Peru is your archetypal South American country with an intoxicating mixture of Andean culture, colourful markets, spectacular scenery, elegant colonial cities and probably South America’s best cuisine. Most visitors make pretty much the same tour …
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Leticia – The Amazon and Three Countries
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Our first experience of the Amazon was in the remote Colombian port of Leticia on a small part of Colombia that extends down to the Amazon River. The only way of reaching Leticia from Colombia …
Continue readingKuélap, Chachapoyas and Northern Peru
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Kuelap and Northern Peru
Continue readingSouthern Peru – Nazca, Huacachina and Paracas
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After re-visiting La Paz, Copacabana and Arequipa, our journey continued on to Nazca in the South of Peru. Our bus was late arriving into Arequipa, as there was a major snowstorm in the highlands of …
Continue readingLake Titicaca – Holy Lake
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Journey to both the Peruvian and Bolivian sides of Lake Titicaca.
Continue readingCusco – Colonial and Inca City
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Cusco is at the heart of Peru’s burgeoning tourist industry and in its own right is an architectural gem of colonial architecture, much of which has been built on top of the original Inca architecture. …
Continue readingCamino Inka and Machu Picchu
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High up on many bucket lists is the Classic Inca Trail, which finishes with the spectacular entry to Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate. We opted for the four day three night trek. In order …
Continue readingArequipa and Colca Canyon
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We took the short flight to Arequipa in the South of Peru, a city which many of the travellers we have met rate as their favourite city in Peru. Arequipa is full of colonial architecture …
Continue readingLima – City Tour
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We bounced back through Lima on our way down to South Peru. Lima, like the rest of Peru, is obsessed by the World Cup. It is the first time that Peru has qualified since 1982, …
Continue readingHuanchaco – Pre Inca Civilizations of the North
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We left the Cordillera Blanca and re-joined the Pan American Highway on our journey North. The road follows the coast and for the most part goes through desert scenery with the occasional oasis of green. …
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