Puno
Peru
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26 April 2010
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26 April 2010
Cusco
Peru
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27 April 2010
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02 May 2010
Sacred Valley
Peru
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29 April 2010
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29 April 2010
Machu Picchu
Peru
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30 April 2010
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01 May 2010
Arequipa
Peru
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03 May 2010
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05 May 2010
Colca Canyon
Peru
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04 May 2010
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05 May 2010
Nazca
Peru
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06 May 2010
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06 May 2010
Lima
Peru
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07 May 2010
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09 May 2010
San Ramon
Peru
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10 May 2010
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10 May 2010
Trujillo
Peru
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11 May 2010
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12 May 2010
Cajamarca
Peru
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13 May 2010
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13 May 2010
Celendin
Peru
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13 May 2010
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13 May 2010
Chachapoyas
Peru
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14 May 2010
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17 May 2010
Chiclayo
Peru
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18 May 2010
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18 May 2010
Piura
Peru
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19 May 2010
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19 May 2010
19 May 2010
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South America Trip
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Last Update 22 May 2010
Day 137 : Piura transfer “Arriving from the south after crossing the unforgiving Sechura desert, Peru's oldest colonial city is like a mirage on the horizon. Piura is a transportation hub, so you may end up spending time in this sunscorched city. Cobblestone streets full of chara...
18 May 2010
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Day 136 : Chiclayo “Spanish missionaries founded a small rural community here in the 16th century. Either by chance or through help from 'above', the crossroads city of Chiclayo has prospered ever since. A bounty of important archeology sites lies nearby (Lonely Planet)”. &...
17 May 2010
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Day 132 + 135 : Chachapoyas At 09.30 AM, I leave the nice sleepy town of Celendin for a bus journey of 8 hours through a remarkable beautiful landscape. The whole drive is in the mountains on curved roads, which made some of the passengers vomiting on the way. Just before dark, I am in...
13 May 2010
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Day 131 : Cajamarca Cajamarca (2720 meters) is held to be the most important city in Peru's northern highlands. It was the place of origin for the pre-Inca culture of Cajamarca – which includes the famous Windows of Otuzco – and was a great administrative and relaxation cen...
12 May 2010
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Last Update 22 May 2010
Day 130 : Trujillo After a good night rest, I am able to start my exploration of the town. Trujillo, capital of the region of La Libertad, and the third largest city in Peru. It lies on the north coast, 561 km from Lima, where the Moche and Chimu civilizations developed between 200 BC ...
11 May 2010
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Day 129 : Trip to the North of Peru In the end I have to hurry myself out of the appartment of Myriam to get the bus “the rapido”. Unfortunately for me, the 'rapido' is not that quick due to the heavy traffic. Finally I get off on the crossing of Republica with 28 de Julio,...
10 May 2010
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Day 128 : San Ramon After a night journey in bus, I reach San Ramon at 06.30 AM in the morning. The district of San Ramon lies in the Province of Chanchamayo in the region Junin. It is 6 to 8 hours away from Lima and is called the 'golden gate to the central jungle', as it was t...
09 May 2010
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Day 125 – 127 : Lima “Lima, the traditional City of Kings, was founded in 1535 by the Conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Today it is the capital of the country and the gateway to the rest of Peru. In 1991, Unesco declared it a World Cultural Heritage site for its colonial arch...
06 May 2010
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Day 124 : Nasca To the south of the city of Ica, the Pan-American Highway cuts through the desert of sand dunes to Km 420, just 25 km before the town of Nasca. There, on the plains of San Jose, is a collection of mysterious geoglyphs and straight lines that were etched into the desert ...
05 May 2010
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Day 122 + 123 : Arequipa and the Colca Canyon The region of Arequipa features Peru's deepest canyons, the Colca (3400 meters) and Cotahuasi (3535 meters). Colca comes from the Quechua word for 'granary'. The canyon is formed by the Colca river and its length is covered in hundreds of p...
03 May 2010
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Day 121 : Arequipa Arequipa, Peru's second-important city (2335 meters) was listed as a Unesco World Cultural Heritage Site in 2000. It is also known as the 'White city', because many of its churches and colonial mansions are built from the sillar white volcanic stone. Three volcanoes ...
02 May 2010
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Day 116 – 118 + 120 : Cusco and surroundings “The city of Cusco is located in the southeastern Andes. Its name in Quechua means “center of the world”, when it was the capital of the empire of Tahuantinsuyo (four regions). Legend has it that the city was founded ...
01 May 2010
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Day 118 + 119 : Aguas calientes and Machu Picchu “Machupicchu is located in the district of Machupicchu, Province of Urubamba; 72,5 miles by railroad northwest of Cusco. It is also part of the Vilcabamba Batolite, a mass granite mountain rankingwith an antiquity of 250 million ye...
27 April 2010
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Last Update 22 May 2010
Day 115 : touristic busride from Puno to Cusco For the first time on my trip, I am on a bus with a tourist guide, but according to other travellers, there are some interesting sites to be visited along the road. The first stop is the sleepy village of Pucara, famous for its earthy tori...
26 April 2010
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Last Update 22 May 2010
Day 114 : Puno and the islands of lake Titicaca “South America's largest lake is also one of the world's highest navigable lakes. The air looks magically clear here, as dazzling high-altitude sunlight suffuses the highland altiplano and sparkles on the deep waters. Horizons stret...
