Destination: Peru

Photos: Paracas to Nazca

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Photo Gallery

Paracas

Tue, 9 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Views [577]

I met the pre-tour group this morning and was happy to find I wasn't the oldest among us. Old Len is a spritely 91 years old! I kid you not! While it's too early to find out his secret to maintaining an active enough lifestyle to tour Peru, I will report ... Read more >

Tags: skulls

Photos: Paracas

Mon, 8 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Photo Gallery

Photos: Getting to Lima

Mon, 8 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Photo Gallery

The journey to Lima

Mon, 8 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Views [502]

I tried to work out the number of hours between 9pm Saturday in Perth and 6pm Sunday in Lima, but tripped over myself somewhere across the dateline. Then there was the 2 hour reduction between Santiago and Lima but for practical reasons I'll call it ... Read more >

Tags: cliffs, flights, traffic

Peru

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 | By emily_witenden | Views [459]

We arrived in Arequipa about 5.30am and got a taxi to our hostel (an awesome hostel with pool room, table tennis, PlayStation etc etc) and they allowed us to use all facilities (even shower and breakfast, winning!!). We then met at an awesome (albeit ... Read more >

Onward to Peru

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 | By kevco | Views [443]

Onward to Peru Chapter 2 The trip to the airport was filled with further bumbles as I opted to take the bus. I had forgotten that you need to have a plastic card first so that you can charge it up with cash. Bought the card and enough credit ... Read more >

Photos: Rainbow Mountain, Lake Titicaca and Arequipa

Mon, 6 Nov 2017 | By sorkoo | Photo Gallery

Photos: Sacred Valley

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 | By sorkoo | Photo Gallery

Lima and the Sacred Valley

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [364]

After an amazing visit in Argentina it was time to move on to our final South American country, Peru. Danny, Julie and I landed in Lima in the afternoon and headed to the Miraflora district. We were all surprised to find Lima, or at least our neighborhood, ... Read more >

Photos: Lima

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 | By sorkoo | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cusco

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 | By lyn | Photo Gallery

Macchu Picchu

Fri, 2 Jun 2017 | By lyn | Views [387]

There aren't enough words to describe Macchu Picchu - incredible, amazing, stupendous, fascinating ..... choose your own superlative! I left my hotel at 6.30am to catch the bus up the mountain to Macchu Picchu. The queue was long, but not as long ... Read more >

Cusco

Wed, 31 May 2017 | By lyn | Views [670]

Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire, and there is still plenty of evidence such as walls, streets, buildings and drainage channels throughout the city.  It was conquered and plundered by the Spanish in the 1500s. My guide during my stay ... Read more >

Photos: Peru

Tue, 4 Apr 2017 | By danidawnandstevo | Photo Gallery