Destination: Peru

Photos: Lima to Ecuador

Tue, 25 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery

Photos: Iquitos and the Amazon

Mon, 24 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery

Iquitos

Sun, 23 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [754]

With over 600,000 people Iquitos is the largest city in the world not accessible by road, Peru’s version of Juneau.   It saw its heyday in the early 1900s with the rubber boom but that ended when some plants were smuggled to SE Asia where they ... Read more >

Paradise hiking in Colca Cannon

Sun, 23 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Views [948]

I arrived to Colca cannon and decided to hike for 3 days, on my own. I avoided booking a tour for this, as I preferred to do it at my own pace, finding out where to stay the night on my own, and being alone to fully experience the cannon. And I loved ... Read more >

Photos: Arequipa and Colca cannon

Sat, 22 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Photo Gallery

Photos: Birds of Peru: Iquitos and the Amazon

Fri, 21 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery

Muyuna Lodge II

Fri, 21 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1119]

It rained hard all night long but Moises thought we should still be able to see some birds this morning.   We towed two small fiberglass canoes upstream to a beautiful lake and he was right.   It was cool and cloudy and the birds were very ... Read more >

Muyuna Lodge

Thu, 20 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1387]

I wonder exactly when the jungle became the rainforest.   George of the Rainforest just doesn’t sound right.   Nor does “It’s a rainforest out there.”   But it’s not so bad to stay in a "rainforest" lodge and that’s ... Read more >

Oh! I forgot!

Wed, 19 May 2010 | By saritaskr | Views [383]

I forgot to back-log a story on Machu Pichu... so I'll post that soon!

Photos: Peru - Machu Picchu

Wed, 19 May 2010 | By david_w_360 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Peru: Ollantaytambo-Aguas Calientes-Quillabamba

Wed, 19 May 2010 | By david_w_360 | Photo Gallery

Cusco, Peru

Sun, 16 May 2010 | By shanewl | Views [739]

Cusco was our first stop in Peru. It was always going to be on the list of places to go in South America and it does not disappoint. This is one of those cities that the tourists pour in to and the tourism operators and hotel owners know this. We ... Read more >

Tags: ancient city of the incans., cusco

Lake Yarinacocha

Sun, 16 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1038]

Laguna Yarinacocha is much nicer when the sun is shining.   We spend both Saturday and Sunday mornings cruising around in Miguel’s peki-peki (the sound the long-tail motor makes) looking for birds.   Miguel caught on quickly.   He slowed ... Read more >

Machu Picchu a la Indiana Jones

Sat, 15 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Views [1840] | Comments [2]

The adventure started in Cuzco, the capital of the Incas. There, I met two australians, both travelling on their own. One of them had a very tight budget, so I adapted to sleep in low cost hostels, eat in cheap places, and negociate even for the toilet ... Read more >

Photos: Cuzco, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu

Sat, 15 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Photo Gallery