Today is a 10 hour train trip on the Andean Explorer from Puno to Cusco. This is a fantastic train trip, and the 10 hours flies past. The train is extremely comfortable, with armchair style […]
Today is a full day sailing on Lake Titicaca. Unfortunately Puno, as with Lima, discharges sewage and other wastewater into Lake Titicaca, so there is a distinct whiff of sewage at the Puno end of […]
It is a 6 hour drive from Chivay to Puno on Lake Titicaca in Peru, allowing for stops along the way. The scenery is spectacular, with plenty of llamas and alpacas along the way. Flamingos pepper the […]
Today is Cruz de Condor day – a 6 hour return trip out of Chivay to Colca Canyon, allowing for stops for small herds of sheep, goats, cows and donkeys to get past, in the […]
It takes about 4-5 hours to get from Arequipa to Chivay, the gateway to Colca Canyon, including stops to buy cocoa leaves and water. The highest point on the way to Chivay is 4800m, a […]
A quiet stroll around Plaza de Armas (the central plaza in Arequipa, Peru, hnear the Cathedral) quickly turns into a workers demonstration. Riot police in full regalia have blocked off the streets leading into the […]
