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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…
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.…
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…
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…
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)…
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.
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…
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,…
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.
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). …
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…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 & $$…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…