It’s been a while since a South American blog has appeared on this website. After traveling to Russia in early 2020, and then the COVID pandemic hitting the headlines, travel blogs took a bit of a backseat. The thought of writing about great travel memories is a bit tough with […]
Sucre is a city in the south of Bolivia, with a population of around 300,000. Being the 6th most populous city in the country, many people may be surprised to realize that Sucre is actual the constitutional capital of Bolivia. Many people mix up with capital as being La Paz, […]
Toro Toro (Quecha for ‘Pampa of mud’) is a town in the Potosi region of Bolivia – 140km south of Cochabamba. Although a small town, it is best known for the surrounding national park (also called Toro Toro) and all that comes with it. It is a magical place, and […]
40 per cent of South America is the Amazon rainforest. 40 percent! Yet we were perplexed to meet numerous travelers who weren’t going to visit the world’s biggest rainforest. We on the other hand love rainforest’s, and the chance to visit the Amazon was on our Bucket List when we […]
La Paz is a bustling city located at a nose-bleedingly high altitude of 3,640m. It is incorrectly referred to as ‘the highest capital city in the world’, as it isn’t the capital – Sucre is. Despite the fact that it doesn’t hold the title, there are no doubts that La […]
Copacabana is a small town on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca, and our first stop in Bolivia on our Latin American adventure. Copacabana is generally the more favored destination for backpacker’s who want to explore Lake Titicaca. Copacabana is believed to mean “View of the lake” in Aymara and […]
Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigatable lake at 3,800m above sea level. It spreads across two countries; Bolivia and Peru and the question for a lot of backpackers is; where to visit Lake Titicaca from? Peru or Bolivia? We too had this dilemma and in the end, we researched […]
If I was asked before leaving on our grand adventure through Latin America – What place are you looking forward to visiting the most? – the answer would have undoubtedly been Cusco. The oldest living city in the America’s and, of course, capital to the Inca civilization from the 13th […]
Rainbow Mountain is Peru’s newest tourist attraction, with its multicolored facade quickly finding its way to nearly everybody’s Instagram page. Rainbow Mountain, or Vinicuna to give its original name, is located at 5,200m above sea level. Just 3 hours from Cusco, this colorful mountain was only recently discovered due to […]
The Sacred Valley in Peru is a region located 20km from the former Incan capital of Cusco. The valley was a key part in the Incan empire between 1000 AD and 1400 AD, mainly due to its rich agricultural benefits. The Sacred Valley is also one of Peru’s most important […]
The Salkantay Trek is a 74km trek that will take you from the historical former Incan capital of Cusco to the breathtakingly beautiful Machu Picchu. There are many, many different options for tourists to consider for getting to Machu Picchu. This travel guide will aim to cover why you should […]
Machu Picchu is one of the ‘New 7 Wonders of the World’ and is located in the Cusco region of Southern Peru. A 15th century Incan Citadel, it is famous for being undiscovered during the Spanish Conquest of South America, only being “discovered” by Hiram Bingham in 1911. Located at […]
Arequipa is a beautiful colonial city in Peru, and with nearly 1 million inhabitants it is also it’s second largest city. It’s not just the city that is full of beauty however – the location of Arequipa is gorgeous – it is surrounded by imposing volcanoes on all sides. It’s […]
The Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyon’s (3,270m deep) in the whole world and is located in Southern Peru, about 160km northwest of the city of Arequipa. The Colca Canyon is twice as deep as the famous Grand Canyon in the USA and it is the third most […]