We completed a southern sweep of Peru by first going to Puno. This was on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, but is not as scenic as the Bolivian side. We did manage to see some of the festivities of Puno Week, and the very commercial Ouros floating […]

After the desert, we moved onto Cusco and the centre of the Inca Empire. Whilst only lasting a relatively short time in history, The Incas had an enormous impact on Peru, and contributed to the history of this city, which claims to be the longest continuously inhabited city in the world. The city is wonderful, […]

Our southern sweep started in the lovely seaside town of Paracas. We Started by hiring mountain bikes and riding through the desert to the Paracas National Park, home to some magnificent stretches of coast. We also took a boat to the Islas Balletas, which was rich with wildlife from penguins, sealions and birds. In fact […]

After a cultural start to Peru, we moved into a more physical mode by going to Huaraz. This is quite a way into the mountains and in fact the Cordilleras Blancas is the second highest mountain range after the Himalayas with 22 peaks over 6,000 metres. The first trip from Huaraz was to the Pastoruri […]

We arrived in the little-visited north of Peru after a lovely stay in Ecuador. We noticed the difference in two ways. Firstly, we were back at the arid, desert-like area close to the sea; and secondly we were in a land of ancient monuments and civilisations which are little known outside Peru, but which are […]