Close to San Agustín is Colombia’s second archeological UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient caves and burial chambers that were built around 600 to 900 AD. Again not much is known about the culture that …
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Kuélap, 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 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. …
Continue readingHuaraz – Gateway to the Cordillera Blanca
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We re-joined our overland journey in Lima and drove the 400 kms to Huaraz. The Lima traffic first thing in the morning was its usual chaotic self and for the first couple of hours the …
Continue readingLa Paz – Altitude and Markets
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We were due to travel to Sucre, technically Bolivia’s capital city, but the city was blockaded by protesters, with no sign of the dispute being resolved any time soon, so we decided to go to …
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