Gone chillin’ in Huanchaco
After a couple of nights in Trujillo we headed to the small beach town of Huanchaco. This is a perfect spot along the northern Peruvian coast where to recharge for […]
Best name contestant: Chan Chan and its ancient wonders
We rarely think of what and who was in South America before the Incas. Certainly there (and with what a presence!) was Chan Chan, the largest pre-Columbian city on the continent, “a […]
True-heeyo
Trujillo was stuck in my brain because of Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel characters, with the familiar theme of ‘cerranos’ and ‘costenos’ at times slipping in this city on the northern […]
Sea horses riding around Pimentel
The much bigger Chiclayo did not feel like a temporary home so we decided to spend the week of our Spanish classes in Pimentel, about 10 km away from the […]
Gracias a Leymebamba!
Setting aside the time to visit Leymebamba was one of our best decisions. The township in the rolling mountains of northern Peru is surrounded by vast fertile grounds and lies […]
Most crazy ride contestant and then Cajamarca
First, a long narrow gray road snaking through the mountains of northern Peru, bus packed to the brim, puke bags distributed to everyone at the beginning of our journey in […]
Good bus companies in Colombia
I found this old draft and have to admit all those company names have been swept away by the thousands of kilometers that followed Colombia. But anyhow, here are the […]
The buzz and the fuss of San Ignacio
This is, then, the first town that greets you on the way south via the San Ignacio bridge. Senor/The town of San Ignacio spreading over the hills as one big up-and-down rollercoaster […]
Crossing into Peru the long way
There are, of course, multiple points where you can cross the border from Ecuador into Peru. We wanted to see the one said to be the most remote; as far […]
Una visita verde – Chachapoyas & Gocta waterfall
Not too far from Chachapoyas (remember, the capital of Amazonas region of Peru) lies the waterfall that may or may not be the second, thirds or fourth tallest in the […]
