Travelogues Peru

After arriving in Santa Teresa, we took a collectivo taxi towards the evening to the thermal baths there, which (very likely rightly so) enjoy a much better reputation than the...

Just traveling for a day trip to Machu Picchu was not an option for us, and the traditional 4-day Inca Trail had to be booked months in advance. So we decided to do the 5-day...

During our time in Trujillo, a very special occasion would take place. Exactly 6 years ago on the night of July 31 to August 01, 2012, Jörg and I had met and since then spent...

MRTA", and the military fought each other. There were incredibly many massacres of civilian victims, especially indigenous groups. Over time, they apparently didn't even know...

Post 2 - Arequipa - the white city and the Colca Valley

Post 1 - Huacachina Oasis and Paracas NP.

I finally saw the rainforest, as I have wished for the whole time! I spent 5 days in a lodge in the middle of the rainforest near Iquitos. On the first day, we also took a boat...

Off to Peru!

After having enough of the dusty desert, we are looking forward to a city with a good reputation: Arequipa - the white city. We want to see the beautiful colonial architecture...

A city where we find our favorite Colombian supermarket, which is too hilly to explore on foot, where we ride cable cars as if we were skiing, and test the cinema program, along...

05.07.: manuela, max and oliver, the family from Switzerland, have also booked the tour, so we can share a taxi into the city in the morning.at plaza de arma, we are picked up...

After hearing from so many people who did the Jungle Trek to Machu Picchu, with rafting and ziplining, etc. - we wanted to do it too. So after 1.5 days in Cusco (which we spent...

We left Copacabana extra early - to Tom's dismay - so that we would arrive in Puno, Peru early enough and still have some time in the day. So we arrived in Puno at 11 a.m. local...

A small insight into our expedition to Machu Picchu has already been given. But there is much more to say about Cusco. A beautiful colonial city located in the Andes Highlands...

Due to Max's cold and my knee problems, we unfortunately had to realize that the Salkantay trek was not going to happen. So we looked for an alternative because we already had...

2:45 AM in the morning, various alarms in the 12-person dorm start ringing. Get out of bed and into hiking clothes, we're off to the Colca Canyon. At 3 o'clock in the morning,...

there is no other solution, we have to come up here" repeat. Yes, exactly, and after this extreme jungle diving, we come directly to the Inca Trail. We can't go this way because...

From Marius' perspective: After a not so starry night (although we managed to take some good photos), we enjoy the morning at our amazing campsite. Afterwards, we pack up one...

A bus ride from Lima to Trujillio, which lasted about 10 hours, brought us here. In Trujillio, the bus stopped quite far out, so we walked with a group of women towards the city...

Because of my rebooked trip, I have until this afternoon to explore Arequipa. Since I still feel very weak and my circulation is not yet back to full speed, I take it very...

Finally, the time has come: We are doing the Inca Jungle Trail: a 4-day tour to Machu Picchu. The day before, José, our tour guide for the next few days, gives us a briefing. No...

I woke up at 2 and chilled until just before 3. Then I left my suitcase at the reception and rang the bell 5 times until he woke up. Then I waited a few minutes and then the...

The journey to Puno takes about 5 hours. A beautiful landscape stretches out in front of us. We stop at meadows where free-roaming alpacas graze and continue past snow-capped...

After too little sleep, we get up at 3 a.m., leave our Airbnb and wait for the bus that will take us to the Colca Valley. But no bus comes - we think to ourselves, oh the...

01/12/2024 We take the Uber to the bus stop in Lima at 11:30, find out that we didn't book the bus to Ica at 12 pm but at 12 am and our bus left long ago haha. But no problem...

Lissi here we come - finally the time has come. Despite the announced traffic chaos, we made it to the airport on time - who would have thought?! :D There were minor problems...

Peru is really showing its best side. We discover new dreamlike places every day and it feels like we are in a different world after a few hours of bus ride. From the mountains...

Arrived in Cusco, the first thing I had to do was attend a briefing for my hike to Machu Picchu, which lasted 2 days. When I saw the plan, I wasn't so sure anymore if I really...

Now I am getting back after a long time. The last few weeks have been very eventful. As mentioned in the last report, I have been living with a new host family since the end of...

We practically visited Cusco twice. Once before and once after the Salkantay Trek. The city has something very special about it: it manages to balance modernity and tradition,...