PeruCerro Tacala6°2’13” S 77°53’30” W
31 Ağustos 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 inOkumaya devam et
EkvadorPucapamba4°58’37” S 79°6’54” W
1 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 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-arrangedOkumaya devam et
EkvadorRío Uchima4°15’19” S 79°13’25” W
2 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Gezginlooks 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]
EkvadorParque Calderón2°53’50” S 79°0’16” W
3 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 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,Okumaya devam et
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]
EkvadorDos Cuevas2°46’51” S 79°13’37” W
4 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 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 aOkumaya devam et
EkvadorDiscoteca Yoko2°54’42” S 79°0’19” W
5 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Since we spent the night after the Cajas with an American and a German-Brazilian couple we had met on the walking tour the day before, the next day started slow and was filled with some admin tasksOkumaya devam et
EkvadorEstero de Matanzas2°10’10” S 79°52’13” W
6 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The next stop is Guayaquil, from where we will take the flight to Galapagos. Guayaquil is the largest city and economic center of Ecuador.
The bus ride was a highlight itself, going from Cuenca atOkumaya devam et
EkvadorBellavista0°42’12” S 90°19’25” W
7 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Next up: Galapagos. A 1.5h flight from Guayaquil (we only learned in flight that there is an additional time difference, so now 8h behind Germany). They also hadn't mentioned that you needed to payOkumaya devam et
EkvadorCerro Crocket0°40’48” S 90°23’42” W
8 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Since the cruise would only start at noon, we had a surprisingly delicious breakfast and then walked from town down a cactus-lined path to Tortuga Bay. This was not only a beautiful white sand beachOkumaya devam et
EkvadorPunta Cormorant1°13’30” S 90°26’15” W
9 Eylül 2022, Ekvador ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
While our cabins were quite comfortable, our journey unfortunately wasn't. On our cruise, we traveled between islands overnight. 6 hours of strong waves caused by the Humboldt current had reduced ourOkumaya devam et
GezginGreat scenery and great pictures! The hiking paths are old Inka roads, aren't they?
GezginHaha, yes we were wondering as well if these are Inka trails. We saw some stone carvings "Inka waterfall Resort & Spa", so maybe they are really that old;)
Super schöne Wanderung und die cabin sieht auch wunderschön gelegen aus :) [Lea]