From Chachapoyas, Me and Jeff travelled to Cajamarca by bus. This is one of the best bus journeys I have ever been on. We were driving along edges of sheer drops with only a couple of cm to spare and going over would planks over gorges which looked liked it could barely hold my weight let alone the whole bus. The views were out of this world. Valleys lay below us with clouds shrouding their peaks. I couldn't believe we were actually above the clouds. The road its...

Chachapoyas is in the North of Peru. It is the jumping off point for many ruins and beautiful treks. The town is really small and has a lovely white church in the main square. It is set in the valley and you can do some lovely walks just from the town. Jeff is from Denver, Colorado so trekking is in his blood I think and I somehow came to the conclusion that a 4 day hike would be good fun!!!! This was not to be the case. The trek was a step too far for me. It w...

The trip to Peru, as with all trips in South America, consisted of a number of stages. First off we had to catch the local bus to Loja. We had decided to stay overnight in Loja to break the journey. This was a good thing as El Cid, my Spanish speaking computer, had manged to catch not one but 5 viruses of which one was a Trojan Horse. These viruses had infected my photos, my SD cards and memory stick. I cannot repeat what I said about the b******s that write thes...