It’s hard to believe that we have been on the road for 7 weeks! With all of the many places we have visited I would have to say Colca Canyon is one of the top locations. It is beautiful! A mixture of terraces, walking paths in the mountains, volcanoes, and steep rock faces...the scenery doesn’t get old! We took a three day, two night tour from Arequipa to Yanque which included the highest elevation to date, 4900m, some llamas & alpacas, a few vicuña an...

We travelled from Puno to Arequipa on a night bus, arriving the morning of October 22nd or the day of the Peruvian census. The census day in Peru will be one that we remember as we strolled through the historical center with very empty streets, and most, if not all, shops closed. The census is very serious here...done in a day and nothing open between 8am and 5pm. Arequipa is an interesting city reminiscent of Cusco, the difference being all of the buildings ar...

Today we arrived in Puno by bus, with some amazing views. We will be exploring Lake Titicaca as well as the floating islands! Stay tuned!

Where to begin with our days in Cusco...from city walks, to markets, Inca ruins and chocolates...we have relaxed a little and explored a lot! Sitting at 3300m above sea level and with approximately 500,000 people plus tourists this city takes your breath away...literally. We spent our first day getting acclimatized to the change in altitude by following the free City tour. The tour introduced us to the history of the Inca empire, the narrow cobblestone street...

We arrived in Cusco just in time for the next step of Peru’s adventure in the World Cup selections. The picture doesn’t do the crowd justice...the main square was closed to cars and it was wall to wall people to watch the big screen. If you are a soccer fan Peru's journey continues in November when they play New Zealand for the final spot. We are taking a few days here to re-acclimatize to the altitude before heading for Machu Picchu on Saturday. More to co...