hiking in the Colca Canyon
1200m above the Colca river
Llahuar Lodge down in the Colca Canyon
Llahuar Lodge down in the Colca Canyon
Llahuar Lodge down in the Colca Canyon
natural 39°C hot water pool right next to the river at Llahuar Lodge. Every time the pool got to hot we could just jump into the river
geothermal activities in the Colca River
Colca Canyon and the Oasis at the bottom
Sangalle (also called Oasis - for a good reason...)
our room in Sangalle / Oasis
our accommodation in Sangalle
this dog accompanied us up all the 1000m elevation. For that we gave him water and something to eat :-)
view from our Hostel in Cabanaconde
Condor flying in the early morning
view over the Colca Canyon
are we in Asia yet? No… there are plenty of TukTuks in South America as well!
Icecream with SOME colorant ;-)
Arequipa is also called "la ciudad blanca" (the white city) - for a very good reason
Plaza de Armas in beautiful Arequipa
Business-class-like seats in an overnight bus (we paid 2,50€ extra for the better seats in the lower deck).
our very colorful Hostel in Cusco
on many roofs in Peru are cute cows
Tipon is an ancient Inca site where the irrigation system is still intact
with Maddie and Paul in Tipon
Paul trying Guinea Pig (Meerschweinchen)
Train km82 - the start of our hike along the railroad to Machu Picchu
hiking along the railroad to Machu Picchu
a geodetic point on the way to Machu Picchu
one of the 18 trains that passed us
flip-flops being used as a door-hinge (Scharnier)
a cow (friendly or not - we could not figure that out) blocked our way. We preferred to take a deviation through the bushes ;-)
hiking along the railroad to Machu Picchu
hiking along the railroad to Machu Picchu - luckily not too many tunnels
a train in Aguas Calientes
extremely precise work of the Incas - you could not fit a sheet of paper between the stones
Machu Picchu - Temple of the sun
Puente del Inca - an easy way to protect Machu Picchu from invaders
Edgar in action - shortly before the staff asked us to leave:-)
Peruvian pimped TukTuk :-)
one of the best burgers and fries we ever had!! (Juanitos in Cusco)
Juanitos in Cusco - you get to choose your own sauces
advanced camping-TukTuk :-)
one of the many many street parades we saw in South America
Nazca-lines - these are approximately 2500 years old
Nazca-lines - these are approximately 2500 years old
our very nice pool in Huacachina
Buggy-driving - like a roller-coaster in the desert - so much fun! :-)
Verena first time sandboarding
the dunes of Huacachina at sunset
Falafel with Humus in Huacachina...so yummy! (la Casa de Bamboo) - a welcome alternative to chicken with rice;-)
quiet Huacachina in the morning
Huacachina embedded in the sanddunes
the dunes of Huacachina at sunset
a gigantic carving near Paracas
seals at the Islas Ballestas
it's a hard life at Islas Ballestas..
zillions of birds on the Islas Ballestas
this is how our room usually looks like after we have been in there for 30 minutes...
sunset over the Cordillera Blanca seen from Huaraz
very interesting trees at Laguna Chinancocha
luckily the clouds cleared up while hiking which allowed for an amazing view
our first glimpse of Laguna 69
YES the color of the Laguna REALLY was like that… it was breathtaking
the mountain peaks around the Laguna are over 6000m high
Hatun Machay and it's very cozy mountain-hut
the weather was different than expected… we ended up having hail and rain in the morning
bouldering at 4300m in the hail. The rocks where sharp like a razor-blade and the weather was too cold so we did not boulder much...
Route 9: Oachkatzlschwoaf
view of the rock forest and the mountain-hut in the distance
our last evening in Peru - sunset in Huaraz
