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On October 18th I decided to take a daytrip out to some of the oldest ruins in Peru, known as Caral. I contacted a tour company called Viaje Educativo and arranged to meet their tour group in the morning for transport to the ruins. After 3 hours on the bus (and a breakfast stop) we…

We had heard that Iquitos, as Peru’s fifth largest city, was a cheaper option for some more fun in the jungle. With the option of trips by boat up the Amazon river for between 1 to 5 days, and many jungle lodges to choose from in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, we decided to fly…

On October 2, on a mission to learn more about Peru’s historical and culinary arts, Colin and I set off to one of the capital’s museums.    Lima’s National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History collection started with the oldest cultures. The old colonial house museum had pieces from each major culture in Peru’s history –…

Our arrival to Lima was late in the evening on September 26th. Since it was Friday night we were glad to find a quiet hostel to rest for the evening and next day. Sunday was the perfect day to start our Lima adventures, which began with a visit to the Parque Zoologico Huachipa. It was…

On the 22nd September we left Arequipa with a tourist bus company called Peru Hop. Peru Hop advertises itself as a safer alternative to public transport, whilst partnering with numerous other companies to offer accommodation, food and activities to the passengers. Their big draw is that it is supposed to be flexible – a hop…

The 4M tourist bus from Puno to Arequipa at first glance looked like a worthwhile investment, as it promised to pick us up from our hotel in Puno and take us to Arequipa safely, via several interesting stops in some national reserves. In reality, we probably should have taken the cheaper local buses, which all…

There are several options when traveling from the colonial city of Cusco to the city of Puno located high on the Peruvian altiplano, next to Lake Titicaca. We decided on taking one of the tourist buses which we booked online. There were several choices, all of which shared the same itinerary, and all of which…

On Sunday, August 17th, Colin and I headed into town and grabbed a taxi (arranged by someone from the sanctuary for 25 sols per person) to the Santuario Animal Cochahuasi. This place is an animal sanctuary, and they have a great collection of injured and abused animals rescued from peoples’ homes and caught in animal…

On August 14th Colin and I had scheduled to attend a group cooking class put on by the Marcelo Batata Cooking Class at 2:00 PM. This class was run by Chef Erick, and was the one of the best cooking courses we’ve ever done! We started by having a discussion at the cooking class bar…

I decided to try my hand at making some delicious chocolate treats at a Chocolate Making Workshop on August 6th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm run by the Choco Museo in Cusco. The museum runs workshops 3 times per day and it is common to see people attending them when you go into the…