Huacachina, The Peruvian Desert Oasis We had a long day and night ahead of us from Arequipa to Ica so we opted for a night bus on a first class line (Oltursa Bus Company). After a lot of bus time from the Colca Canyon to Arequipa (8 hours total) and then an overnight bus from Arequipa to Ica (11 Hours) we arrived in Huacachina the desert oasis tired and in need of some down time. We´d heard from many travelers that this was a must stop and it worked perfect as ...

The relaxing time at Lake Titicaca was well needed and recharged our batteries, but it was time to set sail once again and tackle the Peruvian bus system. We caught a bus from Copacabana to Puno and then caught another 6 hour bus adventure from Puno to Arequipa. The buses in Peru are actually quite good as long as you select a tourism operator, and there are many to choose from at the bus terminals. We were/are not brave enough to tackle the local bus scene, n...

Originally when we made our plans for South America, Bolivia was a must see country that required 12 days in our SA timeline. We had planned to visit Lake Titicaca (Copacabana), mountain bike down the world's deadliest road, visit the historical capital of La Paz (highest city in SA), and of course venture into the world famous salt flats. But unfortunately things change when the trip begins! Time and money was running low so unfortunately the deepest we would...

Our apologies for the delays in uploading photos and writing our blog, it has been a big challenge using the internet in Peru. Even when you finally find an internet it can take 20 minutes to access your email account! We completed our fantastic journey to Manchupicchu and took some much needed rest in Cusco before meeting up with some Kiwi friends that we met in Ecuador. Cusco is the historic capital of the Inca Empire and is located in central Peru, near the...

The Inca Trail is a 40-km (25 mile) hike, with 3 high passes to be crossed, one of which reaches an elevation of 4200m (13776 ft). Our first day started off very early leaving the hotel at 6 am with our guide Umberto. We were supposed to have a total of five people in our group but unfortunately two got very ill the night before so they were unable to make it, an extremely unfortunate set of circumstances for them. So then there were three! We had mixed e...