Hiking the trail to Mach Picchu
A continuation from the previous blog entry: Walking on the trail of the Inca Day Three: The sun really came out today as we set off early to do another 20km of hiking; over a high pass and back down through jungle. We passed by Inca ruins soaking in the spirituality of their old religion. Because we [...]
Walking on the trail of the Inca
Five years ago I took a couple of months out to do a whirlwind trip to South America. Mainly I had dreamed of seeing the animals on Galapagos Islands and hiking in the high altitude mountains of the Andes. This is the continuation and retelling of that journey. Kris The past days spent hiking the Inca Trail have been like [...]
Photo dump: Wandering the ancient Inca streets of Cuzco
Chances are if you’re planning on a trip to Peru you’ll need to stop in Cuzco. It’s an amazing ancient city, heaving with tourists, Inca history, Peruvians dressed up in traditional clothes smiling for money, decorated llamas and ready hands willing to relieve you of your wallet. Cuzco is also the beginning or end of [...]
La vida de montaña
Five years ago I took a couple of months out to do a whirlwind trip to South America. Mainly I had dreamed of seeing the animals on Galapagos Islands and hiking in the high altitude mountains of the Andes. This is the continuation and retelling of that journey. Kris For the past few days Peru has delivered my dream experience [...]
Peruvian desert antics
Five years ago I took a couple of months out to do a whirlwind trip to South America. Mainly I had dreamed of seeing the animals on Galapagos Islands and hiking in the high altitude mountains of the Andes. This is the continuation and retelling of that journey. Kris It´s official – Peruvians are absolutely crazy drivers. This opinion covers [...]
A taste of Northern Peru
Five years ago I took a couple of months out to do a whirlwind trip to South America. Mainly I had dreamed of seeing the animals on Galapagos Islands and hiking in the high altitude mountains of the Andes. This is the continuation and retelling of that journey. Kris The landscape moving South in to Peru is of vast ocean [...]
Photo dump: Three Amazon countries in one day
One of the really cool things about living in Leticia is that we are part of a community that stretches between a few Amazon countries; Colombia, Brazil and Peru. Crossing between borders is an everyday occurrence and the cultural differences between nations are respected, as well as a handy acceptance of three currencies in all [...]
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