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- woensdag 10 augustus 2022 om 08:00
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 35 m
PeruJorge Chávez International Airport12°1’13” S 77°6’35” W
Setting off
10 augustus 2022, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Last time beautiful Düsseldorf Holthausen subway stop
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- Dag 1
- donderdag 11 augustus 2022
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 34 m
- PeruJorge Chávez International Airport12°1’29” S 77°6’26” W
The long journey to Lima
11 augustus 2022, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After three flights and lots of waiting time, we have finally arrived in Lima, Peru. The adventure can finally start...
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- Dag 2
- vrijdag 12 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 152 m
- PeruPlaza Mayor12°2’45” S 77°1’50” W
Lima day 1
12 augustus 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 stillMeer informatie
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- Dag 3
- zaterdag 13 augustus 2022 om 22:34
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 86 m
- PeruMalecón Cisneros12°7’2” S 77°2’1” W
Lima day 2
13 augustus 2022, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Walking down clifftop lover's lane, exploring hipster barranco and Esther's birthday present: 15 courses of heavenly delights
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- Dag 4
- zondag 14 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 3.453 m
- PeruCusco13°30’46” S 71°58’33” W
Cusco
14 augustus 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:)
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- Dag 5
- maandag 15 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 2.859 m
- PeruOllantaytambo13°15’28” S 72°15’51” W
Sacred valley
15 augustus 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 MorayMeer informatie
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- Dag 6
- dinsdag 16 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 2.092 m
- PeruMachu Picchu13°9’16” S 72°31’37” W
Inka Trail
16 augustus 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 couldMeer informatie
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- Dag 7
- woensdag 17 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 2.463 m
- PeruMontaña Machu Picchu13°9’53” S 72°32’42” W
Machu Picchu
17 augustus 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 whenMeer informatie
ReizigerLieber Jab. Jetzt hab ich mir das alles mal in Ruhe angesehen. Was mir auffällt- ich hatte überall mit viel mehr touristischen Massen gerechnet - vor allem in Cousco - oder habt ihr es immer geschafft "leere" Winkel mit der camera zu erwischen? Weiterhin viele spannende sightseeings und Abenteuer. Mama
Hallo Ihr beiden Weltreisenden! Bis hierher toll! Wir haben die Fotos genossen und freuen uns mit Euch. Weiterhin tolle Eindrücke. Was macht Montezuma? (war wohl Azteke und nicht Inka). Liebe Grüße Mama und Papa [Hartmut und Ute]
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- Dag 8
- donderdag 18 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Hoogte: 4.077 m
- PeruQuebrada Chuñuma14°7’19” S 71°15’21” W
Rainbow mountains Palcoyo
18 augustus 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 fiveMeer informatie
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- Dag 9
- vrijdag 19 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 3.400 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Cusco13°31’12” S 71°58’42” W
Cusco
19 augustus 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 terribleMeer informatie
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- Dag 10
- zaterdag 20 augustus 2022
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 2.323 m
- PeruArequipa16°24’30” S 71°32’16” W
Arequipa
20 augustus 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 whiteMeer informatie
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- Dag 11
- zondag 21 augustus 2022
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Hoogte: 2.350 m
- PeruRío Huaro Rumi15°35’16” S 71°59’55” W
Colca Canyon
21 augustus 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.
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Spektakuläre Fotos von einer spektakulären Landschaft! Wie habt Ihr die 5000 m überstanden? Mama und Papa [Hartmut und Ute]
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Sehr schönes Bild mit euch beiden auf der Straße. sieht alles sehr trocken aus ohjemine.
Die 5000m+ (5011 um genau zu sein) hatten wir nur bei den Rainbow Mountains... Das war hart, aber insgesamt haben wir (und besonders ich) es kotz frei überstanden. Im colca canyon sind wir ja nur kurz über den Pass gefahren, das war OK. Angeblich soll es da in den Regenmonaten wohl total grün sein. [Esther]
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- Dag 13
- dinsdag 23 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 140 m
- PeruJesus Maria12°3’38” S 77°2’16” W
Lima stopover
23 augustus 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 aMeer informatie
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- woensdag 24 augustus 2022
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Hoogte: 2.324 m
- PeruRío Llullan9°1’59” S 77°48’53” W
Caraz
24 augustus 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 ruinMeer informatie
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- Dag 15
- donderdag 25 augustus 2022
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Hoogte: 4.613 m
- PeruLaguna Sesentinueve9°0’37” S 77°36’43” W
Laguna 69
25 augustus 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.
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- vrijdag 26 augustus 2022
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Hoogte: 4.241 m
- PeruCaraz8°59’54” S 77°41’4” W
Laguna Parón
26 augustus 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 andMeer informatie
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- zaterdag 27 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- PeruTrujillo International Airport8°4’25” S 79°7’8” W
Huanchaco
27 augustus 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 HuanchacoMeer informatie
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- zondag 28 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 15 m
- PeruChan Chan8°6’32” S 79°4’30” W
Chan Chan
28 augustus 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 cityMeer informatie
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- Dag 19
- maandag 29 augustus 2022
- 🌧 15 °C
- Hoogte: 2.344 m
- PeruChachapoyas6°13’44” S 77°52’14” W
Chachapoyas
29 augustus 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 (meaningMeer informatie
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- dinsdag 30 augustus 2022
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Hoogte: 2.982 m
- PeruChumbe6°25’6” S 77°55’22” W
Kuelap
30 augustus 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, itMeer informatie
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- woensdag 31 augustus 2022
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 1.776 m
- PeruCerro Tacala6°2’13” S 77°53’30” W
Gocta
31 augustus 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 inMeer informatie
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- Dag 22
- donderdag 1 september 2022
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 674 m
EcuadorPucapamba4°58’37” S 79°6’54” W
++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-arrangedMeer informatie
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- vrijdag 2 september 2022
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 1.529 m
- EcuadorRío Uchima4°15’19” S 79°13’25” W
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 theMeer informatie
Reizigerlooks very nice at vilcabamba. seems that I was doing something wrong not to stay at this place when retired
Haben gestern eurer Oma das Tagebuch gezeigt. Sie ist beeindruckt von den Landschaften. Das Essen von Meerschweinchen ist ihr jedoch sehr fremd. Wir glauben, das ist das erste Mal, dass sie ganz froh über Esthers Fleischverweigerung ist. Sie hofft nur, dass ihr gesund und munter wiederkommt und wünscht eine weiterhin gute, erlebnisreich Reise. [Henle]
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- Dag 24
- zaterdag 3 september 2022
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 2.538 m
- EcuadorParque Calderón2°53’50” S 79°0’16” W
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,Meer informatie
Nicht das Käsebrett ist das Interessante, sondern das Gläschen Wein - am Morgen! und nachdem ihr ganz offensichtlich am Abend zuvor davon auch schon einiges hattet. LG Mama [Henle]
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- zondag 4 september 2022
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Hoogte: 3.905 m
- EcuadorDos Cuevas2°46’51” S 79°13’37” W
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 aMeer informatie
ReizigerOh, two lovely penguins!
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