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...

Well here I am and after the over night bus have finally arrived in Puno on the edge of Lake Titicaca. This is probably the bit I have been most looking forward to on the whole of my trip seeing this lake, the highest in the world and also Uros the famous reed islands.Well today I have spent the day with Cecelia (travelling buddy) travelling around in little buggies powered by a little man behind you on a push bike going from market to market in looking for cheap...

Chivay and colca canyon