Coming eye to eye with peaks...well almost

A sneak peek of our coming adventures in Peru

The beginning of an end and the ugly face of Corruption!!

June 24th 2016
So the unthinkable happened in Baños... we were given news that would make us start thinking about the end of the trip. A deadline!!! We knew there would be an end, we don't have bottomless funds and we always knew we could not live this idealised life for ever. Of course not. However we like the idea of travelling as we do, at a much slower rate now, visiting all the places that spark an intere ... read more

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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

24th June 2016

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Very Scary!
My stomach was tight just reading about your horrible encounter with the corrupt cops. When I was in La Paz, two young Brit friends were beaten up and robbed by the police, so you were lucky to get out of there intact. However, your next adventures look massively fabulous--oh those mountains! I wonder if it's Huaraz? Can't wait to see.

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Very Scary
Oh goodness what an ordeal you friends went through. Times like that can really affect your trip. We had to remind ourselves that we were okay and escaped freely unlike others like your friends. Thats the only way we could stay sane. Saying that we were both shaken up by this experience and went through an awful lot of anxiety on every other border crossing ?.

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