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FL USA to Vilcabamba

by HappyShen 27 May 2012

Hello community, I would like to know which is the best route (money and safe wise) to go to Vilcabamba from Florida, USA...fly to Guayaqui…
Re: Climbing Cotopaxi in July 2012

by Bozol 22 May 2012

I am planning in climbing Cotopaxi in the next week from Latacunga. I've been at over 4000m several times in the last ten months, most…
RE: Logistics for visiting the Vilcabamba region (Vitcos and Chuquipalta)

by WILLEMSPIE 20 May 2012

3 hours plus by collective taxi. The pass from Huancacalle to Yanama has an almost continuous Inca Trail, including stairs which have…
RE: Logistics for visiting the Vilcabamba region (Vitcos and Chuquipalta)

by aslukas 19 May 2012

Awesome, thanks! For the sake of planning, do you recall how long the trip is from Quillabamba to Huancacalle?
RE: Logistics for visiting the Vilcabamba region (Vitcos and Chuquipalta)

by WILLEMSPIE 18 May 2012

The bus to Quillabamba is fine. Most of the road is paved (rtill Santa Maria). In Quillabamba, there are collective taxis to Huancacalle.…
Logistics for visiting the Vilcabamba region (Vitcos and Chuquipalta)

by aslukas 13 May 2012

Hey all, I'm in the process of planning some excursions in the Cusco area, and number one on my priority list is to somehow combine a…
Re: Alternate route

by Sillyb 09 May 2012

With the exception of Vilcabamba almost anywhere south of Cuenca is majorly less tourist travelled, cheaper and interesting. Both to towards…
Re: Otishi NP / Espiritu Pampa trek

by hiddenperu 08 May 2012

Hi, I know a guide in central andes - Huancayo that work into the National park Otishi, with the etnia Ashaninka, He is a independent…
Re: Otishi NP / Espiritu Pampa trek

by davidbailey 07 May 2012

Hi MC, Try Enigma Travel in Cusco (www.enigmaperu.com). They organised a private 2-week trek for me last year (Choquequirao-Vitcos-Espir…
Re: Yoga in Vilcabamba?

by akhileshneo 19 April 2012

Hi Bokito! I go through your video, I have heard some reviews of Charlie yoga teacher. A friend of mine had a wonderful pleasure of taking…
RE: Vilcabamba to Chachapoyas: The Best Route

by WILLEMSPIE 15 April 2012

Yes through Zumba it took me 2 days. Take a early mornming bus to Zumba (7 am or so) to arrive in Jaen in the evening. The next day you'll…
Re: Vilcabamba to Chachapoyas: The Best Route

by j_k_williams 14 April 2012

Thanks!
RE: Vilcabamba to Chachapoyas: The Best Route

by globaler 14 April 2012

Via Piura is the most convenient, via Zumba the more adventurous. There is a description of the last route in a boxed text in the Lonely…
Vilcabamba to Chachapoyas: The Best Route

by j_k_williams 13 April 2012

Hello there, I'll be coming from Loja (Vilcabamba), Ecuador with plans on getting to Chachapoyas, Peru in late June. My question is:…
Forgotten Vilcabamba: Final Stronghold of the Incas

by davidbailey 10 April 2012

Vincent Lee's masterpiece is now available as an [ebook|www.cruxpublishing.co.uk/books/forgotten.html] from Amazon or Apple. Essential…
Any musicians in Vilcabamba?

by librelibre 06 April 2012

Hey everyone, I'm going to be in Vilcabamba for the next week or so and am looking for someone to jam with. I like to play in restaura…
Re: Choquequirao, Vilcabamba and Machu Picchu

by TBanks 01 April 2012

Hi, Try contacting Jan, the owner of Casa de Salcantay (http://www.salcantay.com). They can put together the trek at more reasonable…
RE: South America in July

by Fieldgate 29 March 2012

For north of Lima travel: Trujillo is a nice colonial town, good for a two day visit So is Cajamarca, with surrounding area (Cumbe Mayo)…
RE: horseback riding on Isabella and snorkeling equipment in Santa Cruz

by Pigletinoz 29 March 2012

Yes! We went horse riding there about 3 weeks ago. It is a ride up to see a volcano - 8 kms each way, which is about about an hour / an…
Re: Zumba, Ecuador to Chacapoyas, Peru

by SAtraveler4 25 March 2012

Hi there, We made the crossing from Zumba to Chahapoyas last year in Feb. The bus ride from Vilcabamba was about 8 hrs to Zumba, with…
RE: Zumba, Ecuador to Chacapoyas, Peru

by WILLEMSPIE 19 March 2012

I have done it but 10 years ago. I started from Vilcabamba with a 7 am bus or so, I arrived in Chachapoyas the next day around 4 pm, sleepin…
RE: Satying safe in Equador

by WILLEMSPIE 18 March 2012

Amongst the most dangerous areas are indeed where tourists do congregate, like around Vilcabamba or the Saturday Quito Otavalo busses.…
RE: Traveling to Kuelap/Chachapoyas and on to Ecuador via Jaen

by WILLEMSPIE 18 March 2012

The crossing through Jaen to the Vilcabamba area is not new at all. I've done it, as wll as many oithers. However it is slow you must…
RE: Ecuador to Peru border crossing, Cuenca or Guayauquil?

by seoane 15 March 2012

Cuenca, then Vilcabamba and then you are almost un Peru, Dont recommend Guayaquil... big city and not nice... very hot as well. If you…
Choquequirao, Vilcabamba and Machu Picchu

by ladyfray 15 March 2012

Hi everyone, I'm really interested in trekking to Machu Picchu via Choquequirao; can anyone highlight what the main difference is if…