The heart of the Inca empire. This city is steeped with culture and history of both the Inca, and the Spanish colonials. We arrived dead tired off of our Salkantay and Sacred Valley adventures. We recovered our stuff from our original Cusco hostel (we spent 1 night here previous preparing for the Salkantay Trek), and …
Once again, its another pre-4:00AM wake up for a hike. We got dressed, got our snacks and water, and began the 2 hour journey to the ancient Inca city. This walk is a common one, but it doesn’t feel like that this early. We were the only headlamps we could see for either side, as …
We set our alarms for 3:45AM. But we were up at 3:30. It was going to be a long five days ahead of us, as we had planned over 70km of independent hiking. We met up with our friends, found a colectivo, and started what ended up becoming one of the most arduous and rewarding …
In any sort of “Things to do in Peru,” list, Colca Canyon ranks among the top. When we talked to our climbing guides in Arequipa, they recommended that this was the trek in the area to take. Let’s do it! I (Graham) travelled to Peru with my family 14 years ago. Colca Canyon is something …
This is an absolutly gorgeous city. After the worlds shortest 16h bus ride, we came to Arequipa ready to explore the city. Arequipa is known for its colonial Spanish architecture and gastronomy. It also has a few natural landmarks around it, like Colca Canyon, Chachani & El Misti volcanos and the Salinas salt flats. We …
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 …