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  1. fowler9 avatar

    RE: itinerary and costs help

    by fowler9 27 May 2012

    Sucre and Potosi are both well worth the visit. The bus between the 2 only takes about 3 hours and the road is good. We used Trans Villa…

  2. maz81 avatar

    9 spare days in South America

    by maz81 27 May 2012

    Hello, I'm after some ideas/ advice.... I am travelling with a friend from La Paz overland to Buenos Aires then up to Rio de Janeiro.…

  3. tmiddled avatar

    RE: Itinerary and budget

    by tmiddled 26 May 2012

    I would recommend at least 4day/3night Amazon tour. with 3 days, you only really have one full day in the Selva. A decent part of the…

  4. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by ban_janti_return 26 May 2012

    I suggest some flights, because it seems that you are not only tight on money, but also on time. In Bolivia buses are generally very…

  5. AelYancey avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by AelYancey 26 May 2012

    6- I am thinking I am going to go through Bolivia. Thank you for the tip on Juliaca! Do you know much about which side (Peru or Bolivia)…

  6. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by ban_janti_return 26 May 2012

    #5 And how do you plan on getting to La Paz from Cuzco? It's not close by any mean and flights are expensive.

  7. AelYancey avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by AelYancey 26 May 2012

    Zepp - Awesome! That looks like the perfect solution (best of both worlds). What bus company did you take from La Paz to Cusco? (I'm assumin…

  8. travel_chica avatar

    itinerary and costs help

    by travel_chica 26 May 2012

    Hi all, First time planning for a trip to Bolivia for July. I just started planning, need to book flights ASAP... have about 2 weeks,…

  9. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by ban_janti_return 26 May 2012

    #3 Yep, but keep in mind that OP is not in Cuzco, but Lima. And getting to Cuzco and from there to La Paz is not cheap or quick.

  10. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: TRAVELING FROM PERU TO COLUMBIA

    by anillos_de_saturno 26 May 2012

    I'll assume that by Columbia you mean Colombia. You can fly directly to Colombia from Bolivia (with Avianca, from La Paz to Bogotá). …

  11. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by ban_janti_return 26 May 2012

    If you have little money and some time to kill you should check some places around Lima like Huacachina, Arequipa would the furthers I…

  12. AelYancey avatar

    RE: Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by AelYancey 26 May 2012

    Or, is that too little of time to spend in those places and should I just hop skip and jump straight to BA?

  13. AelYancey avatar

    Iquitos to Lima to... La Paz or Cuzco?

    by AelYancey 26 May 2012

    Heya, So I am planning on taking a boat from Leticia, CO to Iquitos Peru, then flying to Lima (because that seems to be the only way out…

  14. kasperw avatar

    Huayna Potosi first week of June

    by kasperw 26 May 2012

    Just wondering if anyone is interested in doing Huayna Potosi without a guide or agency. I am obviously looking for people who are acclimat…

  15. Tryfan avatar

    RE: 6-7 weeks in S.A and need help! :D

    by Tryfan 25 May 2012

    Just to give you some idea of timings I spent 6 months doing Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru spending roughly 6 weeks in each, I had…

  16. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Flights from Europe to Peru

    by anillos_de_saturno 25 May 2012

    +can somebody explain me, how can i searc a ticket that would be in one way venice - peru and back from la paz, bolivia or santa cruz…

  17. Pigletinoz avatar

    RE: Should I make an itinerary?

    by Pigletinoz 24 May 2012

    As per the above - make sure you have an idea of the general places you want to see and the order of them, so you don't waste time & $$…

  18. mujibyepi avatar

    Re: Civil unrest in La Paz?

    by mujibyepi 24 May 2012

    Thanks for the replies. Yes, I will allow for some travel flexibility in case of delays. I have been travelling for about 4 weeks now…

  19. Tryfan avatar

    RE: Trips been cancelled, should I go solo?

    by Tryfan 24 May 2012

    Well in short yes you can do it solo no worries, thousands do. Have you booked the Inca Trail yet? If not you need to do it asap. What…

  20. DeirdreDonnelly avatar

    Re: Apolobamba Trek - Pelechuco to Curva

    by DeirdreDonnelly 24 May 2012

    Threeshire, You are correct in that in Pelechuco many former guides & mule men now prefer to earn their living as gold miners. According…

  21. Tryfan avatar

    RE: Need help! 28 days in SA, what should I do?

    by Tryfan 24 May 2012

    August is dry season in the High Andes so the perfect time to be there. Your itinerary sounds good apart from the Amazon trip, it may…

  22. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Having a Hard Time Deciding on Itinerary

    by SoloHobo 23 May 2012

    The car/road concerns are not a factor, its a great way to get around, roads are fine overall, it all is on popular routes. As far as…

  23. jamesbrunker avatar

    RE: Civil unrest in La Paz?

    by jamesbrunker 23 May 2012

    +Maybe La Paz should market itself as the Athens of the south. ;-)+ I wouldnt be surprised if the current rulers did decide an Aymara…

  24. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: La Paz to Tupiza

    by ban_janti_return 23 May 2012

    Chicken bus is fun for few hours max, for 12h+ is miserable. But hey, I have nothing against personal fetishes, if someone is a masochist…

  25. mem_ceres avatar

    RE: La Paz to Tupiza

    by mem_ceres 23 May 2012

    actually seeing sunrise from the bus is not bad at all. And i don't see why one cannot travel the way locals do. I believe the bus I took…

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