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The last 2 days we spent in the Chilean capital. Santiago is a huge city surrounded by a great mountain scenery. We did a Free City Walking Tour here. Our enthusiastic guide...

The third day of our tour was very short. We visited two more lagoons and got closer to the Chilean border! The landscape here in the Eduardo Avaroa National Park looks like...

The three-day guided tour of southern Bolivia was a unique experience! Our first stop was at the largest train graveyard in the world, with about 100 locomotives, some of them...

After our short stay in La Paz, we continued on a night bus to Uyuni, a city in the middle of the desert. We arrived in Uyuni around 7 am. We immediately booked our 3-day tour...

In the morning, we scraped together our remaining Soles for a taxi that took us to the airport. We then flew for just 45 minutes in a small plane to El Alto/La Paz in Bolivia....

The view from our hostel terrace on the main square at night

Wake up call was at 3 am! After that, we headed to the queue for the bus! There were already about 60 people ahead of us (the first bus left at 5:30), but we still got it very...

After a wonderful stay in Lima, we continued by plane to Cusco! During the 50-minute flight, with sunshine and hardly any clouds, we enjoyed a wonderful view of the Andes...

After saying goodbye to our wonderful hosts in Guayaquil, we made our way to the Terminal Terrestre, the largest bus station we have ever seen. The station spans three levels...

We stayed in a beautiful little apartment with a small kitchen in Guayaquil. Our hosts are incredibly helpful and accommodating! Our host Manolo personally drives us everywhere...

Today's breakfast: fresh coconut. For a good start to the day! In the morning, we rode to the Charles Darwin Station and learned a lot about tortoises, as well as other animal...

Since we fell into bed totally exhausted at 9:00 p.m. last night, we were ready to go pretty early today. Perfect condition for a spontaneous trip. We simply queued up at the...

After a breakfast empanada and a delicious milkshake, we visited the fish market! Fat seals and pelicans begged for fish leftovers and couldn't get enough :) Afterwards,...

On the second day, we took a closer look at the old town. We visited the cultural center of Quito and the National Bank with an extensive coin exhibition. Afterwards, we...

Surprisingly, despite the considerable lack of sleep during the journey, we didn't experience any major jet lag. The high altitude also doesn't pose any significant problems....

The journey went smoothly for the most part. We were a bit worried that our luggage would be too heavy, but fortunately that wasn't the case :). In Frankfurt, our...