Ola, We arrived at the bus station in Puno at 5am, and there we ran into Kat and Tom from Inca Trail fame. They were off to Copacabana and were going to be on the same bus as us and Belinda. The trip was with Tour Peru, a company that we were very happy with and would thoroughly recommend. The journey was spectactular as it was along side the tranquil, blue water of Lake Titicaca. The bus arrived at the turnoff to Copacabana and stopped and they offloaded everyone heading in that direction into collectivos, little mini-buses, in order to take them the rest of the way to the border. We can only assume that they had to pick up some other form of transportation once they crossed the border but we are not entirely sure ... read more

Buenos Dias, So after our arduous bus journey and the debacle with the protestors, we made it to Cusco. The city is located at 3300 metres above see level, but Valerie and Peter are both becoming increasingly used to the high altitude now so it's not really affecting them. Cusco used to be the capital of the Inca Empire. The surviving stone work, that the conquistadors did not steal in order to build their houses and churces, is incredible. There are large stone blocks everywhere, fitted together perfectly without the use of any mortar what so ever. A lot of the buildings consist of these blocks for their lower walls and it is amazing to see how structurally intact they are, especially with Cusco's history of earthquakes. We were exhausted after our bus ride so we ... read more

Buenos dias, So we went to be early in order to be up in time for the 4am bus to Nasca. We set both of our alarms to make sure that we would wake up in time and not miss the bus. Peter rolled over and checked his watch during the night to find out that it was 422am and they had indeed missed the bus. Frantically, Val and Peter scrambled out of bed and talked to the hostel staff as well as the employee who had booked the bus tickets and the overflight of the Nasca lines. We would have to catch the next bus out to Nasca, arriving at 1pm and she would try to see if our flight could be rescheduled for later in the day after our new arrival time. We managed ... read more

Ola, We are in Quito now. We flew out of Bogota, again, and it was painless once more. Aero Republica and El Dorado airport have treated us fairly well so far this trip! We arrived in Quito and there modern airport but Peter and Val both got differing entry stamps so it is going to be interesting to see if either of them have any problems exiting the country. We´ll keep you posted on that front. We got into town late and went to bed around midnight so we didn´t see much before the morning. Peter woke up first, because some lovely Germans decided that it was necessary to rustle incessantly at 630am! He went up stairs and was instantly blown away by the view over the city. From the rooftop terrace, one can see the ... read more

Buenos dias, We arrived in Bogota from Cartagena without any issues and we went to check in for our next flight to Leticia. During check in, things were taking a while so we began to get a little worried. Apparently, only three of the four domestic flights we had booked in Canada before we had left home were still running. Apparently, there aren´t any flights to Leticia on ANY airline on Mondays or Tuesdays because ¨the runway doesn´t function¨ on those days. Seriously. What the hell?!?!? Do they fold it up and use it as a field for grazing on those days??? Anyways, after much unnecessary stress, Aero Republica were able to book us on to their next available flight to Leticia, which was two days later on Wednesday. However, that still left us with two ... read more