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Let’s Go Backpacking in the Peruvian Amazon
Blog: GoBackpacking - 22 May 2012
Dave announces his latest adventure, a 6-day guided trip into the Peruvian Amazon.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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The Cordillera Blanca
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 14 May 2012
Leaving the narrow Cañon del Pato and the jagged mouthed tunnels behind, we climbed up into a big wide open valley between the two cordilleras. Whereas the Cañon del Pato is dry with very little vegetation, this valley is covered in a palette of greens stretching up both sides to the mountains. A few minutes [...]
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The Cañon Del Pato (Canyon of the Duck) Doorway to La Cordillera Blanca
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 9 May 2012
We’re winding our way along a narrow dirt road in the mountains of Peru, passing through tunnel after narrow tunnel. Each tunnel has been blasted through the rock mountain side, the mouth a big dark jagged abyss as we enter. Some are so long and the road twisting though the mountain side there is nothing [...]
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Slow Travel Peru – Falling in love with Cusco
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 6 May 2012
Editor’s note: This is a slow travel guest post by Sarah Shaw. Sarah is a travel writer and mixed media artist, currently working as an English teacher at a public school in Seoul, South Korea. She authors www.mappingwords.com, a travel blog that tells stories about people and places encountered abroad, in the form of narratives, [...]
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Sweet Deliciousness
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 4 May 2012
Compiled by Michael Slattery | KF17 | Togo Despite the often upbeat tone of fellows’ posting on the blog, I’ll be the first to admit that the position entails some universal hardships. There is the occasional social isolation that leaves you Saturday night at home with a book and bottle of the local plonk, despite apparently [...]
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Lady in Lima
Blog: A Lady in London - 16 April 2012
Not many people like Lima. When I told my friends that I was traveling to Peru, they all advised me to skip the capital. From what they said, Lima sounded like a dangerous place with nothing to do and see. But I’ve heard the same thing about other cities, and I’ve never found it to [...]
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Lima, Peru
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 15 April 2012
When we arrived in Lima, we thought we would just be spending a couple of days and moving on. As this is no doubt not the first time this has happened, I don’t know why we were surprised when we were still here a month later. A series of car problems and waiting for Lacey’s [...]
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Festival de la Virgen in Huanchaco, Peru
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 11 April 2012
One morning while on our usual walk along the malecon in Huanchaco, we passed some guys building a big tower out of bamboo on the side of the road. We stopped to take a look and realized the bamboo structure was loaded with fireworks with fuses running all along the sides. It was maybe 30 [...]
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The Inca Trail – Peru
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 10 April 2012
Scrambling up impossibly high and narrow steps, panting for breath and trying not to slip on the soaking wet stones, I launch myself up into the Sun Gate. The famous 15th Century ruins of Machu Picchu are tucked away in a bed of cloud, but the lack of a view doesn’t dampen my spirits too [...]
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Lady on the Floating Islands
Blog: A Lady in London - 10 April 2012
I wasn’t feeling well when I arrived in Puno. Food poisoning rendered me useless when I got off the plane in Juliaca, which was the nearest airport to the Peruvian city on Lake Titicaca. But I was in Puno for one reason, and not even illness could stop me from seeing what I traveled all [...]
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Lady in the Sacred Valley
Blog: A Lady in London - 5 April 2012
After two lovely days in Machu Picchu, it was time to head back to Cuzco. But when my train arrived at Ollantaytambo station in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, I still had one thing left to do: meet one of the town’s most important organizations. Or rather, they met me. As [...]
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Lady in Machu Picchu Town
Blog: A Lady in London - 2 April 2012
Most visitors to Machu Picchu don’t see much beyond the famous Inca site. But the town itself has some hidden gems, and after an excellent day of exploring the ruins of Machu Picchu, I set out to discover what else the small Peruvian town had to offer. Given my love of animals, my first priority [...]
