Ever since we got to Peru, we had two really good meals. Ceviche in Trujillo, and ceviche in Punta Hermosa. The rest are mediocre restaurants, and catering from our hikes and hostels. But then we got to Lima. Lima is known as the culinary capital of South America. Here, there are restaurants that Michelin routinely …
Lets go to the beach and relax! We can just chill out and rest! We thought. We will never learn that we don’t have an off switch. After 10 straight days of hiking through the Peruvian Andes, we were absolutely spent. Our bodies were sore. So we thought, hey, why don’t we head to the …
Welcome to the second half of our incredible Cordillera Huayhuash journey. In the first four days, our group has done very well. We are all healthy, fit, and ready to go. We just picked up our annoying barky 11th member of the hiking squad, Effo the dog. Or rather, she picked us up. Cordillera Huayhuash …
8 days. 7 nights. 10 hikers. 1 guide. 1 Chiki. 12 donkeys in the Peruvian Mountains. The Huayhuash ( pronounced “why wash”) trek is routinely rated as one of the most beautiful and rewarding multi day treks in the world. While we were planning the Peruvian part of the trip, this trek became a cornerstone …
This was a long hike. What a day. We learned the night before that the pickup for this day trip was at 5:00AM. So we got some snacks and went to bed early. The bus ride was mostly uneventful. We stopped for breakfast at some sort of roadside establishment. We just got some coca tea …
This hike was our first taste of the northern Peruvian Andes. And it was special. We took a 10 hour day bus from Trujillo to Huaraz. We’re not going to do that again. It’s quite a lovely bus ride, but its really long, and the night bus seems to be the better option. We stopped …
Welcome to Peru! It was a long bus ride from Cuenca to here. Our bus departed at 9PM, so we got cozy for a snooze. The sleeping was decent all things considered, we collectively got 10 hours or so in short bursts. The chairs reclined a lot. Crossing the border at 1AM was certainly interesting. …
Ecuador. Where do we even start with this country. We spent 30 days exploring as much as we could but there is still left so much on the table for a future trip. This country is one that will take your breath away, both figuratively and literally. The people were amazing, the scenery was stellar, …
We didn’t take a cooking class in Ecuador but I did learn lots about the food and the culture. Food in Ecuador is very simple. The most popular type of Ecuadorian food is almuerzos (lunch). Every town we went to had a food market where you could get some for $2.50. These meals consist of …
What a lovely way to spend our last day in Ecuador. Cajas National Park is a lovely stretch of grassy highlands just outside of Cuenca. We got up bright and early to catch our bus to the park. The system for that, as it turns out, is you take the bus to Guayaquil and just …