We had pre-booked our Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu before leaving England so we headed from Iquitos to Cusco just before Christmas, arriving a few days early to give ourselves time to acclaimitize …
Iquitos – From the Andes to the Amazon
Cheated and flew to Iquitos, this is Peru's jungle town in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, it can be reached by either a 5 day very uncomfortable boat trip or a 2 hour plane ride - no choice …
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Lima
Leaving the lovely Huaraz we managed to bag the frontrow seats of yet another night bus, but this time on a slightly more luxurious one! The ride was amazing, yet really scarey at the same time. We …
Huaraz – All action week
Another day, another night bus, another 4 o'clock arrival...this time jumped in a cab across town to a hostal with an Australian girl we'd meet on the bus. Banged on the door for ages until we …
Trujillo – Pasos horse
From Chachapoyas we travelled down to Huaraz but first of all stopping in Trujillo for around 8 hours in between night buses. Nathan was suffering a little with his first bout of stomach problems and …
Chachapayos – Night buses and bed bugs!
Left Chiclayo on a night bus and headed for the mountain and amazonas town of Chachapayos, arriving at 4 in the morning, its surprising how many hostal touts wait for the bus! So in need of sleep we …
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