A country that felt like several at once: the Huacachina desert at sunrise, the white city of Arequipa, the almost sacred silence of Lake Titicaca. But what stays with us most is the people, and the urge to go back.
Our time there
The country at a glance
Sources: World Bank (population), world-countries.
The itinerary · 16 days · 10 stops
Our route, step by step
- Day 1Lima → Ica
Landing in Lima
Landing at 9:30, Pablo waiting with his sign, then straight onto the bus to Ica: five hours towards the desert.
- Day 2Oasis de Huacachina, Ica
Huacachina
Sunrise on top of the dunes, buggy and sandboarding with friends, then a 13½-hour night bus to Arequipa.
- Day 3Arequipa
Arequipa, the white city
A real favourite: Santa Catalina monastery, streets of white volcanic stone and the Picantería Victoria.
- Days 4–6Cabanaconde
Colca Canyon
A night in Cabanaconde, condors at Cruz del Condor, then two days trekking on our own in one of the deepest canyons in the world.
- Days 7–8Péninsule de Capachica
Llachón, on Lake Titicaca
Two days with Ruben and Vilma: the Uros Titinos islands, weaving, fishing, the fields, and memories for life.
- Day 9Cuzco
Cusco
The old Inca capital: the Inka museum, the alleys, the souvenir shops, and a warm welcome at Casa Antade.
- Day 10Moray, Maras, Chinchero, Ollantaytambo
The Sacred Valley
Moray's terraces, the Maras salt pans, Chinchero's market and the Ollantaytambo fortress in a single day.
- Days 11–14Salkantay → Machu Picchu
Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu
70 km from the Humantay lagoon down to the jungle, the altitude in our legs, and Machu Picchu at the end of the trail.
- Day 15Vinicunca
Rainbow Mountain and the Red Valley
Up to 5,036 m, then twenty more minutes to the Red Valley: no one around, and even wilder ochres.
- Day 16Miraflores, Barranco
Back to Lima
Last day: Miraflores, Barranco, seafood at Punto Azul and the Malecón facing the Pacific.
The people here
Peru, through the people who live there
Where we went
The stories, in the order of the road
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