Travelogues Peru

Once in the desert for fun and then relax...

For this time, we combined two days due to time constraints, which were quite intense. On Thursday (03.03.), we enjoyed the great breakfast offer together with Kathi&Georg...

9th-10th November Arequipa Roman's backpack feels heavier and his back is getting tired of carrying it around. Since we have about 26kg of camping equipment with us and only go...

5.11. Unser letzter Tag in Huaraz vergeht rasch und gemütlich: wir bezahlen nochmals eine halbe Zimmermiete, damit wir bis abends um 9 Uhr in unserem Raum bleiben können. In...

In Cusco, we have to take it easy at first.

After separating from our nice travel group in the Colca Canyon, we continued to Puno, to Lake Titicaca. However, there was still a long bus ride between us and Puno, and this...

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...

Kuelap was a fortress and village of the Chachapoya culture, whose culture existed approximately from 900 to 1400 AD. The fortress sits high on a mountain, over 3000 meters...

Street vendors

The Laguna 69 in the Cordillera Blanca was known only to the locals for a long time, who used the high mountain meadows as pastureland for cattle. About 5 years ago, the Laguna...

Today we have another two-day tour. From Puno we go to the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca and then to Amantaní Island, where we will spend one night with a host family...

I've been in Lima for over a week now. Three days alone since my friend Moni flew back to Germany. Together, we explored Miraflores with J.F. Kennedy Park and the artist...

On various relevant websites, the desert oasis of Huacachina is touted as one of the top 10 attractions in Peru, and the pictures looked so amazing that we knew: I have to go...

Leave the hostel, hop on a mototaxi, head to the tourist center 'La Selva'. When we arrived at the tourist center, I went to a counter to buy a bus ticket to Yurimaguas for us....

From Paracas, we embarked on another endless bus journey, precisely 16 hours, heading further south to Arequipa. The beautiful city is nestled between 3 volcanoes - the active...

With the boat to the lodge

Another week has already passed and I can now say more about Lima. At the beginning of the week, I was still a bit overwhelmed by the big and different city, so I even briefly...

New continent. New country. New language. New time. New mentality. Lima is so different. Different from everything I have seen so far. After flying for 5 1/2 hours to Bogota on...

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - Lima Brief summary of the last few days:

To conclude my Andes tour, I engaged in some physical activity and climbed a mountain. The goal: The Humantay lake at an altitude of 4200 meters. A 3-kilometer hike from the...

Arriving in Cusco, we spent most of day 3 on a bus and on day 4 we headed to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. This place only exists because...

14.01. 11. Day Arequipa is supposed to be just a stopover on the way to Lake Titicaca, but the city surprises me once again. The bus station is even bigger than in Lima, with...

11.01. 8th day I'm there at half past 3 in the afternoon. The hostel is a bit different this time, a bit further from the beach, but very calm and relaxed. Also, I...

Recently, I visited the center of Lima. The streets in this district are characterized by the old churches in colonial style, which are also known for their typical...

The oasis in the middle of the desert

07.01. 4th Day Instead of arriving at 16:15, I arrive in Paracas a little after 7 p.m. I've heard that Paracas is not worth a visit, that you should just see the islands and...

For the first time this year, I celebrated Christmas without my family and even far away. Despite all this, the Christmas spirit was hard to come by for me this year. Even though...

In dem Stadtteil Surco, in dem ich wohne, wurde vor wenigen Jahren der erste Umweltpark Südamerikas mit dem Namen "Voces por el Clima" eröffnet. Hier wird auf die Bedrohungen der...

28.10. First of all: I didn't get very far today. But let's start from the beginning. One last breakfast in a pleasant atmosphere, packed up the vespa, and by half past 10:00...

After an adventurous journey, we finally reached the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border. There was something new for us there. The two countries were actually separated by a barrier and...