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Peru trip
  • Heleen Nauwelaers
  • Elizabeth Maier
  • McKennan Bertsch
  • Heleen Nauwelaers
  • Elizabeth Maier
  • McKennan Bertsch

Peru trip

Une aventure de 16 jours par Heleen, Elizabeth & McKennan En savoir plus
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  • Début du voyage
    9 juin 2023
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    Last morning

    13 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Left for another boat trip with spotting of a lot of animals. Like slots, capybara, Cayman, cayman lizzard, monkeys and the whole lifecycle of a dunky bird (eggs to grownups)

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    Day in Puno

    14 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ 🌙 4 °C

    Arrived in Puno, a pretty big change in altitude 3827m (12560ft) and temperature. At our airbnb we first started off with getting some laundry done. Then we went into the city to Explore a little bit. The main square and the cathedral were main things to see. Afterwards we went for lunch and had some alpaca steak and roasted guinea pig (but we were so hungry we forgot to take a pictures).

    Later in the afternoon we went to a viewpoint, at this altitude those stairs were no joke, to watch the sunset. We also visited a very interesting museum about Coca and its history from traditional use of chewing leaves or making tea to the cocaine and coca-cola we all know and love today.

    The coca museum also had a traditional garb exhibit where we were invited to try on some local costumes    En savoir plus

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    Visiting the floating islands of Uros

    15 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ☀️ -1 °C

    The morning started with some self prepared breakfast with ingredients we bought at the central market the day before. After that we got picked up for our 2 day/ 1night trip to the islands of Titi-ca-ca. Before we got on the boat we already made a new friend Sofia, from Hungary. We adopted her in our group and spent the next 2 days with her. Our first stop were the floating islands of Uros, more then 100 islands that float together on naturally buoyant root mounds. Each floating island has its own little community. After visiting Uros we set sail for Amantani islands, where we would spend the rest of the day and night.
    During our trip we got some beautiful views of lake Titicaca and the mountains around.    En savoir plus

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    Local family stay on Amantani island

    15 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    After a 2,5 hour boatride we arrived at Amantani island, where we were warmly welcomed by our local mama Faustina. A very sweet lady that took care of us for the rest of the day, making us first lunch and giving us a warm bed to sleep in.
    In the afternoon we climbed to top of the island to the temple of pachatata (father earth) to see the sunset. The steep climb and us not completely adjusted to the altitude, made the views even more breathtaking then they already were.
    After our climb, back a our families house Mama Faustina had prepared us diner, so we would be ready for the party. First we off course had to dress properly to be able to go to the dance where everybody danced together, but each with their own family.    En savoir plus

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    Last day of our titicaca trip

    16 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    At 6h30 our local mama came to wake us up and then had already made us pancakes for breakfast. After our yummie breakfast we had our walk down to the boat and said goodbye to Mama Faustina. Next we took the boat to the next island, Taquile. On arrival we hiked up to the central plaza, there and on the way we had some stunning views. Afterwards some local people performed a dance for us and at the end we could also join, what we off course did. Next up was some delicious lunch on a terrace with again such a beautiful view. With our stomach filled and our bodies starting to feel tired we walked down to the boat and all took a good nap on our way back to Puno.En savoir plus

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    Scenic trainride to Cusco

    17 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    We started the morning bright and early to catch our train from Puno to Cuzco. This wasn’t the standard train, it was a fine dining experience with Peruvian music, cultural costumes and an observation deck. We spent most of our time in the observation car where we had plenty of time to appreciate the scenery as we moved near 30kph for the majority of the trip. The 10.5 hour journey flew bye with good company, great music, beautiful views and yummy food.En savoir plus

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    All together in Cusco

    18 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

    Breakfast with the whole group to start our first day in Cusco! We spent it exploring the city and getting ready for the 4 day trip to matchu pitchu, starting on the 19th.

    Today was a large celebration for the university in Cusco, where all graduates gathered in the main square. The parade included satirical floats which denounced the current president and highlighted the puma/snake/condor motif which represents indigenous cultural Peru.

    We learned additional information about the Incas, Cusco and Peru from our free walking tour through the city with a local guide. While we first thought the rainbow flags everywhere showed Cusco’s support of the gays, the rainbow flag was first coined in Cusco as the city flag prior to its adoption by the LGBTQ+community in the 80’s.

    Between all the activities, we still found time to eat Peruvian food, drink pisco sours, take photos with alpacas and more importantly watch Morgans wnba game (player of the game with 16pts and 7 rebounds! WTG!!) All in all, a successful day for our first group outing. We all hope to be well rested for our 4 day trek tomorrow!    En savoir plus

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    Start of Matchu pitchu trek

    19 juin 2023, Pérou ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Alarm went of at 3.35 am, after a quick breakfast and all our bags ready we were picked up by our guides of alpaca expeditions with the bus. 4 hours, a breakfast and some adminstrative things later we were ready to start the hike. The first part of the hike was easy, a little bit up and down and regurarly a place we could rest a little bit or buy some snacks. Around 1 pm we arrived at lunch were we first got a apetizer salad with advocado, then some soup and the maincourse were some plates with rice, patatoes, vegetables and much more we could share with the group. We finished lunch with some tea and small moment of rest before we continued our hike towards our camp for the first night.
    Arriving around 4.30 pm, we had time to wash ourselves a little and meet our chef and porters. We ended the day with some teatime and dinner and then straight to bed, because the next day will be a hard and early day.    En savoir plus

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    MP trek day 2

    20 juin 2023, Pérou

    At 4h30 our guides woke us up with coca tea, we had 40 minutes to get everything ready and go for breakfast. A lot choices during breakfast to start the hardest day of the trek. We started at 6 with a lot of layers against the cold. As the sun rose we have shed our clothes. 3 hours and 3000 ft of elevation later we reached dead women's pass, the highest point of our 4 days (13800 ft).
    While we took our time coming down the porters and chefs were sprinting passed us to beat us and prepare already our lunch.
    After lunch we came on the real original inca trail and we had to go 1500 ft up again. After pictures on the top of that climb we went down towards our camp for the night, but not before stopping first at a beautiful archeological site.
    Our campsite for this night had really stunning views and we enjoyed also a spectacular sunset and afterwards a sky full stars. At 7.30 pm we were in our tents and sleeping bags ready for another nigth on the inca trail.    En savoir plus

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