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After San Pedro de Atacama we crossed the border into Argentina for the first time! Our first stop was the city of Salta in the North West of Argentina. The bus trip from Atacama to Salta was incredible, with amazing scenery and landscapes for the whole (very long!) journey! Our time in Salta was mostly…
After crossing the border from Bolivia our first stop in Chile was San Pedro de Atacama. The town itself looked like something out of an old Western movie, so we enjoyed wandering around the town (though we didn’t enjoy the prices compared to our time in Bolivia!). From San Pedro de Atacama we did several…
Our last stop in Bolivia was a three day tour of the Uyuni salt flats in the south of the country. We travelled to the town of Uyuni by overnight bus before starting our tour of the salt flats and surrounds. On the first day of our tour we explored the train cemetery, where old…
Our second stop in Bolivia was La Paz! On our first day in La Paz we did a walking tour of the city. Our guide was a local who taught us a lot about Bolivia as a country while showing us around the city. The most interesting part was a visit to the “Witches Market”,…
Our first stop in Bolivia was Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. We had a couple of very slow paced days in Copacabana, both of us recovering from our trek and Jordy recovering from being unwell. The town is beautiful, and we enjoyed exploring, especially by the lake side. We also hiked up Cerro Calvario, a hill…
We spent some time in Cusco as a base to explore the surrounding valleys/archaeological sites, and to acclimatise for our Salkantay Trek! Our time in Cusco was largely spent acclimatising and getting organised for our Salkantay trek! We did, however, spend some time enjoying the city and exploring! We did a walking tour explaining the…
From Cusco we started the 6 day Salkantay Trek + Short Inca Trek to Machu Picchu! Day 1 was a very early start from Cusco, with a pick up time of 3.10am! We took a 2-3 hour bus ride to the start of the Salkantay Trek. It was a 3 hour walk to our first…
From Cusco we did two day trips to explore the surrounding valleys and archaeological sites. The first day trip was into the Sacred Valley, including several Inca archaeological sites. Pisac, the first site we visited, was an agricultural site in Incan times with lots of farming terraces. We visited Maras Salt Mines, which is an…
On our way from the coast of Peru to Cusco we stopped off for a few days in the beautiful city of Arequipa! Arequipa initially was simply a necessary stopover to get to Cusco (to acclimatise and break up the long bus travel), but we absolutely loved our time exploring the city! We did a…
From Lima we went to Huacachina, a tiny town surrounding a lake, literally situated in the middle of the desert! The highlight of our stay was a trip into the dunes! We went on a dune buggy, and got to ride sand boards down some of the steeper dunes. The sunset from the dunes was…
Jordy and Em South America Trip! 