Peru-Bolivia Lake Titicaca
We left the beautiful Sacred Valley and made our way to Puno, Lake Titicaca and then Bolivia. Here are a few impressions of Peruvian Street festivities….. they are loud, colourful and cheerful and just a […]
We left the beautiful Sacred Valley and made our way to Puno, Lake Titicaca and then Bolivia. Here are a few impressions of Peruvian Street festivities….. they are loud, colourful and cheerful and just a […]
Arequipa & Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve A truly spectacular drive traversing the HIGH! plains of the vast, barren Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve. The Colca Valley is a stunning, colorful Andean valley […]
In Lima we had the best host ever. We met Omar in Barichara, Colombia and he invited us to visit him in Lima. He lives in the awesome “Barranco” neighborhood and he generously offered us […]
Baños de Agua Santa Volcano Chimborazo This huge mountain is the highest point in Ecuador. It has five summits, the highest culminating at 6,310 meters (20,720 ft.). Unfortunately it was cold, strong winds and the […]
Ecuador’s so-called Quilotoa Loop is a circuit of small towns in the Andes made famous by the Quilotoa volcano and crater lake. We found The Black Sheep Inn in Chugchilán as our base – and […]
Indian Market in Otavalo The boarder crossing in Ipiales was “muy tranquillo” – the easiest and fastest so far. We passed Ibarra and headed straight to Otavalo. It was Saturday and we wanted to check […]
The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world – Alexander Von Humboldt To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries – Aldous Huxley Love […]
Visiting a vineyard In the Colombia Facil guide I read about the entry of the exotic vineyard Marqués de Puntalarga. They claim to be the highest altitude exotic vineyard in the world @2’600m. Hmmm…..interesting fact and sampling wine […]
Due to the country’s landscape, nature, and culture, Colombia is commonly known as “World in one country” Cañon del Chicamocha From Minca we drove straight south with the goal to visit the Parque Natural Los […]
Now we are that point of our adventure where there is a gap between North and South America. The entire network of roads in North, Central, and South America connect, except for a 150 km gap […]