Despite a few of us feeling unwell while we were at our prior stop in Uyuni, Bolivia, we all survived the 12-hour bus ride out of Bolivia and into Chile without any problems. The bus ride wasn’t too bad but for two things: First, just our general feeling of being Read more…
We stumbled into our last stop in Bolivia, the town of Uyuni, located deep in the Altiplano at over 3,600m (12,000 feet) in elevation, feeling a little under the weather. Fortunately, the town is very small and there was only a short drive from the airport to our hotel…a hotel Read more…
One of the highlights we had planned for our week in Bolivia was a visit to one of the islands, said to be the birthplace of the Incas, in the middle of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. After an overnight bus from Cusco, with a quick Read more…
At just under two weeks, our stop in Cusco, Peru would be the longest of our South America trip so far…and we needed it! It had been almost three months since we left Spain (halfway through our six months of travel) and travel fatigue was setting in. Sadly, we got Read more…
There is a so called “rainbow mountain” that is all the rage near Cusco. People hike for hours to get there, then take pictures (that are later enhanced to increase the brightness, I promise you!) in front of this colorful striped mountain. Well, it turns out there is another mountain, Read more…
In our plans for our trip to South America, a visit to the New World Wonder of Machu Picchu was a must do. We had spent a week in Ollantaytambo, which is conveniently located near the train station that would take us to the bus stop at Aguas Calientes that Read more…
To start our week in the Sacred Valley of Peru, we flew into the Cusco airport, then immediately left for the town of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley. Cusco is smack dab in the middle of the Andes mountains, at an elevation of about 3,400m (around 11,200 feet). This height Read more…
Mancora, Peru is a popular beach resort in northern Peru and the stop for our late night bus from Cuenca, Ecuador. Looking to get off the beaten track a little we stayed about a 30 minute taxi ride from Mancora in a small town called Los Organos. Our accommodation was Read more…
We arrived in Ecuador on August 1st and left for Peru on August 31st. In between we went to the Galapagos, the Amazon Rainforest and the middle of the world, among others. Here are our general observations from our first country in South America. Language – since we have been Read more…
We had high hopes for Cuenca as we left Quito airport for the final time. The prior couple of weeks in the Galapagos and Amazon had been amazing, but tiring. As a result, our Cuenca wish list included laundry facilities, good internet, our own space to relax, a kitchen to Read more…