The beautiful town of Minas

The main reason why this town exists is because the road ends here. The next village is about a 4 hour walk away. The locals have to come here to buy everything they cant produce themselves including such important items like beer for the gringos. The beer in the remote villages was only USD 0.30 more expensive than in the big cities.

6 days, 30 hours trekking, one shower and one unlucky guinea pig

May 12th 2006
The Chachapoya culture and people were in the region for thousands of years before they were conquered (like the rest of South America) first by the Incas and then shortly after by the Spanish. It is thought that the Kuélap fortress was inhabited for over 2000 (possibly 3000) years. They were great warriors as they constantly had internal conflicts and were later used by the Incas as a kind of S ... read more

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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