Destination: Peru

Peru – finally seeing some ruins (Chachapoyas, Trujillo, Santa Cruz)…

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By kamzam | Views [1359]

I was incredibly happy to finally get to Chachapoyas. And I was not disappointed. It’s a lovely city with white washed buildings and the star attraction of pre Inca ruins in nearby Kuelap. There are plenty of other things to do around Chachapoyas ... Read more >

Tags: chachapoyas, chan chan, huacachina, huaraz, ica, kuelap, moche, peru, santa cruz, trujillo

Peru 2012 - Cusco & the Sacred Valley

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [980]

CUSCO Taking someones advise we reserved window seats on the left had side of the aircraft for the flight from Lima to Cusco, which provided spectacular views of Cusco on the approach to the city; it has to be said that it was a little freaky ... Read more >

Photos: Peru '12 - Cusco & Sacred Valley

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By dannygoesdiving | Photo Gallery

Photos: Chachapoyas and Kuelap

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Chacapoyas and Kuelap

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1453]

The night bus from Trujillo took the expected 13hrs and we reached Chachapoyas as the first of the day’s light was dawning.   It’s only a small town so it was a short walk down to the main square where we were soon checked into Hostel ... Read more >

Photos: Time Out In Huanchaco

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Time Out in Huanchaco

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [754]

On arriving in Huanchaco yesterday afternoon we checked into the excellent Hostal Naylamp    which feels like a real treat.   The rooms are spacious, spotless and with 2 windows wonderfully bright and airy.   We splashed out on a ... Read more >

Photos: Rock the Casma

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Rock the Casma!

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [799]

We’d hummed and hawed so much over what to do and where to go next that by the time we left Huaraz we were on plan G!   In the end we jumped on a Yungay Express bus to Casma for Soles20 each and only a 4-hour ride.   It turned out to ... Read more >

Photos: Cruising on the Santa Cruz Trek

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Cruising on the Santa Cruz trek

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1245]

This time our trek would take us to the Cordillera Blanca which we’d heard was particularly stunning.   By the time the bus was laden and we were all aboard we established that it was a group of 11 so in theory we should have 2 guides.... Read more >

Photos: Back in the Andes in Huaraz

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Back in the Andes in Huaraz

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [593] | Comments [1]

We awoke to find it not just cloudy but drizzling too – it was time to move away from the city and hope the weather was better in the mountains.   Movil Tours bus isn’t as posh as some of the other luxury coaches but it’s a step up from ... Read more >

Photos: Living it up in Lima

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Living it up in Lima

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [647]

We checked out of the lovely Hostal El Amigo after watching City’s lacklustre performance against Stoke.   We had said that football wasn’t going to dictate our plans but so far we’ve just happened to be in town when City are on telly ... Read more >