Kasani border crossing
1 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
At around 6:30 pm, we reached the Kasani border post. Everyone had to get off before the border to submit their immigration form on the Bolivian side. After migration and customs checks we enteredЧитать далее
Amazing sunset at the border
1 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It was about 7 pm when we continued on in Peru. There were light clouds in the sky and the sun was setting behind the hills bordering lake Titicaca. The reflection of the sunlight in the cloudsЧитать далее
Puno at night
1 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The bus reached Puno at about 8 pm (Peruvian time) . There was a stopover for about 2 hours before it would continue to Cusco. There were no restaurants nearby so we decided to walk to the city centerЧитать далее
Reached Cusco
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
After the overnight journey, we reached Cusco at 5:30 am. Our bus from Cruz del Sur for Porto Maldonado was at 21:00 in the evening. That journey too would be for about 12 hours. The bus station forЧитать далее
Graffiti near the hotel
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We woke up in the afternoon around 1:30 pm and freshening up, decided to go out and have some food. Just about 300 mts from the hotel was a truck yard with some very beautiful graffiti. It was a trueЧитать далее
Pachacutec iconic statue
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Another 100 mts from the graffiti was the iconic roundabout of Cusco with the statue of Pachacutec. Anyone entering or exiting Cusco would have surely seen this statute. Inside the cylindrical base,Читать далее
View of Cusco from Pachacutec
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
From above the base of the monument, one can have some great views of the city around. Cusco is one of my most favorite places in the world and the views from above, though quite far from the cityЧитать далее
Pachacutec surroundings
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Some more pics of the surroundings.
Lunch & hunt for the ATM
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
By now, it was past 5pm and we were quite hungry. We stopped by at a local ceviche center where Hristo had his food while I had a Chicha Morada after almost 5 years. Chicha Morada is a non-alcoholicЧитать далее
Cusco city center
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The tour package with all the activities and food and stay had been 600 USD per day and we had prepaid 300 USD. So, we needed to withdraw another $ 900 for the rest of the payment. We startedЧитать далее
Back to the hotel
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It was almost 7:15 pm and our bus was at 9 pm so we decided to hurry back to the hotel to finish the packing and check out.
Traveling in Style
2 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We were at the Cruz del Sur stop by about 8:30pm. The bus came in about 10 min. The buses from Cruz del Sur are pretty luxurious with lovely interior, big comfortable reclining seats with a personalЧитать далее
Porto Maldonado
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our bus reached Porto Maldonado about 45 min before time. We reached at 6:15 am and waited at the bus stop for our pickup to arrive. Porto Maldonado is the gateway to the amazonas in this region ofЧитать далее
The jungle road
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
On the way into the jungle, we stopped to see the Brazil nut tree. 60% of the world's Brazil nut is grown in Brazil, 30% in Bolivia and 10% in Peru. Our guide Jorge told us that the fruit of theЧитать далее
Tambopata river crossing
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
From Filadelfia, our lodge was across the river, about 5 min away. We took the lodge boat to get across and reach the Chuncho Lodge.
Chuncho Lodge
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
After reaching the lodge, we took about 15-20 minutes to settle down and then we went on our afternoon jungle walk.
Afternoon jungle walk
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
We went on a short trail of about an hour or so at around 11 am. On the trail, Jorge pointed out some interesting plants and their usage. Some of these we already knew from our previous trip into theЧитать далее
Deeper in the jungle
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Other varieties of trees we saw were a kind of palm that grows very tall and has natural holes that are used by Mackaws and Tucans for their nests. Jorge also showed us the Iron tree, so called sinceЧитать далее
More jungle information
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
On the way, we saw the Owl butterfly, perfectly camouflaged in the surroundings. Jorge also showed us the Death finger mushroom. When you squeeze it, a liquid comes out. Just 5 drops of it are enoughЧитать далее
Reached Filadelfia
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
After 45 min on the jungle road, we reached Filadelfia on the shore of the Tambopata river. Jorge explained that this is the same river Beni we had been to in Bolivia, its just called differently hereЧитать далее
Evening jungle walk
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
In the evening around 4 pm, we went for another jungle walk.
We saw the walking palm. Its a variety of plam that has roots starting above the ground. If it is not getting enough sunlight, it startsЧитать далее
Evening walk continued
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Other things we saw in the evening walk were the leaf cutter ant and their nest below the ground. We also saw the Tree Spider. There was also a Tangarana Ant tree. On the way back, we also sawЧитать далее
Night walk day 01
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Around 6 pm, it started getting dark and we went on tge night walk into the jungle. A lot more insects were active at this time of the night. We saw a lot of spiders, cicadas, crickets, locusts,Читать далее
Tarantulas and more..
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Further in the walk, we saw some frog eggs and a preying mantis. Jorge managed to coax out another big tarantula from its hole.
Besides these, we saw beetles and cicadas on the trees and bushes.
End of night walk
3 ноября 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Towards the end of the night walk, we saw 2 ladybird like insects mating. It was a beautiful full moon night. Unfortunately, no camera or device can capture the magic of the moon rays and the lightЧитать далее
Путешественник
Looks to be a sleeper coach?
Путешественник
👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
The Craze for Travelling
Yep.. It was a semi sleeper