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RE: Train from Lima to Huancayo in January

by slowwukwai 24 April 2012

Tickets can be purchased at the TeleTicket counters in Plaza Vea supermarkets as well. As a followup, I ended up spending 4 days in the…
current road conditions in Peru's southern Andes

by edawg2000 13 February 2012

Hello, We are thinking about making a loop from Lima, through Huancayo, Ayacucho (via Huancavelica), Pisco, and back to Lima. I know…
RE: Unfortunate-sounding phrase across languages

by iviehoff 21 January 2012

To say "really" in the sense of "is that so", or "indeed that is so" in Czech, you often say "fakt jo". The a is like the u in up in…
RE: Volunteering

by misti2008 14 January 2012

i dont have FB. I still believe it s SPAM and you are the owner of Tinkuy. "Huancayo is one of the poorest cities in Peru and the organizat…
RE: Arequipa and Lake Titicaca

by happymick 05 December 2011

If you want real go by land Huancayo to Cuzco by land. This is a very good route, much more interesting than the Gringo trail route down…
RE: How feasible is bus travel in Peru?

by happymick 22 November 2011

As far as the direct bus to Ayacucho from Huancavelica it is true there is no direct bus. Here is what you must do. The bus from Huancaveli…
RE: How feasible is bus travel in Peru?

by kmingnath 22 November 2011

Thanks for your reply! So did you get a direct bus from Huancavelica to Ayacucho? According my LP guide, there is no direct bus link!…
RE: How feasible is bus travel in Peru?

by happymick 22 November 2011

First of all I have no idea on any holdups on buses on the routes you mention. However I just went by bus Huancayo to Huancavelica to…
How feasible is bus travel in Peru?

by kmingnath 22 November 2011

I will most likely be in Peru in January and was planning on getting the bus around. My itinerary is to go La Paz - Cuzco - Machu Picchu…
Re: Itenerary for Huancayo & Huancavelica, Peru

by amiev 31 October 2011

paulblue, I was thinking of heading to Huancavelica from Huancayo, but can't figure out what bus service it is that goes there. Do you…
RE: Be Part of A Peruvian Documentary Making Adventure

by Bad_Hiker 26 September 2011

Ok, I thought. I suggest: - Being in Bambamarca (in Cajamarca) see the market of hand made traditional hats, and get impressed with…
RE: Routes in Northern Peru-- inland

by Pablo_Solorzano 08 September 2011

Hi girls, congrats this is the stuff I like to read always!! you have choosen an excellent route to backpack in Peru. Personally I think…
RE: Cusco - Ayacucho via road (private vehicle)

by alanymarce 10 August 2011

Re: Ayacucho-Nazca-Juliaca-Cusco? …like navigating the Arctic to go from the Atlantic coast of Panama to the Pacific coast...” A bit…
RE: Itenerary for Huancayo & Huancavelica, Peru

by paulblue5 15 June 2011

Mini Trip Report. Didn´t end up taking the train from Huancayo to Huancavelica. From my understanding (after checking with 3 different…
Itenerary for Huancayo & Huancavelica, Peru

by paulblue5 03 June 2011

Hey I was hoping to get some suggestions for Huancayo. I am hoping to go visit the Huancayo area in the next week or so and was hoping…
Tren macho Huancavelica

by bope 29 April 2011

About a month ago I heard that the train between Huancayo and Huancavelica was temporarily out of service due to landslides. Does anyone…
RE: Update: Back route from Lima to Cusco (via Huancayo, Ayacucho)

by pyrobert 02 April 2011

I did this exact trip, except the Lima-Huancayo step, and it worked very well as described (although a LOT of landslides everywhere, especia…
RE: Update: Back route from Lima to Cusco (via Huancayo, Ayacucho)

by Barbara123 27 March 2011

Thanks for the great post! I did that exact route, but during the dry season. I considered it an adventure then, and that was without…
RE: Update: Back route from Lima to Cusco (via Huancayo, Ayacucho)

by klaush 26 March 2011

Wow... thanks for the great report. I did it once in the dry season, when all the trains and buses were running flawlessly, and really…
Update: Back route from Lima to Cusco (via Huancayo, Ayacucho)

by arjones 24 March 2011

Hi all I´'m posting from Cusco here where we arrived a couple of days ago after coming the "back way" from Lima (in the rainy season...),…
Re: Huancavelica

by eldesierto 21 February 2011

It is true that there is not a lot to do in Huancavelica. As the previous poster stated, Huancavelica is a working class town. It sort…
RE: Visit to Huancayo

by Alex 11 January 2011

From Huancayo you can do several daytrips. If you go to the main plaza you will find several agencies in different kiosks. One agency…
RE: Huancayo-Huancavelica

by klaush 09 January 2011

The best guess is that it runs daily, at 6:30 a.m. I've used it in 2005, the setup is pretty simple... just go to the station, buy a…
RE: Arequipa tips

by Bad_Hiker 18 November 2010

Funny. Now it results that saying that quechua language doesn't have a "munay-ki" term but only a "munayki" word (in all quechua variants…
RE: Car rental in Lima

by mondogito 28 March 2010

That route is very nice and don't worry about Shining Path You will travel during the day Lima / Paracas ( Ballestas Island ) 4 hrs from…