For Lima we had planned a full day to see the main sights of the city. That’s why we didn’t sleep too long today and made our way to the city around 9 a.m. Day 47 of our trip around the world Lima, the capital of Peru, is a must-see Lima is the capital of Peru and with a population of more than 10 million, by far the largest city in the country. The town is located on the river …
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Peru has just over 30 million inhabitants and is the third largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina. Peru is characterized above all by its great variety of landscapes: you can find the snow-covered Andes, over 6,000 meters high, beaches on the Pacific coast or parts of the large Amazon region. The highest mountain is the Huascarán with 6,768 meters and the most famous cities of the country are Arequipa, Cusco, Iquitos, Nazca, Puno, Trujillo and the capital Lima.
From Aguas Calientes via Cusco to Lima (Peru)
Today was a “transfer day” for us. From Aguas Calientes we went first by train to Ollantaytambo, then by bus to Cusco and then by plane to Lima, the capital of Peru.
» Read the full blog postMachu Picchu – Historic Sanctuary of the Incan citadel (Peru)
Today the alarm clock rang just before 5 o’clock and we were looking forward to a very special highlight of our world rise: the visit to the ruined city of Machu Picchu. We really wanted to see the old city of the Incas in the Andes and it was one of the first places to plan our world trip 🙂
» Read the full blog postPerurail – By train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes (Peru)
Today we had the 110 km long bus and train journey from Cusco to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu). Day 44 of our trip around the world Wanchaq Bus Station in Cusco For us it was time to get up this morning, because we had chosen a train from Perurail at 7.55 a.m. We walked from the hotel with small luggage for 3 days (we had stored our suitcases in the hotel) to the bus station Wanchaq in Cusco. The route …
» Read the full blog postCusco – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo Spots (Peru)
After a late breakfast in our guesthouse we wanted to take a closer look at the city of Cusco. Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru and had a population of 430.000. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish …
» Read the full blog postPass road La Raya – By bus from Puno to Cusco (Peru)
Today our journey through Peru continued by bus from Puno via the pass road La Raya in the Andes to Cusco.
» Read the full blog postPuno & Lake Titicaca – Floating villages of Uros in Peru
The night before, we booked a half-day tour on Lake Titicaca to the floating villages of the Uros via our Hotel Tierra Viva Puno Plaza in Puno.
» Read the full blog postBy bus from La Paz (Bolivia) to Puno (Peru)
Today, the 300 km long route from La Paz (Bolivia) via Copacabana to Puno (Peru) along Lake Titicaca was ahead of us.
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