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Quito and la Mitad del Mundo

My Ecuador trip ended in Quito, its capital, where I spent four nights. Quito has a nice historical centre, with ...

Ten days in Ecuador

I arrived to Ecuador from Mancora, by night bus. Despite asking for the best bus company the bus was not ...

Walking above the clouds (Trek Gran Vilaya)

I was very happy that Norbert decided to join me for this last Peruvian adventure : during the last days ...

Peru’s Northern coast

My next stop was Trujillo, on the northern coast. Warm weather, nice colorful architecture, many interesting archaeological sites to explore ...

Santa Cruz Trek in Cordillera Real

I arrived to Huaraz, my base camp for the following days, at 7.00am and after a quick check in at ...

Another sunny pause (in Lima)

One day after the Inca Trail I left cold Cusco direction to the North. My first stop was Lima, where ...

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

This 43km ancient Inca path leading to Machu Picchu is the most famous trek in South America and must be ...

My 5 favourite places in Valle Sagrado

The first time I visited Peru, in 2005, I took the time to explore the Valle Sagrado well and I ...

Y el cóndor pasa . . . (at Colca Canyon)

I thought that my most painful bus trip would be my Copacabana – Arequipa trip . . . until I ...

A sunny break (in Paracas and Huacachina)

After the cold Bolivian Altiplano and rainy Arequipa, I really needed a sunny break so I improvised a short trip ...