Setting off
10. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Last time beautiful Düsseldorf Holthausen subway stop
The long journey to Lima
11. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After three flights and lots of waiting time, we have finally arrived in Lima, Peru. The adventure can finally start...
Lima day 1
12. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After the three quintessential todos (cash, sim card, ceviche for Esther) and a walk around a neighborhood Miraflores, we did a walking tour in the historical center of Lima. Even though we are stillLæs mere
Lima day 2
13. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Walking down clifftop lover's lane, exploring hipster barranco and Esther's birthday present: 15 courses of heavenly delights
Cusco
14. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cusco was the Inka capital and even after the Spanish conquered the city, it remains the hub of the Andes, only more churches now:)
When we visited, there was a huge parade of alumni of the localLæs mere
Sacred valley
15. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The sacred valley runs from Cusco to machu Picchu and is filled with Inka ruins and gorgeous views. We stopped at Chinchero "textile" village, the Maras salt mines, the "greenhouse" terraces at MorayLæs mere
Inka Trail
16. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Thankfully still jetlagged, we got up at 4:30am to catch the train to Machu Picchu, but got off at km104 in order to walk the last day of the classical Inka trail (lazy, but there is no way I couldLæs mere
Machu Picchu
17. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After one night in the tourist hole of Aguas Calientes, we got up very early once again to explore the ruins of Machu Picchu. Amazing how well preserved this Holy Site is. The Inkas abandoned it whenLæs mere
Rainbow mountains Palcoyo
18. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The rainbow mountains are rock formations a few hours from Cusco, formed by iron and other minerals. Unfortunately, they're located at 5000m altitude. Only explored touristically in the last fiveLæs mere
Cusco
19. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After all the long days of hard core sightseeing, we chose to skip yet more Inka ruins in Pisac and just relaxed in Cusco on our last day in the area. We did check out the cathedral (think terribleLæs mere
Arequipa
20. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After our first night bus (on which we unfortunately didn't sleep too much), we arrived in Arequipa. Peru's second biggest city is also called the white city due to many buildings built with whiteLæs mere
Colca Canyon
21. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Next up is a two day one night hike in the Colca Canyon, which is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon and the major tourist draw card in Arequipa.
We had to get up at 12:15am (yes, basically midnight)Læs mere
Lima stopover
23. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
As you can't travel directly from the south to the north, we had one day in Lima before catching the night bus to the Carrillera Blanca mountain range.
We stayed late in our hostel and then did aLæs mere
Caraz
24. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
In order to explore the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, we didn't choose the more obvious hub Huaraz, but based ourselves in Caraz nearby. The village is nice, and there was a 4500-year-old ruinLæs mere
Laguna 69
25. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
After a relaxing day, we once again got up at 5am to drive into the mountains themselves to hike to the famed Laguna 69, a mesmerizingly blue lake surrounded by snow-covered peaks.
Unfortunately I hadLæs mere
Laguna Parón
26. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
After yesterday's near-death experience, we were sold when we learned there is another Laguna nearby with a road right up the shore.
Laguna Parón is the biggest of the Lagunas in the area andLæs mere
Huanchaco
27. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
To get from the Cordillera mountains to the rainforest in Chachapoyas, you need a stopover at the coast in Trujillo. Instead of the big city, we stayed in the fisherman/surfer village of HuanchacoLæs mere
Chan Chan
28. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
With only a half day to spare before a grueling 16h night bus, we explored the ruins of Chan Chan in the morning.
Chan Chan is entirely made of adobe again, and apparently used to be the largest cityLæs mere
Chachapoyas
29. august 2022, Peru ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The 16h night bus was less excruciating than expected, as we had once again splurged and got the 160° seats. Nonetheless, our first day in Chachapoyas was set to be more relaxed. Chachapoyas (meaningLæs mere
Kuelap
30. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Kuelap, also called Machu Picchu of the North, was a Pre-Inka city beautifully located on a mountain top surrounded by lush green hills.
Recently equipped with the first cable car in all of Peru, itLæs mere
Gocta
31. august 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Not too happy with our hotel in Chachapoyas and heading north anyway, we chose not to explore the second top sight in the area - Gocta waterfalls - in a tour from Chachapoyas, but to base ourselves inLæs mere
++Ecuador++
1. september 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Today was all about traveling. Getting up at 4:30 (yuk), we walked 10mins from our cabin to the village main square to take a 30min tuktuk down to the main road. There, we hopped on the pre-arrangedLæs mere
Vilcabamba
2. september 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After the long trip, we took things a bit slower in Vilcabamba. The town is very popular with American retirees (there apparently was a feature about the longevity of its people in a magazine in theLæs mere
Cuenca
3. september 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A four hour drive through juicy green mountains (changing buses in the city Loja, which looked nice but which we unfortunately had to skip), we arrived in the capital of southern Ecuador,Læs mere
Cajas
4. september 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Cajas national park, very close to Cuenca, is located between 3000-4500m altitude and features a highland tundra landscape with hundreds of lagoons.
Despite rainy weather forecast, we set out for aLæs mere







































































































































































































































RejsendeOh, two lovely penguins!
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