Category Archives: Perú

Perú – Lima, the end of the Frosty Top Tour and Quito, Ecuador

After the Amazon, we flew back from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco, then on to Lima. I must say it was nice to settle into a modern hotel in Lima, Peru’s capital of nearly 10 million people, for the last two … Continue reading

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Perú – The Amazon Rainforest and Lake Tambopata

Jungle here we come – and what a highlight! Somebody said to me before we left on our trip “You won’t have a holiday, but you WILL have an adventure” and that really sums up this trip, which has been … Continue reading

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Perú – Cusco and “Sexy Woman”

It was nice to have three nights in Cusco, after such an exhausting week of travelling and short hotel stays, in our very well placed hotel on the edge of the main square with a rooftop garden. The room was … Continue reading

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Perú – Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

Well the pace of the tour has picked up and we’ve had some very very long days. Left Puno at 6.30am, joined other tourists on a larger tour bus – very much bigger and better than our usual mini van … Continue reading

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Perú – Puno, Lake Titicaca and the floating Uros Islands

Considering I’m not really a morning person, I think I’ve done well to last the distance for all these incredibly early starts (we often have to be up at 5am if not earlier) and long busy days. As it’s mid … Continue reading

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Perú – From Arequipa to Colca Canyon

Left Arequipa at a very reasonable hour, with our local guide Jesús (a very common hispanic name, pronounced Hay-zoos), for the long ride up towards the Colca Canyon, the deepest Canyon in the world, more than twice as deep as … Continue reading

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Bye bye Chile, hello Perú – heading for Colca Canyon

Welcome to darkest Perú where guinea pigs are very nervous and are apparently best served deep fried or roasted, with paws, eyes, ears etc still intact.  I will upload a photo if I ever summon up the courage to try … Continue reading

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