After almost four month in South America it was time to get to my last destination – Lima. I‘ve heard different things about Peru‘s capital. Most people said that there was not too much to do and to see, but there were also some who loved it.
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Paracas and Islas Ballestas
After more then a month it was good to be back on the beach again.
But before that, there was this 20 hour journey from Cusco to Paracas with a stopover in Ica, where I had lunch.
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Cusco – gateway to Machu Picchu
After some days in at a lower altitude, I crossed the Andes again for my next destination: Cusco, at 3400m.
Already heard, that it should be a nice city, with lots of things to do and see and a chilled atmosphere, I was looking forward for my time there.
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Colca Canyon – the second deepest Canyon in the world
First I wanted to do Colca Canyon, which was a six hour bus ride away from Arequipa, on my own, but as I’ve heard, that doing all the organization through the hostel was almost the same price, I decided to do it that way. Continue reading Colca Canyon – the second deepest Canyon in the world
Arequipa – the white city of Peru
In the late evening I arrived in Arequipa and shared a taxi with some american guys into downtown to go into my hostel.
As I didn‘t sleep too much in Bolivia (always between 4-6 hours), it was time to get a longer sleep. That was until midday the next day. The town itself was quite similar to Sucre in Bolivia. Very relaxed and nice weather.
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Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world
After spending two days at the Bolivian Side of Lake Titicaca at Copacabana I decided to go to the Peruvian side to the town of Puno.
Before I heard that that Bolivian side of the lake should be nicer, but as it was raining most of the time and I got the worst accomodation ever (windy, cold and water coming in the room), I wanted to leave that place as soon as possible. Continue reading Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world
3 day tour through the Salar de Uyuni
These three days should by my highlight in Bolivia.
In the morning before the tour started, I mixed up the times and waited at 7.30am instead of 10.30am in front of the office from the company. This should give me enough time for a breakfast and some “sightseeing” in Uyuni itself.
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Uyuni – gateway to the saltflats
After eight hours on the bus and a lunch break in Potosi, the world’s highest city (located at 4100m) I arrived in Uyuni.
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Sucre – the white city of Bolivia
After the shock with my almost lost backbag, I arrived in Sucre at my hostel and made my way into town. It was much more relaxed and cleaner then La Paz and also the weather was much better due to the lower altitude. Continue reading Sucre – the white city of Bolivia
Road to Sucre – back to normality
After two days in crazy La Paz I decided to go to Sucre. It was smaller and only at 2800m, so it was quieter and much nicer. Continue reading Road to Sucre – back to normality