So we have been in Trujillo Peru for three days now. This is a larger city on the coast, north of Lima. It’s kind of crazy here, the city is basically foggy all the time – can’t see the sky at all. You are right next to the ocean but really cannot see it – you can hear it though. There are also mountains here, that you can’t see unless you are next to […]
We have spent the last couple of days in Huaraz, which is the center of the universe for the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru. This place is unbelievable, and honestly could be as spectacular as Torres del Paine national park in Chile. It does not have the tourist infrastructure that the national park does, however the views are simply spectacular. This is a trekking center, having treks from 5-30 days leaving from […]
A short blog post to follow up on Gavin’s post, as I forgot to write about this. One of the things that we did before the trip was built a first aid kit, which I get poked at on our trip for having too much stuff. We have used some of it, but it was really designed for a what if scenario where we were hurt. Well while driving the other day to our […]
Well a shorter blog post today. We were able to goto a local farm lunch in town and then visit the Ollantaymbo ruins for another look and large rocks that have been moved by men. The farm lunch at Albergue Lodge was prety great. We got a walk around tour of the farm – which is connected to a hotel/restaurant. This farm produces much of their own produce for use in the restaurant, and we […]
Ok, we’ve been doing a lot of stuff and splitting blogs into two helps keep the ipad operational. We like to upload a lot of photos and sometimes too many photos equates to ipad crashing… Yeterday we went to Moray and the Salineras Salt Mines (started by Inca). These are all local activities in/around Urabamba so it was a good local day. We ended the day eating dinner in a great place (Kampu) that serves […]
Llama Trek with Llama Pack in Urabumba So after several months of travellig we finally were able to complete one of Cindy’s wishes for the trip – Llama walking/treking. We were introduced to an organization called Llama Pack in Urabamba. This organization is focused on re-introducing the llama as a pack animal in Peru. Many llamas have cross bred with Alpaca’s, and are not as strong and good for packing as they used to […]
Well we did it, made our way through the sacred valley to Aguas Calientes and then up to Machu Picchu. This is an amaing place that was built over a period of 60 years by the Inca. 800 of the most influential people lived here, and it was abandoned in 1534 when the Spanish conquered Cusco (the capital). When leaving the city the Inca destroyed the only two paths into M.P. and as such […]
So we spent the last couple of days in Puno near the Peru/Bolivia Border and Lake Titicaca – one of the largest lakes in the world – at 13,000 feet. Yesterday we took a boat expedition to a floating people that live on islands that they make of reeds, as well as an island where we had lunch and bought some local wares. Today we drove from Puno to Cusco (7 hours) and we […]
So we made the trek from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon (Yanque) without much trouble. The car sure doesn’t like passes at 15,000 feet – but we pushed through. The Colca Canyon is a huge place where Inca used to farm, and locals still do on terraces all the way down. On different terraces they grow different things due to the weather changes at different levels. We spent the day driving the canyon, […]
This will be a shorter blog post as we spent nearly 12 hours in the car today getting to Arequipa, where we were met with burning tires, boulders strewn in the roads, and people blocking all traffic. Overall we are fine, although I don’t think I’ve ever been in the center or near this type of activity before. Our hotel is safe as well as the car- so we might bunker here until Sunday then […]
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