Lima - The Grey

First day and the first 20 km walking around Lima. We have seen several nice parks, spotted few colorful birds, went to the the pre-Inca ruins and tried the street Picarones (Peruvian donuts) which ILue lisää
First day and the first 20 km walking around Lima. We have seen several nice parks, spotted few colorful birds, went to the the pre-Inca ruins and tried the street Picarones (Peruvian donuts) which ILue lisää
After driving 270 km through quite a remote and deprived area of Peru, we were no longer sure of what was expecting us at the destination. 😳 😱 But Paracas was not disappointing at all and we hadLue lisää
We decided to take a boat tour and visit the Ballestas Islands. Just 20 minutes drive with a spead boat and you are surrounded by birds, penguins and sea lions. It is a great place especially if youLue lisää
Visiting Paracas National Reserve....
Instead of taking a tour, we decided to drive on our own and avoid the touristic rush hour...
Maybe it was sometimes a bit difficult to drive as we were not sureLue lisää
After a long drive with the only delight being some tasty and fresh churros, we reached this extremely touristic oasis/pond located in Huacachina.To be honest we were a bit disappointed...😞 TheLue lisää
Before starting back to Lima, we had to visit again this beautiful national park. We spent first half of the day in the company of birds, we’ve seen dolphins and even had a funny adventure with aLue lisää
It took us a while to get there...
1. Delayed flight as the aircraft had to be changed due to technical issues
2. Train to Aguas Calientes in the early morning
3. Rustic bus to reach Machu Picchu
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Aguas Calientes is the doorway to Machu Picchu and as such, a necessary stop before visiting the Inca ruins. In this touristic and labyrinthine place we found a small and cozy restaurant that hadLue lisää
Cusco is a nice city at 3450m altitude, surrounded by high mountains. Arriving at the hotel was a bit shocking as there were guests in the lobby with oxygen masks... luckily we did not have such anLue lisää
We reached this place after a rough and long day as we landed in Antofagasta airport due to a medical emergency. This situation is understandable but in the end we had to spend 10 hours in this smallLue lisää