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We can't really believe it yet, but today is our last stage of the Camino de Costa Rica. We have 23 km left to the Pacific. After one last Gallo Pinto for breakfast, we set off...

After spending the night in the tent, we realize the next morning that all of our wet clothes, including shoes, have not dried. Chris still puts on his damp shoes, but I opt for...

Today we start our longest hike of 33 km with some altitude meters (900 m up, 1800 m down) which we were a bit nervous about in advance. We have such a long distance today...

We wake up after a very cold night, but well warmed by the thick blankets. We were told that there had been a storm and it had been just above freezing. Everything is shrouded...

The night was very cold, which was to be expected at this altitude. We now always ask in advance for a second blanket. The vegan breakfast, on the other hand, was delicious and...

For today's stage, we have arranged a local guide in advance (contact José Masis), as we will be crossing over 600 hectares of private reserve called Bosque Nuboso Palo Verde....

We slept well and feel fully rested, starting the day leisurely with the treats that are waiting for us in the kitchen for breakfast: fresh fruit, jam, and finally rolls again....

Loud bird chirping accompanies the sunrise in the morning, which bathes the jungle in warm light and creates a kind of exotic postcard idyll. Today, we will partly go through...

Today we are walking the seventh stage of the Camino and after the dominant banana plantations along the way, these are replaced by sugarcane fields (Caña). By now I feel like...

In the morning, we have another generous hearty Costa Rican breakfast with gallo pinto (rice with black beans), scrambled eggs, corn tortillas, and cheese. However, Chris misses...

The night poured buckets of rain for hours, creating quite a noise on the corrugated roof of our Cabaña. After breakfast, we bought homemade cocoa balls (made from raw mass) and...

On the morning of today's stage, we started early at 6 am to have enough time for the challenging 20 km ahead and to avoid some of the daytime heat. Since the Parque Nacional...

On the morning of the second stage, we were woken up for the first time at 5 am by the calls of howler monkeys, and then a little later for the second time by the sounds of...

Today our adventure on the Camino de Costa Rica begins, which will take us 280 km from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in 16 stages, crossing not only the country but...

After much uncertainty about whether our vacation and flights would take place due to Corona, we landed in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, yesterday without any major...

From Arequipa, we flew back to Lima because the bus ride of about 17-18 hours was too long for us. From Lima, we took a night bus north to the highlands of Huaraz in the...

From our trek in the Colca Canyon, we went straight to Arequipa at 2335m. The second largest city in Peru is somewhat in the shadow of Lima and Cusco, but the unique people of...

Early in the morning, we set off from Puno towards Colca Canyon in a tourist bus. We had booked a two-day trek and wanted to hike into the canyon and back out the next day. Most...

From Cusco, we took a bus to Puno on Lake Titicaca early in the morning. We opted for a tourist bus that stops at several interesting places along the way, such as a church, a...

Cusco (also Qosqo - means Navel) was not called the Navel of the World for nothing. Here history is lived: Cusco was the capital of the huge Inca Empire, which extended over 300...

After three days of the Lares Trek, it was now time for us to continue with the two-day Inca Trail, which actually takes 4 days, but for us, only the last and most beautiful...

The original reason for our trip to Peru was that I had read a blog article about a multi-day trek through the Andes to Machu Picchu and it was clear: we wanted to do that too....

Upon arriving in Cusco, we wanted to acclimatize ourselves before our multi-day trek in the mountains, so we decided to do a lesser-known day hike to Huchuy Qosqo. After extensive...

On Good Friday, we decided to take a detour to the beautiful mountain village of Quinua (at 3300) from Ayacucho. This day trip is offered by many tour companies, but we decided to...

We had decided to spend a few days of Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Ayacucho. This is a city in the central highlands that is internationally known for its Easter celebrations (the...

Our second and last day in Ica was all about nature and animal observations. We had booked a day trip to Paracas National Park, which is located on the coast. After getting up...

Ica is located slightly south of Lima on the coast and is a desert city. I chose it because it is slightly less touristy than the cities of Pisco and Nasca (with the Nasca Lines)....

On the second day in Lima, we booked a sailing tour along the coast of Lima. Since the boat was scheduled to depart at 9am and we would be on it for 6 hours, we had to wake up...

Our flight from Havana to Lima went smoothly, there were only some turbulence over the rainforest, but we survived. At the airport, we had three tasks: to get our luggage as...

Today we wanted to take it a bit easier. We strolled through the city center of Baracoa and made a detour to the Casa del Chocolate, an old colonial house dedicated to...