Keep the Amazon alive and support her people
My friend and I wanted to go to the Amazon very badly in early 2008. So, we planned our trip, by checking out travel blogs and information websites not unlike this one - to search for places to go, things to look out for, guides to hire. Well, a man named... more - travel report by
jelapprand
Cusco & Salkantay Trek Report 1
2 weeks before my trip I contacted Yure Chavez (yure_c@yahoo.com), a local well known and recommended travel agent-guide. He and his company were great, since the beginning I was thrilled with the trip he planned and led, the whole trip was very well orga... more - travel report by
perutraveler
AMAZING LANDSCAPE
The Nazca Lines are known worldwide. There are suspicious and serious theories about them. The latest studies about its meaning are related to religion and productivity, both explanations show interesting facts. You can get there after a six hour drive fr... more - travel report by
inkolor
Cusco and city tour
The basics - we bought tickets from Minneapolis to Cusco, Peru, flying out February 6 and back on the 19th (purchased through Travelocity, less than $700 each on Continental). We had no other reservations, but it was the low and rainy season, so we weren... more - travel report by
tommerrick
Peruvian last frontier to the jungle.
Iquitos is the Peruvian main entrance to the amazon jungle. That's the start point to get the amazons experience in camps or with excursions to see wild life, natural sightseeing, do jungle trekings, etc... Anyway is a big city that grew fast because of t... more - travel report by
daniserralta
Puno and the Yavari...
Puno is a small and compact town, with a population of 102,800 people. During it`s peak season, between June and August it see´s hundreds of visitors a day traveling to the islands of Lake Titicaca (more on that with My next report) and crossing the board... more - travel report by
fiftynotes
Peruvian Oasis
Casma is a small town close to the Peruvian coast, yet in the middle of the desert. This is a fascinating area filled with contrast, where sand dunes go straight into the ocean. And then there's this little oasis among all the sand - suddenly there are ma... more - travel report by
kirikou
Pan American highway to Nazca
The bus stops at several places along the way to pick up other passengers, and you have to be quick to get off for the toilet and a fag break, nearly got left behind at one stop. On arrivel at Nazca, found it to be a very small and lively place. very easy... more - travel report by
fiftynotes
The reason to come to Peru
Macha Picchu was discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911 and became one of the wonders of the world. It is now a Unesco world heritage site that is visited by thousands of tourist a year. more - travel report by
fiftynotes
Lima, City of Kings.
Lima is a really big, old and dirty city. It was founded by the spanish conquerors as a new capital city cause Cusco, the Incas main city, was far from the coast. As a city is not so interesting but have a really good museums and some interesting churches... more - travel report by
daniserralta
