Destination: Peru

Photos: Chachapoyas and 3 hour trip (approx 60km) to Kuelap

Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By southamerica | Photo Gallery

Cuzco

Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By southamerica | Views [293]

Arriving in Cuzco was great after the jungle, a white washed city full of tourists and nice looking restaurants.  We bought a 10 day tourist ticket, which is a bit of a waste of money, as we did get a bit sick of Inca Ruins after doing 4 in one ... Read more >

Iquitos and the Amazon Rainforest

Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By southamerica | Views [463]

We made a bit of a mistake here.  We should have gone to Iquitos from Chachapoyas (via Tarapoto) which would have saved us some money, but the books are not very clear, so we didn't realise the flights stop on route from Lima.  So we went all ... Read more >

Huanchaco, Peru

Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By southamerica | Views [427]

This is a brilliant little fishing town just north of Trujillo.  We ended up staying here for 6 days as it was so relaxing.  The local fishermen use boats that look like large surf boards made out of reeds to fish in the shallow water. ... Read more >

Over the last high pass in Peru "La Raya" and then all the way to Puno. (20th - 21st of September)

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [3046] | Comments [1]

The "rough" part of the purr from my new chain and cassette soon turned into a problem called "chain suck"  created by the steel middle chain ring, because it had been worn and didn't agree with the new chain we had installed in Cusco. James had ... Read more >

Good bye Cusco - Urcos, Sicuani and the Hot Springs of Occobamba.

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [3362]

It wasn't easy to leave our little Cusco Nest, but we tore ourselves away    and I was happy to be on the road....back on my Surly, listening to the strong purr of my new chain and cassette. Being off the bike for one and a half weeks ... Read more >

Chachapoyas

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 | By southamerica | Views [354]

We would not have bothered with this route had we known how long it took in advance.  It took most of the day, starting very early, a bus, a taxi, a border crossing, a combi (taxi for the first four people to arrive) and then another larger minibus ... Read more >

Photos: Huanchaco, Peru (learning to surf)

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 | By southamerica | Photo Gallery

The day in Machu Picchu. (September 12th 2013)

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2519]

If I had to pinch myself to realize the fact that I pedaled my ass to Cusco, what do I need to do standing in the midst of Machu Picchu? I don't have much to say to that - but here it is M.P. (my initials as well, in case you haven't noticed): ... Read more >

Traveling to Machu Picchu! (on the 11th of September - James' B'day)

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [822]

We took the local bus, van, what- ever you want to call it....leaving the bicycles in our little Hostal Estrellita. Good choice as I realized we are climbing a long, high 4300m pass to the little village of Santa Maria. (A five hour drive) We hopped ... Read more >

Reisen in der Selva(Dschungel) mit Tonny&Rebecca

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By farfalla | Views [312]

Ich freue mich wahnsinnig auf die Reise mit Tonny und Rebecca. Tonny hat in Prosoya gearbeitet und Rebecca hat vor einem Jahr ihr Freiwilligenjahr in Prosoya gemacht. Den Arbeitern in Prosoya ist es per Arbeitsvertrag verboten eine Beziehung mit einer ... Read more >

Cusco - pinch, pinch, pinch me!!!!

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2365]

The excitement of getting here and the excitement of being here is the same. I am falling in love with the city and myself in it! The fact that I cycled here from my house in Forest Knolls feels next to impossible. I wouldn't do it again - no f....ing ... Read more >

Leaving Andahuaylas on Monday the 26th of August climbed up the pass, down to Kishuara at 4000m and

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1261]

What a roller coaster! This country has the highs and lows of extremes. Lamas greeted us on top of this pass...seemed like they were smiling at us before they ran away, but that is solely our interpretation...   Kishuara wasn't anything much ... Read more >

Ocros to Chincheros and up another pass - down to Andahuaylas.

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1457]

We rode all day in the rain but fortunately in lower elevations - couldn't see much of the surroundings though... The night was spend in Chincheros. Which was a quarter of way up the next pass. Coming down from Ocros we encountered numerous road construction ... Read more >

Photos: Cusco, Machu Picchu and the rest of Peru.

Mon, 9 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery