Samstag, 16. Januar 2016
PERU
tadpat22, 00:04h
So I didn't write for quite a long time...
I'll start with Peru.
The Border we took to get to Peru is very small. There is only one public bus a day and no ATM which accepts foreign visa cards. Lucky us, we still had some Euros which they changed us and we made it to Peru. There we needed to wait for 4 hours because there was no electricity!
San Ignacio was our first stop. Very untouristic and nice town. Nothing special about it but we liked it so we stayed few nights.
Our next stop was Chachapoyas. There we went to see south americas third highest waterfall. 700 meter high!!! Quite impressive.
Then we went to the coast and into the dessert. We arrived a little late, so we didn't see the change of nature outside. Next day was a big surprise! Haha :-)
In Chiclayo we only stayed one night. To see this wiches marked which is completly underwhelming! Next stop Trujillo for famous Chan Chan ruins. Beautiful!
And then we went into the Cordillera! We love that place called Huaraz. We went to the glacier Pastoruri and hiked a little around the landscape. First time in life we went over 5000 meter!!! Check!
After Huaraz we went to Lima to visit our friend, Simon, and his family living there. We were spending some afternoons together, but because they were quite busy with their newborn Frederick we decided to go on to Paracas.
There we visited the Islas Ballestas. Famous for their wildlife, we saw Pinguins, sealions, thousands of birds and dolphins. Also we could observate some pinguins jumping into the water. Lovely little animals!!! <3
To see the worldfamous Nazca Lines you need to fly over. But we heard that its bit underwhelming so we decided to only do a stop over to see 2 lines from a observation plattform. Interesting. Also for the Oasis Huacachina we only stopped to see.
Next big stop was Cusco. With all the sights around, we picked out three things we wanted to see. First: Salineras de Mara. Salt fields in a valley. We like this place. Interesting and super beautiful. Also we bought some salt as souvenir :-)
Second: Moray. Its a small ruin close to Mara. There the Incas did acriculture in circled fields. Gorgeous!
And third: Machu Picchu. Of course. Incredible awesome. We went to Aguas Calientes on our own with public transport and two hours walking. Train is super expensive....
Next morning we got up super early to walk up an hour. We spend the whole day inside Machu Picchu. Around 2 or 3 p.m. the crowds of people left and we had the place almost alone for ourselfes. The magic thing about Machu Picchu is the landscape! To think about how they managed to build a place like this up there.
After Cusco the last stop in Peru was Puno, on lake Titicaca. One hour boatride from Puno there are the Uros. Famous for their floating Islands. Interesting to see how they life there and how they created a new possibility of living!
Of course we ate Ceviche. As much as possible. Super delicious. Yammi :-)
I'll start with Peru.
The Border we took to get to Peru is very small. There is only one public bus a day and no ATM which accepts foreign visa cards. Lucky us, we still had some Euros which they changed us and we made it to Peru. There we needed to wait for 4 hours because there was no electricity!
San Ignacio was our first stop. Very untouristic and nice town. Nothing special about it but we liked it so we stayed few nights.
Our next stop was Chachapoyas. There we went to see south americas third highest waterfall. 700 meter high!!! Quite impressive.
Then we went to the coast and into the dessert. We arrived a little late, so we didn't see the change of nature outside. Next day was a big surprise! Haha :-)
In Chiclayo we only stayed one night. To see this wiches marked which is completly underwhelming! Next stop Trujillo for famous Chan Chan ruins. Beautiful!
And then we went into the Cordillera! We love that place called Huaraz. We went to the glacier Pastoruri and hiked a little around the landscape. First time in life we went over 5000 meter!!! Check!
After Huaraz we went to Lima to visit our friend, Simon, and his family living there. We were spending some afternoons together, but because they were quite busy with their newborn Frederick we decided to go on to Paracas.
There we visited the Islas Ballestas. Famous for their wildlife, we saw Pinguins, sealions, thousands of birds and dolphins. Also we could observate some pinguins jumping into the water. Lovely little animals!!! <3
To see the worldfamous Nazca Lines you need to fly over. But we heard that its bit underwhelming so we decided to only do a stop over to see 2 lines from a observation plattform. Interesting. Also for the Oasis Huacachina we only stopped to see.
Next big stop was Cusco. With all the sights around, we picked out three things we wanted to see. First: Salineras de Mara. Salt fields in a valley. We like this place. Interesting and super beautiful. Also we bought some salt as souvenir :-)
Second: Moray. Its a small ruin close to Mara. There the Incas did acriculture in circled fields. Gorgeous!
And third: Machu Picchu. Of course. Incredible awesome. We went to Aguas Calientes on our own with public transport and two hours walking. Train is super expensive....
Next morning we got up super early to walk up an hour. We spend the whole day inside Machu Picchu. Around 2 or 3 p.m. the crowds of people left and we had the place almost alone for ourselfes. The magic thing about Machu Picchu is the landscape! To think about how they managed to build a place like this up there.
After Cusco the last stop in Peru was Puno, on lake Titicaca. One hour boatride from Puno there are the Uros. Famous for their floating Islands. Interesting to see how they life there and how they created a new possibility of living!
Of course we ate Ceviche. As much as possible. Super delicious. Yammi :-)
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