Salineras de Maras salt ponds

July 30th 2018
¡Buenos dias a todos! After a couple of good days in Lima, Jurick and I boarded out flight to Cusco. Flying overhead the Andes mountains gave us stunning views of snow-covered peaks of above 6000m. We arrived in Cusco mid-afternoon and made our way towards the hostel. The city has about half a million inhabitants and lies at an altitude of about 3300m. We immediately felt the air is thin ... 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

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Bon Biní, Bienvenido, Welkom, Welcome, Benvenuto, Wilkommen! I'm Elton, from the island of Curaçao (Southern Caribbean) where I was born, raised and currently living. I grew up in a local neighbourhood just west of Otrobanda in Willemstad. I speak Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish, English, regular Italian and a little German. Curaçao is a small but unique Island. It's not the typical Caribbean island with just sun and beaches. It has a rich and interesting history and culture. The capital, Willemstad, is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Visit Curaçao . com ... full info

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3rd August 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

I just love Peru
Thanks for letting me read about your journey in Peru. We were there many years ago and we loved it. Your blog brings back many memories. Perhaps I pick an odd favourite among your photos, the Salineras de Maras. But I did that because I thought that was a fascinating place and I think many visitors to Peru don't bother going there at all. I am glad you did and I hope you liked it. /Ake

6th August 2018

Elton
Elton.

Thank you!!! Altitude sickness is common in the highlands and I think not everybody is able to cope well with it. Maybe you needed some more time to acclimatize...but then, maybe you had a limited amount of days to spend in total and acclimatizing would consume too much time of it. But the places you did not visit, leaves you with a reason to visit Peru one day again ;-)

6th August 2018

Elton
Elton.

Thank you!! So far it was one of my favourite trips ever, LOVED every bit of it!! The Salineras de Maras was definitely a very interesting place to visit; did never expect salt ponds at such altitudes

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