¡Hola a todos! My journey continued north then, to Cuenca. At the bus station in Vilcabamba I ran into an Irish couple that Seb and I had met and befriended during our bus ride into Ecuador from Peru. We had gone our separate ways in Vilcabamba, they wanting something a little more central than our mountain-lodge retreat offered. I was glad to see them again and even happier when it transpired that we had chosen the same bus to take us to Cuenca. We settle...

¡Hola a todos! Vilcabamba was a late addition to my travel itinerary: I had originally intended, in my haste to press on north and include Colombia in my final five weeks of travel in South America, to journey directly to Cuenca, Ecuador’s old, charming capital, roughly six hours of bus travel north of Loja. As it was, Seb proved capable of swaying my mind, promising only a couple of days exploring the fabulous local scenery before continuing to Cuenca. I am...

¡Hola a todos! It is time once more for me to type down a few notes, this being my final blog on Peru before moving forward to my current destination, Ecuador. Indeed, Ecuador may yet revert to being my final South American destination before flying north to Panama: I find myself convalescing in Baños after a severe bout of Salmonella Typhus but, that is a story for another blog - suffice it to type that I am feeling much better now than a few days ...

¡Hola a todos! I waved goodbye to Lima and settled down to an interrupted night mirrored in the film being played; 'The Day After Tomorrow'. My destination was Huaraz, a location popular among travellers and Peruvians alike for its breath-taking mountainous scenery, fresh air and clean way of living. A small town with a notable European contingent of tourists and settled residents both, Huaraz is ideally situated in a valley flanked by two glorious mountai...

¡Hola a todos! I departed Cusco, finally, destined for the Peruvian capital, Lima. I had tarried so long in Arequipa and Cusco that I decided to forego the apparent delights of the southern coast in order to make up a little lost time: I still have it in mind to journey on past Ecuador into Colombia overland before eventually flying up to Panama and on into California. Waving goodbye to Cusco and to so many close friends in particular was difficult. I cou...