Alison: As we enjoyed the Peru Hop experience so much, we decided to continue our journey with this company and book the Bolivia Hop which takes you from Cusco (Peru) to La Paz (Bolivia) in 24hours with assistance crossing the border and a couple of stops along the way. The bus departed Cusco late in the evening so before we got to do any fun stuff, we had to get the uncomfortable overnight journey out of the way first. Luckily for us (but not for Bolivia Hop) th...

Alison: One of the main reasons that we came to South America was to see Machu Picchu which is the ancient Inca citadel found high up in the mountains near Cusco which lay undiscovered for.....ages!Like most people, we initially planned to hike there for 4 days on the Inca Trail which is the route the Inca's used to follow, back in the day but unfortunately when we tried to obtain permits to do the hike back in June, we discovered that all the permits for Oct...

Alison: We arrived in Cusco after a very long bus journey from Arequipa. The bus journey was 12hours long but it felt like a lifetime because I developed severe nausea and my stomach gurgled and cramped as it tried to rid itself of whatever nasty that had got in there (number 1 suspect is the raw fish we ate on the way to Paracas)....this is the last thing that anyone wants on a bus that doesn't stop because it has a toilet but you aren't allowed to use t...

Nigel: During our time in the previous town, we signed up for the Cola Canyon tour. The tour was for 2 days and the main attraction was the canyon and the condor birds which lived within. The canyon was previously recognised as the deepest canyon in the world (Grand canyon is the longest), but in recent years and with technology improving, it is now the 3rd deepest. For a canyon to be classed as one, it has to have one main feature... it has to be deeper than wid...

Alison: We were very relieved to arrive in Arequipa and get off the overnight bus but our first trip here was to be a very short one as we arrived at 6.30am and were getting picked up at 8.30am for a 2 day trip to Colca Canyon. We had just enough time for a quick freshen up and a look around the city to hunt for a cash machine. Arequipa is a very nice looking city. The centre consists of cobbled streets, grand colonial buildings, churches and a square. The most...