Probably the best tour so far was the one to the biggest salt flat in the world (10,582 km²), Salar de Uyuni. We had good group consisting of two Australians, two Germans, us plus the driver/mechanic/cook/guide. Tip: When booking this tour, there is like 60 companies offering it. It’s good to pay attention who you […]
Trip from Puno was supposed to last about 7H. It took 12H, mainly because passing the frontier in Copacabana was so slow. You need to be checked by the Peruvian police control, the Peruvian Customs, walk pass the frontier, visit the Bolivian Immigration office, and re-embark the bus for 100m, to finally get told that […]
Good starting point for a trip to the floating islands on Lake Titicaca is the city of Puno. Lake Titicaca is located 3821 meters above sea level on the border of Peru and Bolivia and it is the largest lake in South America. The floating islands belong to the old Uros people (they nowadays speak […]
We started a 2-day tour to Colca Canyon from Arequipa. Arequipa is the second biggest city in Peru. Looked pretty much like Lima, and we didn’t feel like going around much despite the main plaza. Photos Once again, we woke up early, to take a bus tour, this time to the Colca canyon. Landscape was […]
Another interesting tour in Cusco was a whole-day visit of the Sacred Valley by bus. During that trip, we learnt a lot about the Incas. The civilization Inka, of Quechua culture, emerged around 1100 AD, had its golden age around 1400 AD, and disappeared in 1534, when the Spaniards kill their ruler. The most important […]