Travelogues Peru

24.10. four horse blankets on top of each other. It didn't help. This is also because the cold penetrates through the concrete walls.Next time, I will wrap myself in two horse...

14-16.10.2017 It happened, I went hiking. The Colca Canyon is located 97 km away from Arequipa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colca_Canyon I chose a 3 days, 2 nights tour....

In the next few days, we set off towards Colca Canyon. Somehow, when you think of the term 'canyon', you automatically associate it with red earth and deep vertical ravines like...

we have breakfast with fresh pancakes, a nice goodbye from Felix's wife, packing up the Vespas and the Defender, and then we're off. I only want to go as far as Ayavari that day,...

08.06. almost warm farewell from the hostel sunny days. Daniel has gained new courage and wants to try again for the fourth time to come to Peru.photos are taken and Glen grabs...

After a long flight, or rather 3 flights, we are finally in South America in Peru. After a night near the airport in Lima, we continue on to Cusco. It is probably the most...

Vicuñas near the Misti volcano

'Bienvenido a Lima, Perú' me recibió el hombre que me recogió en el aeropuerto. Conducimos por la oscura y un poco escalofriante Lima durante unos 20 minutos hasta que me dejó...

In a few days it's Christmas, which of course is also noticeable here. It blinks and glitters in every corner, people are in a shopping frenzy, and the radios are blaring the...

A long bus ride awaits us from Lima to Cusco. We spend a total of 21 hours on the bus. However, this is not comparable to buses as we know them. In the luxury bus, we have...

The former capital of the Incas and its breathtaking surroundings have fascinated us.

In Cusco we spend a few wonderful days. We sleep in a hostel, 'casita de Nelly'! Many other artisans live here. About 20 people and we share rooms, a bathroom, and a toilet...

The Sacred Valley

After my adventure on the volcano, I spent the week very relaxed. Of course, I was still involved in the project at the school, and in the afternoons, Linda and I explored the...

Our Airbnb is awesome! We have an entire house to ourselves: 3 floors, 5 bedrooms, a yoga room and a huge sofa. You can live here :D After the strenuous tour, we treat ourselves...

I wrote to Jeff about the meeting and he actually said 7 p.m., but he asked if we would meet in half an hour. I actually just wanted to go home and take a shower, but this suits...

Yesterday I went to bed really early. I slept until 4/5am, which is long since I was already in bed at 7/8pm. Shortly after 6 I went down for breakfast and was unfortunately...

My accommodation is on a highway, but the house is not directly on it, but first there is a large garden. The staff is very accommodating and I could go to my room at 10 a.m. I...

Then we set off for the Pisco tour in a minibus. Luckily the bus was air conditioned. Michael from Munich sat next to me and we chatted a bit. After 30 minutes we were already...

The bus tour lasted almost 2 hours. We went to the national park and looked at 3 spots. First the cathedral, then another viewing mountain and then another red beach where the...

We were a small group and had a really cool guide who always said that no one should die because it would cause too much paperwork. We drove almost 40 minutes to the national...

So. I didn't write anymore yesterday because I fell asleep early. I generally sleep more on vacation than at home. Woke up at 5, checked out at 6 and then the transfer was at...

At 3 p.m. I was finally able to go to my room. When I arrived there were still other guests arriving, but the staff was still friendly. And the room is also really nice: there...

January 30, 2024 Lima Today I left the ship again shortly after 8 a.m., but this time I took a shuttle bus that went to the Miraflores district. The drive through the grueling...

January 29, 2024 Lima Shortly after 8 a.m. I left the ship and took the shuttle bus out of the harbor area. Taxi drivers offered their services at the bus stop. I chose...

January 28, 2024 Pisco/Paracas/Nazca We arrived in Pisco in the morning. This time entry was a little more complicated because everyone had to present their passport and sea...

Day 12 The midday flight from Lima to Arequipa went without any problems. We were able to get to our Airbnb by 3 p.m. with the Uber and slowly get used to the altitude. We are...

When we arrived in Ica, we quickly realized that it was quite an ugly city. Aside from constantly being approached about "tours", the drivers made it as difficult as possible to...

3.30 Clock rang, because today we had a 4-hour Car ride ahead of us. 4am Willi picked us up, he is again our guide and driver. We drove south, the later it became the smaller...

10.11.22, we finally landed in Lima. Since our flight from San Jose to Bogota, the Colombian capital, was delayed, we missed our connecting flight to Lima. We had to spend the...