Buenos tardes amigos. So we survived four days (Saturday to Tuesday) of gruelling uphill, downhill and Peruvian flat! We hiked 50km altogether, reaching an elevation of 4,200m at Dead Woman's Pass on day two. Day one was pretty easy and we got to catch the Peru World Cup game with the locals. We saw a guy run past us up the hill with a table on his back and when we reached his house, we realised it was for a small TV to go on outside with the football on. Who kne...

Hola! Ok, being brief: Tuesday 12 June - we spent the day in Lima. We had a beautiful lunch (lomo saltado and ceviche, plus a Pisco sour and Pisco passion), explored the historic district and round by the coast. It’s always overcast and humid there and doesn’t feel the safest, so a day was enough! Wednesday 13 June - we flew to Cusco early. It’s so beautiful here! Mountains everywhere and there’s a festival in town where the locals are performing tr...