We were meant to be picked up by the tourist bus from where we were watching the condors, for a bus to Chivay and then connect to another bus for Puno. Unfortunately the bus broke down that day, but we…
Peru – Cañón del Colca
We walked from our very helpful hostel, Pachamama in Cabanaconde to the start of the Cañón del Colca. A man and a donkey is a pretty common sight around South America. After about 25 minutes walk, we reached our starting point…
Peru – Arequipa
We travelled to Arequipa from Cusco. There is not much to do in Arequipa, but we managed to amuse ourselves for a couple of days. First stop a Convent, Monasterio de Santa Catalina, it was huge, a city within a…
Ecuador – Quito
We were only in Ecuador for a few days. The only thing that we had booked before we left England, was the Inca trail and it was fast approaching, so we had limited time. We did a mountain bike trip…
Colombia – Popayán
One of our last stops in Colombia a town called Popayán. It was pleasant enough we stayed on the town square just for the night. You can get a lama ride in the park, we thought that we were too…
Colombia – San Agustín
We finally made it to San Agustin and stayed a few nights at a lovely little guest house at the top of the hill. This is the view, better than TV. The town is known for the statues in the…
Colombia – Tatacoa Desert
On the way to San Agustin, we broke up the journey and stayed a night in the Tatacoa desert. The desert has an observatory where you can go star gazing, unfortunately it was cloudy the night that we were there…
Colombia – Salento
Salento, is the prettiest little Colonial town we have seen. The streets and surrounding countryside are just beautiful. We went on a walk through Valle de Cocora. Rugged peaks. The valley was picture postcard perfect. There are wax palm trees…
Colombia – Medellín
Medellín was the murder capital of the world, but now, as with most of Colombia, it is a safe and amazing city. They are happy to have tourists and are really friendly. Plaza Mayor. The statues has the ashes of…
Colombia – National Park Tayrona
The National Park is beautiful, you have to walk to the campsite, which takes an hour, but luckily you can get a horse to carry your bags. It was super hot, but the walk was beautiful. There are many beaches…