Ollantaytambo Sacred Valley Town
Ollantaytambo is a small town in the Urubamba river valley north of Cusco. The town sits below some impressive ruins and tall mountains rise all around it. Many of the streets are are made of cobblestones with water running in gullies alongside.... more - travel report by
danilbruce
peruvian lake titicaca
i arrived into puno after a bumpy drive from la paz in bolivia. it was cold and wet when i arrived there so i was glad when a little kid grabbed me by the hand and led me to a hostel. i dumped my bag and stepped outside - it was raining and before too lon... more - travel report by
devinhunt
La Silva and the Amazon
Iquitos is greener that most of Peru. Most of Peru is dry coast or high mountains that are so high that not even trees can grow in their clutches. But the Peruvian people flourish even at such altitudes. The people of Iquitos don't have to worry about the... more - travel report by
kalabrenda
Cuzco and the sacred valley
The Incas believed that Cuzco was the naval of the world, it sit surrounded by mountians in a depression that looks like a naval. The area around Cuzco has lots of Inca ruins and colonial buildings from the spanish conquistadors time. more - travel report by
fiftynotes
Miraflores, Lima, Puru
Miraflores has a very Europian feel to it with large shopping malls, bars and restaurants, selling all manner of food from high class seafood to mcdonalds!... more - travel report by
fiftynotes
Lima - Peru
Lima, being the capital of Peru, is a huge bustling city. The city centre is quite dodgy and polluted and I didn't find it very attractive although it was certainly interesting. Much more relaxed than the city centre is colourful Miraflores with its many... more - travel report by
fruitloop
Service-Learning in the Sacred Valley of Peru
Our group spent the spring semester studying leadership in service-learning and global citizenship. We were to put our skills and knowledge to use while working side by side with the people of Llipllec, a small mountain community about 1.5 hours southeast... more - travel report by
global_latte
Off the beaten track
From Lima via Pozuzo to Pucallpa. Exotic jungletrip. Thru the nationalpark Yanachaga Chemillien by car. Depp in the selva central there is the small village founded by some Germany 200 years ago. They have a good website at: http://www.pozuzo.de more - travel report by
yourway
Lima itself, as most of the capitals, isn't very impressive. But the people are even more friendly than I was used from other southamerican countries and the food is tremendous. To find accomodation, the best you can do is ask someone... but not at the ai... more - travel report by
mhauptma73
The city of Lima
It is not a very pleasant city in general,there is a lot of traffic and the weather is generally grey especially in the garua season ( April to November) Unless you have friends there, I would not recommend spending more than 2 days in Lima. You dit... more - travel report by
sdrouin
