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Route Map:
Lima --- (Flight) --- Cuzco ---
(Bus) --- Puno --- (Boat) --- Lake Titicaca
--- (Boat) --- Puno
--- (Night Bus) --- Cuzco --- (Bike’n’Hike) --- Machu Picchu --- (Train, Bus) --- Cuzco ---
(Bus) --- Pisaq --- (Bus) --- Cuzco --- (Flight) --- Puerto
Maldonado --- (Bus’n’Boat) --- Amazon --- (Boat’n’Bus) ---
Puerto Maldonado --- (Flight) --- Lima
Peru Thoughts:
To me it was a great place to
start in South America. Lots of active things to do and they
love their coffee and cake! Soup, followed by a rice dish seems
the norm for dinners. But you even see Guinea Pig on the menu
as this is a Peruvian delicacy! Also 80’s music for some
strange reason is played a lot! Country wise, it was a bit
like where I left off last time on my travels in Thailand. Lots
of poverty, the people are very friendly but always wiling to
make a buck and will try and sell you any old rubbish and if it
wasn’t for tourism in the country I honestly don’t know what the
country would do. Even the president is pushing it as the No1.
Industry here… Terry
Peru was an
amazing place to start our trip, but a real culture shock!
Flying into Lima was a real eye-opener…so totally different from
the UK in every way. Poverty is everywhere and the way that
Peruvians away from the tourist areas live their lives is like
stepping back in time. We both loved Cuzco, it became our
home-from-home for all our trips! It felt good to go back
there. Machu Picchu was the highlight for me, a really
incredible sight and I would recommend it to anyone…
Rachel |