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Culinary Delights of Ecuador and Peru
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 30 March 2012
Eating in Ecuador and Peru was occasionally a challenge, as the culinary traditions of both countries focus heavily on meat. The national dish of Peru is “cuy chactado,” or fried guinea pig. Most Peruanos and Ecuadorianos who live in the highlands raise guinea pigs in pens beneath their homes in order to have a ready [...]
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Lady in Machu Picchu
Blog: A Lady in London - 30 March 2012
I know exactly how long I’ve wanted to travel to Machu Picchu. One of my childhood Spanish teachers was from Peru, and in addition to teaching us his country’s language, he awed us with stories about its culture. When I was in 6th grade, he showed us a video about the Inca Empire that inspired [...]
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Lady in the Land of the Incas
Blog: A Lady in London - 28 March 2012
Cuzco isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Most people that travel in Peru use the city as a quick stopover point on their way to Machu Picchu. Admittedly, I may have been one of those people. But when I arrived in the former capital of the Inca empire, I discovered that there is much more to [...]
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Shining City By the Sea – Lima, Peru
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 27 March 2012
I’d been riding the bright red double-decker tour bus for less than ten minutes when I realized there was something very special about Lima. At every stoplight, people standing on street corners smiled up and waved effusively; it was obvious that Limeños wanted tourists to feel welcome. At this point, Lima was just an overnight [...]
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Lady in the Peruvian Amazon
Blog: A Lady in London - 26 March 2012
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the jungle lately. Last month I traveled to Brunei, where I explored the rainforests of Borneo. This month it’s South America, where I just started a trip to Peru with a visit to Puerto Maldonado in the famous Amazon region. The journey started off on a high [...]
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The Most Fun You Can Have in Lima, Peru for the Least Amount of Money
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 24 March 2012
As my open-air double-decker tour bus turned the corner our guide pointed out Circuito Mágico del Agua, the Magic Water Circuit in Lima’s Parque de la Reserva. Named the largest fountain complex in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records, the water park features 13 fountains, including one that shoots more than 260 [...]
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11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 23 March 2012
We’ve been back home for a while now, and are back into an everyday routine. Having both found employment, there are no immediate plans for another multi-month trip, but we do find ourselves constantly looking back on the last year with no regrets and memories which will surely last our lifetime. Its been an amazing [...]
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Arequipa, the One City in Peru I Could Have Skipped
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 21 March 2012
I tried to like Arequipa. Really, I did. But try as I might, I just couldn’t get past the feeling of boredom in Peru‘s second largest city, despite the fact that the historic city center, known as the “White City” due to the many buildings constructed from a white volcanic rock known as sillar, is [...]
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Condors of Colca Canyon Survive on a Wing and a Prayer
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 17 March 2012
“We probably will not see condors today,” our guide announced as we pulled up at the Mirador de los Volcanes. “In December and January they migrate to the coast of Peru to feed on dead sea lions.” The tour bus erupted with complaints. “Why weren’t we told this when we booked the tour? Seeing the [...]
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Off-the-Grid in Peru with Kids
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 16 March 2012
Peru looks and feels like Indiana Jones territory. And travelling there with kids in tow is an adventure of epic proportions. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart. Transportation difficulties, truly outlandish food, and the country's rugged nature can be incredibly challenging. But boy, it’s worth it.
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Food from Around the World – Our Adventures in Dining
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 16 March 2012
Travel without trying new food is like Angelina and Brad flying without a brood of children in tow. It just isn't right. That is why tasting delectable dishes during our journeys around the world is the most important part of our day!
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Thousands of Years of Peruvian Culture and Not an Inca in Sight
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 12 March 2012
Mention Peru and most people immediately think Inca. The iconic image of Machu Picchu‘s mystical ruins has invaded our collective psyche to such a degree that we tend to associate the country solely with the ancient Inca culture. Unquestionably, the Incas were a force to be reckoned with but they were by no means the [...]
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Where to Stay, Where to Eat, and What to See in and Around Cusco, Peru
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 7 March 2012
Cusco was one of the highlights of my three months in Ecuador and Peru, but it took me a few days to ferret out the best things to see and do, as well as the best places to stay and eat, so I wanted to share what I discovered to help others who may be [...]
