Cusco to Copacabana in Bolivia was another overnight bus. Thankfully the journey didn't take us through the Andes so it was a pleasant night of almost full sleep. We changed buses in Puno, just before the Bolivian border, then changed again and filled two mini-buses. Despite the mini-buses being full, the driver stopped along the way to pick up locals. The border crossing leaving Peru was easier than entering. We stamped in and stamped out, loaded our bags back o...

The night before our Inka Jungle trek we were kept awake by a drunken lass in the dorm who had brought back a lad. It reminded me and Si of why we hated dorms! After only a few hours sleep we grabbed a quick breakfast and were picked up by a mini-van full of other tourists. The thirteen of us sat and listened to our guide remind us of important items whilst bikes were loaded on the roof. During our three hour journey me and Si tried to catch up on some sleep. A f...

Before arriving in Cusco we planned to stay in one of the party hostels as we hadn't met many other travellers. We could only afford to stay in a dorm in Loki hostel but we luckily had awesome people in our room. The town is situated at 3,400 meters and many found climbing the steep hill to the hostel a struggle!! Despite the breathlessness, we were rewarded with a good view over the town below. Cusco is the historic capital of the Inca Empire and is in the Ur...

Compared to most capital cities in South America, Lima is a disappointment. We had been warned that there wasn't an awful lot to see or do so we booked two nights in Miraflores, a more modern area near the beach. We took a taxi to town and were both pleasantly surprised at the main plaza. It was quite pretty with its fountain and seats surrounded by colourful buildings, the Cathedral and Presidential house.There also stood a monument of a man on horseback. This a...

Stopping for a few days before Lima not only made our travel time shorter but allowed us to see some more sights. Around 12km out of Trujillo was Huanuco, a small backpacker friendly beach town. Local fisherman paddle out to sea on totora boats called caballitos. They're high-ended cigar-shaped boats made from straw. The men knee on the back and paddle past the waves to catch the dish of the day! Despite the weather being cold, and the sea freezing, the finals of...