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You may only spend six months in Peru and have even more of this amazing country to see, but here are some more important things to add to your itinerary.
If you’re planning an excursion to South America, Peru is probably on your list. I’ve been here since July 27 and I’ve met too many Irish people to count them. right of way for young Irish people and honestly it’s for good reason, the position is fantastic!
I spent my first 11 days here with the new flavor of G Adventures and Hostelglobal called the Total Peru “Roamies” package. Alone, I was able to make six new partners and our local guide, Nilo Revilla, knew all the most productive places to laugh and eat well.
We had a well-rounded itinerary of sandboarding in the deserts, hikes to waterfalls, visits to ancient Inca sites and also covered bucket list ticks like Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain. Here are the most productive things you come with on your Peruvian adventure. :
If you’re making plans to stay in the Peruvian capital of Lima, be sure to stay in the Barranco neighborhood, about 50 minutes from the airport. This was my first stop at it and I enjoyed this place. With its bohemian and avant-garde air. Ambiente garde, has attracted artists and creatives to Peru for a long time. It is full of colorful buildings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with fantastic cafes, bars and restaurants.
We spent the first night in Kokopelli Barranco and it’s hard not to be impressed by this position. You are greeted through a superbly ornate front and a welcoming reception/café offering new cakes and empanadas. The dorms are very reasonable and it is such a fun and social position to stay and meet new people with whom to make a stopover in the country, especially if you are traveling alone.
To laugh as much as you can in your life, head to Huacachina, just outside the city of Ica in southwestern Peru. It is a small oasis in the desert just over an hour from Paracas, along the west coast. It is a small green area with palm trees, bars and restaurants and a lagoon in the middle surrounded by huge sand dunes. The most productive thing you can do here is run around the sand dunes in buggy and sandboarding, and that’s precisely what we did. Fortunately for us, our CEO, Nilo, knew the most productive pilot in the desert called “Chupon”. In a past life, he flew airplanes, just to give him an idea of this man’s competence!
We spent the night at Carola Lodge, super comfortable and with a wonderful bar. There is even a swimming pool. There is nothing more wonderful than swimming in the desert, is it rarely so?
The Sacred Valley is a very important component of Cusco, Peru, and lives up to its call with its countless ancient Inca sites. There are around 120 sites identified as UNESCO heritage sites in Cusco alone.
My favorite component of my stopover here was a hike to Perolniyoc Waterfall. It takes about an hour and a component by car to start the trek from the city of Cusco. It took us a few hours of circular travel. The falls are located almost 3700 meters in the highlands of the Andes, but the altitude is really manageable after spending a few days adapting in the city of Cusco. It’s a rewarding hike, the falls are a sight for sore eyes.
Machu Picchu is one of the places that is at the height of fashion. Not only do you feel that “wow” feeling when climbing the viewpoint to see it in all its splendor, but you have the opportunity to explore the stone citadel with a consultant is indeed special.
With ‘Roamies’, you’ll wake up early at the Inca site for the crowds. We spent the night at Vista Machu Picchu in the village of Aquas Calientes before taking a bus from the village to the site at 8 a. m. Wonderful photos and we were able to learn more about the Incas and their determination to build Machu Picchu without hordes of tourists along the way.
My mantra for this one is “come for Rainbow Mountain, stay for Red Valley. “Rainbow Mountain is indeed an ordinary peak and an incredibly rewarding hike due to its difficulty and altitude of over 5000 meters, and you have to feast on the colors. of the mountain in person.
I was a little defeated by the number of other people who walked with us, so Red Valley was the big winner for me. This is about an hour hike from Rainbow Mountain and you only pay 20 PEN to get in and let go. the other global of this place. He was the big winner of the walk for me, basically because there was no soul in sight.
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