Destination: Peru

Arequipa / Peru

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | By christinasandra | Views [768]

Nach einer 12 Stunden Busfahrt sind wir gestern in Arequipa angekommen. Die naechsten paar Tage werden wir die Stadt besichtigen und anschliessend drei Tage im Colca Canyon verbringen. Photos folgen.. Zu Arequipa: Arequipa (2.350m) wurde am 15.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Machu Picchu

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By christinasandra | Photo Gallery

Upwards to Peru!

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 | By marie-danielle | Views [763]

Compartively flying into Peru was easy coming from Costa Rica, where the winds shake the plane from side to side even on take off! We spent one night in Lima, Miraflores, before we were due to fly out to Cuzco the next day. Looking down over Lima ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Ica, Huacachina, Paracus and Pisco

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [954] | Comments [1]

Sandboarding in Huacachina was definitely the highlight of this trip. It was not quite like snowboarding, but it did help me from missing the ski season at home just a bit. I met some really nice people from different parts of the world. I even ran ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The Port of Ilo

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [5290]

Inspite of the negative words the Lonely Planet guide book gives Ilo, it is not such a terrible city. The Port of Ilo has recently cleaned up it's act. New strict regulations to reduce pollution have been reenforced. New parks and plazas have been ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Ica, Paracus in Peru

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ica: Huacachina, Peru

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Photo Gallery

Gallery: the Port of Ilo, Peru

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Photo Gallery

Gallery: El Valle Sagrado de los Incas / Pisac

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By christinasandra | Photo Gallery

Arriving in Peru

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By christinasandra | Views [854] | Comments [4]

Hello everyone, after a very long stop over in lima (regular would have been from 12 pm to 5 am) we had to wait another 5 hours in the waiting room, cause our connecting flight to Cuzco got cancelled due to very bad weather in cuzco. We stil made it ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: AMAUTA spanish school

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By christinasandra | Photo Gallery

Gallery: host family

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By christinasandra | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cuzco impressions

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By christinasandra | Photo Gallery

Volunteering in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By koleta | Views [588]

Volunteering with CAICC in Cochabamba. No fees here, genuine volunteering in the true meaning of the word, so if you have a place to stay in Cochabamba then offer your time with these guys.

Tags: On the Road

From the Atlantic to the Pacific!

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By angelas_away | Views [845]

Today, two and a half months after paddling in the seas of the Atlantic ocean in Salvador, Brazil... I paddled in the Pacific ocean on the coast of Peru!! What an amazing thought, I have crossed South America all by myself! So I left Chachapoyas the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing