Perú: reasons to smile :)
After almost two months spent in Perú, here I am, looking back on all that I’ve lived and experienced here. Knowing no […]
Category: Perú
Lobitos: surf paradise in a desert
There in the north of Peru, not far from Ecuador and the equator itself, completely surrounded by a desert, is a small […]
A mill from colonial times, hidden in the valley of Colca
Discovering hills and valleys of Colca Canyon, what would you find? Perhaps some locals working their fields, milking cows or herding sheep, […]
Uyo Uyo, ruins of the ancient village of Collagua tribe
Whether on horseback or foot, Uyo Uyo village is one of the top and easily accessible places to visit while in Yanque. […]
Visiting the ancient tombs (tumbas)
A four-hour horseback ride took us over the Sifon bridge, into the hills of Colca Canyon to discover ancient Collagua tombs and […]
Cruz del Condor
“There’s no leaving Colca Canyon without visiting Cruz del Condor”, that’s what a man in my favorite shop in Yanque told me, […]
Horses of Colca
My life in Yanque has been pretty much all about the horses. I arrived in a lodge called Tradicion Colca to volunteer […]
Colca Canyon
The Colca Canyon in southern Peru is one of the deepest in the world, reaching a depth of 4,160 meters. It is […]
From Puno to Chivay (Yanque)
True touristic bus that took me over the mountains, with magnificent views of lakes with flamingos, dry desert-like highlands and pastures with […]
From La Paz to Puno
A bus journey in altitudes between 3,000 and nearly 5,000 meters is certainly something to remember. Especially when you come from the […]