One year since we left home and we started this trip

(Photo: Altiplanic Lagoons! if you need  tips about San Pedro de Atacama just ask!)

So, we are so happy to tell you that we have been 1 year traveling South America :D Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and then Chile again!

Some reflections:

When we started this trip we just had $500 bucks and the hope to learn more about people, countries and how the culture of our neighbors are mixed in this Southern America. In the middle of the trip we lost a memory card from Machu Picchu, we lost some weight (now we are recovering), we left our jobs and some kind of living, specially one of us, always in a big city, polluted, with some good cafes and lots of recitals (for South America I mean).

Cuzco or Tarapoto? Morning reflexions in the middle of a trip

Cuzco City by Voyagers (to enlarge click over the image)

During the morning in Trujillo we decided to go first to Bolivia and we stopped our northern trip by Peru, we bought our bus tickets to Lima and then to Cuzco (our first idea was to go to Tarapoto and then to … who knows…) Lima was a futile step and the bus to Cuzco was a mix of good service and baby stinky passengers throwing dirty diapers out of the window (wtf!).

When we arrived to Cuzco,

Colca Canyon General Tips

All the story about our Colca Canyon experience HERE

• Carry coca tea with you, you can put it in a bottle.
• Sangalle’s water is good to drink, at least for us.
• To save money buy: bread, cheese and honey.
• Buy bananas in the towns.

Colca Canyon Fever Day III

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The night at Las Palmeras was eventful, after the return of the water service, there was a small storm of wind and rain.

This day we has a really nice lunch (thanks to Carlitos) soup, chicken with rice and french fries, juice, fruits and cookies. Our dinner was fruits, cheese, cookies and honey (from Cosñirhua).

From the cabin, made of totora and cane, at night you could see the stars.

It was gooooooood :D

All the story about our Colca Canyon experience HERE

Colca Canyon Trekking Tips III

Wake up early before sunrise, so can start walking as soon as the sun comes out, trust us! you don’t want to be walking at midday!!

Take with you water with coca tea and some caramels for instant energy. Remember that you are going from 2,100 meters (a.s.l) to 3,300 meters (a.s.l)

In this part of the trekking you just have to walk upwards until you can see Cabanaconde. (3 hours)

All the story about our Colca Canyon experience HERE

Water and Mangos

While we where resting near the pool at Las Palmeras we felt that something fell, it was a Mango!!! (yumi :D)

We took it and decided to eat it…

All the story about our Colca Canyon experience HERE