Peru
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My last few stops in Peru brought me to Trujillo and Piura, two smaller cities perched up along the coast in the north of Peru. After spending all of Wednesday on the bus, I arrived in Trujillo and found a hostel near the main square. I only had 2 nights in Trujillo, so I spent…
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Huaraz is a beautiful place for trekking and mountain climbing, exploring glaciers and camping amongst the stunning mountainside. Not ideal if you’re trying to recover from a knee injury. As the anti-inflammatories begun to wore off, I soon realised I’d need to spend a bit of time resting my knee. I couldn’t be going out…
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It’s been a couple days since I completed the Inca Trail, yet I’m still recovering. It was a challenging yet completely fulfilling experience, one of the best of my life – and well worth the considerable cost. Luckily, my knee held up (with the help of many anti inflammatories) and I was able to experience…
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I’m combining these 3 cities into one blog entry, as they are pretty small and I visited them all within the space of about 5 days as I continue to make my way back towards Cusco. Back at sea level, Paracas reminded me of the Bahamas. A small beach town (my hostel literally backed on…
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I don’t know if it’s just good luck, but again my preconceptions about Lima were proved wrong in just a couple of days. I didn’t go in expecting to have a bad time, or see a dull city. But other travellers I met had told me just that – “you don’t need to spend more than…
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After sticking out a few days of miserable weather, the sun returned to Cusco and I was able to enjoy the city for what it is – a small yet charming place that at times feels almost like a time warp, such is the abundance of history evident within the city. Cusco was the historic…
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Although I stayed in Puno for 3 nights, I didn’t really find any time to explore the city, bar a brief walk into the main square to get some cash out late Sunday evening. The main reason for visiting Puno was to see Lake Titicaca, from the Peruvian side. With it was also an opportunity…
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It felt kind of strange walking down Mercaderes and seeing Starbucks, KFC, and Pizza hut lining the streets. I opted for dinner at a local cafe instead, recommended by the Indian guy in my room who came out for a walk. It was a long day spent on buses, so after dinner I called it…
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