Travelogues Peru

10.06. yesterday I planned to leave early because I want to reach Arequipa without an overnight stay. But I can't do that without breakfast. So I take a taxi, like a king, and...

'Inka Jungle Trail' On the way to Machu Picchu, Day 4

I have now arrived in Cusco, Peru. After another eleven-hour overnight drive from Copacabana, I arrived at the hostel in Cusco early in the morning. Since Easter was...

So actually we were supposed to go back to Lima on the 28th. But that literally fell into the water! Due to the flooding, many hostels have no running water and drinking water...

Our next adventure begins a few car hours away from Cusco. Here lies the Manu National Park. The entrance is at the highest point & on a clear day you can see across the...

Because we had to be in Lima to get Léa's mom from the airport on the 8th of November, we just wanted to stay one night in Huaraz. So we took a night bus from Trujillo. By that...

Da ich vorhatte nach Iquitos zu reisen, erzählte mir mein Vater, dass sein Freund Bernardo dort lebt und uns beherbergen möchte. Als ich noch sehr jung war, hatte ich Bernardo...

Our time in Ecuador was about to end and we heard about the city in Peru called Iquitos, which is just reachable by plane or by boat. That sounded very interesting and...

Huanchacco Back in Trujillo, we head back to Huanchacco, a place we are familiar with. We are warmly greeted by Tato, Juan, and Gaffi, the household dog, upon our arrival. We...

La Paz, Bolivia the Second The last two days we treated ourselves to a little luxury. A deluxe luxury apartment in the middle of high buildings was our home in La Paz! We slept...

We say goodbye to the beautiful town of Huaraz, located in the mountains, and take an overnight bus to Lima. We sit in the bus for about 8 hours - quite comfortable! Once we...

Once again, we have landed in a beautiful and very pleasant Peruvian city. After a short stay in Puno, we have remained here for a longer time. We have always enjoyed being able...

Iquitos is a world of its own: Only accessible by boat or plane, it is surrounded by jungle in the far northeast of Peru, with Brazil and Colombia not far away. We take a...

I woke up in Cusco and there are still a few little things to do today. But I am stopped in my hotel room, which unfortunately cannot be opened from the inside. Luckily my room...

After being honked at by around 30 taxis while waiting for the bus in the morning, I arrived safely in Paracas! After sitting on the bus for 3 hours, I moved into my 12-bed room...

I discovered a fortress opposite the meeting point for the boat tour and I visited it for 12 soles (3€). It is gigantic and is still used by the military, so you can still see...

I slept really well, but I can't turn off the air conditioning. And it makes very loud noises, so I'm afraid it'll fall down at any moment. Ice crystals also come out every now...

Yesterday evening around 6 p.m. it got a bit windy and you felt a bit like you were on a ship. Luckily I'm not seasick. I was served my dinner at 7 p.m. There was a delicious...

It started to rain and it was extremely heavy. He then said that we should skip a stop (viewpoint of the volcanoes). Nobody had any objections, so we drove on. I was already at...

I was picked up at 2 p.m. The minibus is air conditioned and the guide seems nice. We are 17 people. The tour lasts 4 hours, with most of the time spent driving. We have three...

Today I slept a little longer. You actually wanted to jog before the food tour, but I made myself a relaxing tea at 7 a.m. and then booked a bus tour to 6 places. Then I got...

Day 17 We're taking a long distance. In the evening we take the coach to Cusco in 10 hours for 13 euros per person. Extremely cheap. Awesome luxury. Only I can't sleep with...

Hello, my dears. Today I was in the small town of Misminay, near Cusco. The place is around 3720 m. I had a lot of respect for the height beforehand. So I was picked up by a...

Today was all about the theme of "Inca". From the 13th to the 16th century, there was the great Inca Empire in the western part of South America, from present-day Ecuador to...

Time was racing mercilessly and I had been stuck in Puno since Sunday, the temperatures were mixed and there was nothing going on in the hostel either. The destination was Lake...

The main attraction at Lake Titicaca are the floating islands. For more than 500 years, the Uros people have been native to this area, which now depends on tourism for their...

'A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing,' Oscar Wilde is often quoted like this or something similar. With the following comments, I do...

Cusco: Ruins, culture, and culinary delights everywhere you look...

Geography determined the means of transportation. A simple look at the map was not enough to accurately estimate distances, especially on coastal roads and mountain passes. I...

About the mysterious Nazca Lines and into the white city...