Stayed in Paracas for a night and visited Paracas National Park, which is known as where the desert meets the sea. We loved exploring the surreal desert landscapes which we don't have back home.
Stayed in Paracas for a night and visited Paracas National Park, which is known as where the desert meets the sea. We loved exploring the surreal desert landscapes which we don't have back home.
Spent a night in Huacachina - Peru's oasis in the desert. We had a fun evening of dune buggying, sandboarding and watching the sunset.
Mike found an opportunity to do some mountain biking in the Pichu Pichu Mountains just outside Arequipa. After an hour drive up into the mountains, the tour itself included a stop by a few viewpointsRead more
We visited the Sacred Valley on a day tour from Cusco. It was a long 12 hour day where we visited Chincherro, Moray, Maras salt mines, Ollantaytambo and Pisac. It was a fun day, but we wished we'd hadRead more
We woke up bright and early (4am!) for our much anticipated trip to Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain. We'd been looking forward to this since we started planning our trip and were not disappointed! We had aRead more
We woke up early on our 1st wedding anniversary to start our 5 day trek to Machu Picchu. We left Cusco early, and arrived near Soray to start the Salkantay Trek. Our first day was an easy 6km to LakeRead more
We woke up on day 2 of our Salkantay Trek to even more snow - the whole campsite and surrounding area was white! Day 2 of the Salkantay was the toughest day, as we had to hike 22km in total, includingRead more