Paracas
26 mars, Pérou ⋅ ⛅ 27 °CSpent one day in Paracas, opted not to do the marine reserve because we've probably seen enough penguins (no idea how Sam believes that, there's no such thing as enough penguins!) and we were sort ofEn savoir plus
Spent one day in Paracas, opted not to do the marine reserve because we've probably seen enough penguins (no idea how Sam believes that, there's no such thing as enough penguins!) and we were sort ofEn savoir plus
Spent a day in a tiny little desert oasis. Very idyllic and had a nice time hanging in the pool.
Had a pause on our bus journey to have a quick look at a couple of Nazca lines. They were smaller than we expected.
There are around 70 animal/plant designs total, so to get a proper look at theEn savoir plus
Spent a couple of nights in Arequipa which is supposedly the most beautiful city in Peru due to many of the central buildings being made from white volcanic stone.
We visited an old convent thereEn savoir plus
5 day Trek to Machu Picchu, the common replacement for the Inca Trail which is too expensive and regulated nowadays (and too easy of course). Salkantay is over 70 km, with its highest point of 4600 m,En savoir plus
Had a very early morning to visit Rainbow Mountain near Cusco, were collected at 3am ready to be there before all the other tourists! The colours are formed by different minerals in the ground - iron,En savoir plus
Cusco is full of beautiful large squares and old churches and buildings. Unfortunately it's also full of people trying to sell you things or polish your shoes constantly. They don't seem to realiseEn savoir plus
Crossing into Peru we stopped in Puno for the night and I (Sam didn't want to wake up) went on a tour of the floating islands on Lake Titicaca. The islands have been inhabited consistently forEn savoir plus
On our way into Peru we stopped off for the afternoon on Lake Titicaca at Copacabana (not a nice place), where we took a short boat ride over to Isla del Sol, an island which used to be inhabited byEn savoir plus
A road that was historically known for causing hundreds of deaths each year as it was the only road between La Paz and some towns nearby which provided food for the city and it is rather too narrowEn savoir plus