni Salt Flats tour. As the desert landscapes around San Pedro de Atacama are very similar to what weMeer informatie
Flew from Calama to Santiago, where we'll soon catch our long flight to London.