Tagged: South America
The Uyuni Salt Flats
After a bumpy, 10 hour coach trip from La Paz, we made it to Uyuni. It is a dusty, drab town on the outskirts of the huge Salt Flats. We then spent the following...
We arrive in Bolivia – La Paz and Death road
We arrived into La Paz at dusk, it sits in a basin and sprawls up the surrounding hills. From the approach it looks impressive and when you arrive it’s a very busy, bustling, overpopulated...
Lake Titicaca
We were proudly told that Lake Titicaca is the 2nd largest lake in south america and the highest lake with operating boats on. At 3900m high and 8500 squared Km’s, it’s massive! The Incas...
The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
Day 1: Our first day trekking was lovely and hot. The incline was gentle and our group made good pace. We were immediately impressed by our porters who carried 25kg each, and ran ahead...
Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley
The Sacred Valley is a lush farming area which was created by the Incas – they actually added all the soil, created hill ledges and straightened the river! We visited two sites in the...
Colca Canyon and Chivay
Colca canyon is home to a national park where we were able to spot wild llama, alpaca and vicuña. The animals are beautiful and the scenery is breathtaking. We went deeper into the canyon...
Night bus to Arequipa
Well the night bus wasn’t too bad, we reckon we got about 6hours sleep and we woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the mountains! Arequipa is a gorgeous town – beautiful buildings and...
