Recovering in Cusco, Peru
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 Read more…
High Altitude at Palccoyo Mountain in Peru
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 Read more…
A Rainy Visit to Machu Picchu
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 Read more…
Exploring the Sacred Valley, Peru
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 Read more…
Beach Life in Los Organos, Peru
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 Read more…
Notes from the Road – Ecuador
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 Read more…
We’ll Always Have Cuenca (Ecuador)
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, Read more…
Active in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Part 3)
Each day in the Amazon we did a morning and afternoon activity, which was good because we we were in the middle of a rain forest and couldn’t leave the lodge on our own, and the kids needed to burn Read more…
Staying in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Part 2)
For our week in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rain forest, we stayed at a lodge called Gaia Amazon Lodge located outside of Tena, Ecuador. Our stay was very well organized with a morning activity and an afternoon activity each day. We Read more…
Lost in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Part 1)
After the Galapagos, a trip to the Amazon was our second top priority in South America (even if we did worry about packing all the ‘fun’ things into the first month of our trip!) We were picked up from the Read more…
