From Isla del Sol, we took a boat back to Copacabana, then a four hour bus ride to La Paz. To get from Copacabana, you have to cross the water. There isn’t a bridge, so you have to get off…
Bolivia – Isla del Sol
From Copacabana, it is an easy 1 hour boat ride to Isla del Sol, a very peaceful island in Lake Titicaca. We got there early and set off for a hike around the island. We went the wrong way and…
Bolivia – Copacabana
We left Peru and after a short 4 hour bus ride across the border, arrived in Copacabana, Bolivia. Copacabana was having a festival called the Virgen de Copacabana, there were bands, dancing and people in costume on the street. Its…
Peru – Puno & Uros Islands
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…
Peru – Machu Picchu
After the three days of walking, we had an early 3.30am wake up call. After breakfast, we then had an easy 5km hike while the sun came up. We got to the Sun Gate or Inti Punku in local Quechua language,…
Peru – Inca Trail
After leaving Cusco, we got an early bus to the village of Ollantaytambo, to start the Inca Trail. Our group was 16 trekkers, 21 porters and 2 guides. There are other ways to see Machu Picchu, such as a nice…
Peru – Cusco
After Quito, we had to get a flight to Cusco, Peru, the base for doing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. We had to get to Cusco two days before starting the trail to acclimatise to the altitude. Luckily there…
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…