This is the first stop on my organised tour around Ecuador. a short bus ride away, 4 hours and a 20 minute rid in the back of a truck and we arrived at our destination.Nestled in surrounding mountains, the Andes and on the outer rim of the Amazon basin, this small village surrounded by cloud forrest was our first nights accomodation. A 6 birth cabin with real log fires, a sunken bath and 4 thermal pools of different temperatures right outside our front door and 1...

Arrive tomorrow for language school!

After getting up very very VERY early for our 45 minute flight from the highlands of Cusco, we arrived in Puerto Maldonado in the lowlands. Puerto Maldonado is renowned for its gold mining, Brazil nut collecting, timber extraction, agriculture and ecotourism. In fact gold mining was pretty common and we could see tiny make sift water sifters searching for gold as we passed by in our boat. The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the temperature and the...

After getting up way way before sunrise (a 4am brekkie again!) we left Agua Calientes which is the town at the foot of Machu Picchu and headed up towards the runs. I wasn?t able to get a pass so was unable to do the Inca trail so instead was bused up there!I never actually saw Macchu Picchu as being one of the highlights of this trip, but being there especially as the sun was coming up and seeing the all the rainforrest covered mountains sourrounding the sight I...

Well after an 8 hour bus journey from the Lovely Puno here I am in the even MORE gorgeous Cusco!This place is sooo beautiful its looks a bit like a medieval town with a central square. Toaday i have been really REALLY lucky as it has been Corpus Christie day. Peru is mainly a catholic country and when there`s a festival there a FESTIVAL. Today the streets have been packed with people since 6 am drinking, dancing and parading their jesus icons around the squa...