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- Day 20
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 10:00 PM
- 🌙 7 °C
- Altitude: 1,906 ft
PeruBarrio Vista Alegre14°50’12” S 74°56’15” W
Dunebug baby!
September 15, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
A great fun morning. We caught our dune buggy early and drove out into the desert. On the way we got to pass another ancient ruin, old cemeteries disturbed by looters and old aqueducts, built 1,500Read more
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- Day 21
- Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 10:16 PM
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: 7,677 ft
- PeruPlaza de Armas Arequipa16°23’59” S 71°32’16” W
Arequipa
September 16, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Another city today. Highlights: Belgian coffee house with delicious chocolate, a beautiful colourful monastery and spending two nights in the same hotel room. Oh and finding this lovely roof top forRead more
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- Day 21
- Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:41 PM
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitude: 7,667 ft
- PeruPlaza de Armas Arequipa16°23’59” S 71°32’17” W
Monastery
September 16, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Ok, the monastery was too beautiful and requires a post all of its own.
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- Day 22
- Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:58 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 13,196 ft
- PeruPatahuasi16°3’29” S 71°24’54” W
National Reserve
September 17, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Today we started our trip into the mountains. After taking our coca leaves we stopped to do some pencuña spotting, then alpachas, then llamas! Another erupting volcano, high altitude, breaking outRead more
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- Day 22
- Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 11:00 PM
- 🌙 7 °C
- Altitude: 11,890 ft
- PeruChivay15°38’3” S 71°36’9” W
Chivay
September 17, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Hot springs, Inca prep and a birthday. And yes that's that's a volcano subtly erupting from my bedroom balcony.
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- Day 23
- Friday, September 18, 2015 at 10:00 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 11,824 ft
- PeruQuebrada Huayuray15°36’42” S 71°50’40” W
Colca Canyon
September 18, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Condors!
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- Day 24
- Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 10:00 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 11,037 ft
- PeruCusco13°31’25” S 71°58’20” W
Introducing Cusco
September 19, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The most luxurious night bus ever brought us well rested to the famous cusco. Home to the emperors new groove and apparently some other stuff too. We toured the sanblas, visited alpaca and jewelleryRead more
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- Day 25
- Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 10:50 PM
- 🌙 7 °C
- Altitude: 11,184 ft
- PeruPlaza de Armas Cusco13°31’0” S 71°58’44” W
Lazy Day in Cusco
September 20, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
No alarm day, awesome food, quinoa beer, more shopping and the famous Jack's
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- Day 26
- Monday, September 21, 2015 at 11:01 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 11,283 ft
- PeruPinchimayoc13°27’29” S 71°52’53” W
Road to Inca Trail
September 21, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A lovely little sanctuary filled with animals rescued from the black market. Vicuñas, pumas, wildcats and of course the mighty condors. All those which can be rehabilitated are, and those which canRead more
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- Day 26
- Monday, September 21, 2015 at 2:37 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 12,192 ft
- PeruPisac13°22’40” S 71°49’5” W
Tupananchiskama
September 21, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another community stay today. These ladies were very cool.
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- Day 26
- Monday, September 21, 2015 at 9:23 PM
- 🌙 11 °C
- Altitude: 9,334 ft
- PeruOllantaytambo13°15’29” S 72°15’56” W
Ollantaytambo
September 21, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
I left my camera in the hostel :( Beautiful wee town
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- Day 27
- Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 10:00 PM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 12,982 ft
- PeruMinasnioc13°17’52” S 72°16’24” W
Quarry Trekking
September 22, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Back tracking a little as I've not had a moment to collect scribble my thoughts for ages! Given my usual last minute booking classic Inca Trail permits were sold out for the next 8 months so I electedRead more
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 14,245 ft
- PeruHuinaningra13°17’31” S 72°16’45” W
Quarry Crew!
September 23, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After waking to a beautiful sunrise we continued to climb to our high point of 4,800, taking a beautiful high pass with the semi rural horses on the way.
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:00 PM
- 🌙 8 °C
- Altitude: 14,111 ft
- PeruQuebrada Ocororoyoc13°17’5” S 72°17’12” W
Trek
September 23, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
That same afternoon (sorry too many gorgeous photo opportunities for one post!) we elected to walk even higher to summit at 4,850. And the views were truly spectacular. No other word. It was soRead more
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- Day 29
- Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 9:37 PM
- 🌙 21 °C
- Altitude: 6,886 ft
- PeruAguas Calientes13°9’16” S 72°31’35” W
Aguas Caliente
September 24, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
As we reached our final day trekking we were rewarded with more fantastic views, and a super cool, beautiful train to take us onwards! And of course, what better way to celebrate than with (multiple)Read more
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- Day 30
- Friday, September 25, 2015 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 7,900 ft
- PeruMachu Picchu13°9’19” S 72°32’42” W
Machu
September 25, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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- Day 30
- Friday, September 25, 2015 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 7,585 ft
- PeruMachu Picchu13°9’49” S 72°32’34” W
Picchu
September 25, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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- Day 30
- Friday, September 25, 2015 at 6:58 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 8,524 ft
- PeruMachu Picchu13°10’13” S 72°32’40” W
Machu Freaking Picchu
September 25, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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- Day 31
- Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 10:18 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 11,037 ft
- PeruCusco13°31’27” S 71°58’21” W
One last day in Cusco
September 26, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
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- Day 32
- Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 9:55 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 12,625 ft
- PeruPlaza de Armas de Puno15°50’30” S 70°1’42” W
Puno
September 27, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
A tiny little town. Not very exciting except for their tricycles.
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- Day 33
- Monday, September 28, 2015 at 9:00 AM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 12,844 ft
- PeruTaquile15°46’4” S 69°41’1” W
Taquile
September 28, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
A little bit of Mediterranean paradise, dropped into Lake Titicaca. So peaceful and serene, with a lovely microclimate, delicious seafood and knitting men.
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- Day 33
- Monday, September 28, 2015 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 12,533 ft
- PeruNegrone15°44’8” S 69°52’60” W
Titicaca
September 28, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Cruising the highest navigatable lake in the world. I loved the clear, calm waters reflecting the beautiful sky.
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- Day 33
- Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7:42 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 12,569 ft
- PeruCarina15°47’52” S 69°48’14” W
Homestay
September 28, 2015 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We were quite relieved when our host parents turned up after being led to our host be a grumpy teenage boy. However after some bonding over cute animals, volleyball and terrible Spanglish we were allRead more
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- Day 34
- Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 10:48 AM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 12,520 ft
- PeruIsla de los Uros15°48’51” S 69°58’21” W
Oros Islands
September 29, 2015 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After saying goodbye to our surrogate mamas and papas we headed back to the lake to travel home to Puno, visiting the floating islands on the way. Once a refuge and home for hundreds of people, todayRead more
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- Day 35
- Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 5:57 PM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 12,533 ft
- PeruRío Desaguadero16°33’55” S 69°2’14” W
