View from bridge at hike start

May 26th 2010
Been another amazing week! We left Arequipa around 0800 in the morning and set off towards Colca. En route we visited some Inca tombs set into the mountain side facing east, some small villages and some Llama farms. We also stocked up on coca leaves, coca cookies and coca sweets for helping prevent altitude sickness. Also bought a sun hat and a warm hat for the cold, see pickies! ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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Mark Jobling

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Been travelling on and off for some years now... with different styles of travelling. So lots of different posts on my blog. 2010 11 months travelling through Central America, South America, NZ, (campervan), Fiji and Australia, mix of backpacking, volunteering and tourist! 2017 Central America, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, mainly volunteering (Turtles and Permaculture farming) and some Air BNB Next adventure... 2018/19 I have bought an old 1995 campervan and I am going to tour around Spain and Portugal, mainly doing Workaway volunteer work with private landowners. Head off 30th October,... full info

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