I was fortunate enough to have a good friend travelling with me through Bolivia, our journey through began with the land border crossing from Peru next to Lake Titicaca. We arrived into a town named Copacabana and had met two people on our journey who were on the same bus as us. We had planned …
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Machu Picchu
The only official way to get to Aguas Calientes – the town at the foothills of Machu Picchu is to take the train either directly from Cusco (very expensive at around $100 one way) or from Hidroelectrica ($35 one way) the nearest town to Aguas Calientes. The mini-bus to Hidroelectrica is around seven hours from …
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat located in the South West of Bolivia. We took a three-day tour that took us through the Salt Flats, some incredible, endless landscapes and across the Bolivian border into San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. We arrived in the town Uyuni on the edge of the salt …
Mancora
Often the first tourist stop when travelling south from Ecuador. I liked a lot about Mancora, the constant sun, wildlife rich sea and its cuisine. Luckily for me I spent most of my time right in front of the beach volunteering at a kite surfing club. I was able to spot whales breaching the water, …
Huanchaco
Huanchaco is a pretty little fishing come surfing village which is proud to be a world surfing reserve. Home to the Caballitos de totora that line the seafront and have been used for the last 3000 years by fishermen. I really liked the happy, friendly vibe Huanchaco had. The people were very nice and would …
Manu National Park
I had been looking for an opportunity to go the jungle and had been advised that the best countries to visit it through were Ecuador, Peru or Bolivia. I hadn’t had the chance in Ecuador and tours from Peru are expensive. I also didn’t have a lot of time before my travels to Patagonia in …
Laguna Paron
One of the most beautiful non-hikes I’ve ever been on Laguna Paron is a popular choice of hike based from Huaraz. I unknowingly picked the option that means you drive all the way to the lake. It was low season so the other hike where you walk for two hours before wasn’t running due to …
Laguna 69
Laguna 69 is located a few hours from the trekking capital of Peru, Huaraz. The lake is situated 4600m above sea level and there are so many lakes in the area that haven’t properly named them all, hence the number. This hike is one of the most well known in the region and due to …
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