Peru Trilogy. 3. Trujillo, Huanchaco & Chan Chan
Trujillo had a very pleasant colonial centre with brightly coloured facades. Low buildings dominated in the city, due to ever-present danger of earthquakes. The architecture was unmistakably Spanish-inspired but it was simple and lovely. The people in Tru... more - travel report by
krisek
Peru Trilogy. 1. Puno & Lake Titicaca
I still wanted to see everything. After reducing the number of days in each location, I only had to resign from one site on the northern coast: Chiclayo. But added some hiking in Cordillera Blanca and a trip to see the condors in the Colca Canyon. ... more - travel report by
krisek
Peru Trilogy. 2. Arequipa, Colca Canyon & Condors
I was gobsmacked by the beauty of Arequipa and the area already at the airport as soon as I landed. The numerous volcanoes standing around this town complement its beauty and charm. Out of all the Peruvian sites listed by UNESCO, Arequipa’s historic centr... more - travel report by
krisek
Peru Trilogy Supplement. Cordillera Blanca.
It is actually quite difficult to choose what to see and do in the Cordillera Blanca. The mountain range is vast and the scenery is so striking and breathtaking that it is seriously hard to describe. One could spend weeks and weeks trekking in the Andes w... more - travel report by
krisek
Machu Picchu through the Old Inca Trail
BRAZIL. My decision to attain the legendary citadel of Machu Picchu off the beaten path was taken in Rio de Janeiro, during the Carnival. After five days of navigation from Belem to Manaus through the Amazonas, sleeping in hammocks, I made friendship with... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
The Morning Glory of Machu Picchu
The Andean life is tough and can be seen in the faces of its people; they are poor and they make their living from either farming or tourism. As a result of the poverty (after school) children can be seen selling postcards, CDs, shining shoes or offering... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Arequipa, Chivay and the glorious Colca Canyon.
First let me deal with the matter of altitude. Most guidebooks, no doubt thinking of the greater heights at Cusco and Puno, seem to treat Arequipa’s altitude as negligible. They do their readers little favour by this. We were warned to avoid undue exertio... more - travel report by
davidx
3 very different places
The three places covered here are only related by proximity. Andahuaylillas is a village up a dirt track from the main Puno – Cusco road, noted for its church. The archaeological site at Tipon is Incan and the one at Piquillacta is the only pre-Incan site... more - travel report by
davidx
Cusco and nearby Inca sites.
Cusco has been called the ‘Navel of the Universe.’ I suppose its location, surrounded by major mountains, might earn it this title but I think it deserves a less ambiguous one. Like many fine cities, Cusco has experienced urban sprawl and here the directi... more - travel report by
davidx
Urubamba, Olle/antaytambo and Pisaq
I don’t want to sound like Aesop’s tailless fox. I wanted to go to MP and had meant to do so. However, as that Scottish poet said, ‘The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gan aft agley’. Having said that, perhaps I can now say that the Sacred Valley... more - travel report by
davidx
