Perú/Bolivia: Juliaca to La Paz – passing the lake by the north
A final fling in Perú, and passing Lake Titicaca into Bolivia and towards La Paz. Anticipation of many things crowds …
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Perú: Cusco to Juliaca – little roads worth taking
A while ago, in Quito, we were pondering how long we would take to get to Patagonia. Others there, heading …
Perú: glances and moments
Perú: Abancay to Cusco – Nevado Salkantay, Machu Picchu and a tale of two trains
Cusco, Machu Picchu, Cusco and Machu Picchu – Pivotal places and destinations for at least a country if not a …
Perú: Ayacucho to Abancay – protests and rollercoasters
Getting in and out of cities without a map has become a matter of practiced routine. The inward plan is …
Perú: Huancayo to Ayacucho – glorying in the heights!
Onwards we ride – Perú seems able to give us so much, and it continues to provide. A 15km rattle-down …
Perú: Húanuco to Huancayo – Surprise finds and even some flat riding!
We’re back to just us – our ‘five-ness’ was briefly ‘three-ness’ again as we tarried a day in Huánuco. We’ve …
Perú: Huaraz to Huallanca and on to Huánuco
We begin another traverse of the Cordillera Blanca by zenning our way out of Huaraz, a bit later than planned …
Perú: Caraz to Huaraz via the unbeaten track
When I had visions of what this journey could be like, steep dirt roads surrounded by snow-capped mountains featured strongly. …
Perú: Cajamarca to Caraz – fat tyre inspiration and paths found
It now seems a long time ago that we left Cajamarca. Even the river crossings that we did a couple …
Ecuador/Perú: Loja to Cajamarca
Perú has always been prominent in our imagined travels in South America. Colombia and to our surprise, Ecuador have proved …
