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RE: Overland travel from Lima to Banos

by kmingnath 14 May 2012

I'm pretty sure there are quite a few companies that go from Lima to Piura. Then from Piura you could get a bus that takes you to Guayaquil…
RE: Peru beach warning

by IncaKola 08 May 2012

Something similar happened six or seven years ago near the Ecuadorian border in Tumbes and seemed to be a virus infection then.
RE: Machu Picchu

by IncaKola 01 May 2012

Your first part of your topic is perfectly doable. Leaving Máncora with Transportes El Dorado - has 3 buses from Tumbes to Piura stopping…
RE: 10 days in Peru in January - where would you go?

by apoivre 25 April 2012

Thanks, IncaKola, that was exactly what I was thinking of. (I actually talked to my travelling partner about this yesterday and she's…
RE: 10 days in Peru in January - where would you go?

by IncaKola 24 April 2012

The ocean is warmest around Tumbes (which is close to Ecuador), it seems to be as much as 4°C warmer. Zorritos is a beach town with several…
RE: Buses in peru

by IncaKola 24 April 2012

Oltursa is another good bus company, IMO better than Cruz del Sur, but has no buses between Cusco, Puno & Arequipa. They roughly travel…
RE: distance from piura to mancora and best way to travel there?

by globaler 14 April 2012

Hop on a bus to Tumbes and get of at Mancora. They should run hourly, a couple of companys do the trip...
RE: Kiwis taking on South America

by stevejoh 12 April 2012

If you get to Tumbes you can then take an internal flight to Lima. Internal flights are much cheaper than flights between countries. Flying…
RE: Crossing Ecuador to Colombia

by mundo_propio 11 April 2012

Ormeño is more costly. I suggest you take a bus to Tumbes, taxi to the border, taxi to Machala from where direct buses leave for Quito,…
Re: Colombia to Peru or Argentina

by hannahbananana 10 April 2012

Probably I am too late now, but I did exactly the same thing at the end of February: I took a bus from Medellin for 98.000 COP to Ipiales…
RE: Bus trip from Quito to Piura

by octopuspaul 31 March 2012

MY recommendation would be to catch a bus to Guayaquil first. This is the fastest and most direct perhaps 10 hours. Cruz del Sur are…
Re: One way to Peru from Canada

by pezzi686 30 March 2012

either that or buy a cheap or boat ticket. I know you can buy a boat ticket in Advance from Iquitos to Tabatinga Colombia for less that…
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: Bus from Ecuador to Peru

by ban_janti 28 March 2012

You definitely want to fly, to avoid high international ticket prices just cross the border and fly from Piura or Tumbes. When booked…
RE: Traveling to Kuelap/Chachapoyas and on to Ecuador via Jaen

by Fieldgate 18 March 2012

Not recently. I travelled on that route a few years ago. Stopped in Celendin for a night. It's very winding road, and very slow, although…
hot to get from Cuenca to Mancora safely

by marfus 22 February 2012

Hi All I would like to get from Cuenca to Mancora I am trying to figure out the border crossing between Machala and Tumbes. I can’t find…
Re: 2 weeks Cuzco/Inca Trail/Mancora

by IncaKola 22 February 2012

It seems you'll have three days to acclimatize to the altitude which I believe should be enough if you don't smoke, eat light on the first…
RE: Peru - Ecuador border crossing

by playablanca 16 February 2012

Came in the opposite direction yesterday- Guayaquil to Mancora- with CIFA. Stopped at Machala, both borders, Tumbes, Mancora and went…
Desperately need an English intrepreter

by kmingnath 09 February 2012

I just got a bus with CIFA into Guayaquil a few hours ago and they´ve lost my backpack. I think it is still at the office in Tumbes or…
RE: Website for Hostels/Hotels

by IncaKola 07 February 2012

Here's a couple of places I like in Peru: Beaches in Piura & Tumbes: http://www.vivamancora.com/english/dondedor.htm Chiclayo: http://ww…
RE: Trujilllo to Guayaquil - Beware of Trujillo SCAMS

by angkorgo 05 February 2012

To clafity: The scam is that one ends up paying a little over an extra US$20 (i.e., almost double the price) for two bus tickets when…
RE: Southern Ecuador to Cuzco Overland

by IncaKola 18 January 2012

Tumbes, the first Peruvian city of any significance, is 20 hours away from Lima while Cusco is another 20 hours away from Lima. If I…
Re: Traveling times / cost / recommendations

by IncaKola 09 January 2012

@Piotr1981: There are some bus companies I wouldn't really travel with (any more) like Hnos. Flores whose drivers try to drive like Ayrton…
RE: Traveling times / cost / recommendations

by Piotr1981 09 January 2012

+@elbear+: I see your principal question about prices remains unanswered - emm, you'll have to check the websites and sum it up. Just…
RE: Traveling times / cost / recommendations

by IncaKola 08 January 2012

Cruz del Sur is IMHO the second best bus company in Peru, after Oltursa. I have used both several times and still continue to use Cruz…