Traveling Peru

Peru Map and Trip Itinerary

Machu
Picchu
Old man playing guitar in a restaurant at Paracas beach, Pisco
“El Candelabro”, ancient giant drawing (geogliph) near Paracas, Pisco
Penguins colony on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco
Wild life on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco
Sea lions laying in the sun on Ballestas Island, Paracas National Reserve, Pisco
Huacachina Oasis, Ica
Preparing for sandboarding on the desert dunes near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
“Freestyle” sandboarding on the desert dunes near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
Desert dunes landscape near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
Dune buggy after extreme desert dune ride near Huacachina Oasis, Ica
“The Astronaut” geogliph, Nazca Lines Area, Nazca
“The Hummingbird” geogliph, Nazca Lines Area, Nazca
Secondary street in Cuzco, the Inca Empire Capital (elevation 3,200 meters)
Plaza del Armas, Cuzco
Women handcrafting in open market, Pisac, Sacred Valley
Group of girls in open market, Pisac, Sacred Valley
Little girl looking for her mother, Pisac, Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu, the lost Inca citadel, one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites
in the world
Terraces for agriculture at Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu and Urubamba river canyon
Walking pigs in Ollaytantambo, Sacred Valley
Group of men in Ollaytantambo, Sacred Valley
Traditional dressed woman, Ollaytantambo village, Sacred Valley
Sunrise on Lake Titicaca, Puno (elevation 3,820 meters)
Floating islands (Uros) community, Lake Titicaca
Family preparing cookies for tourists on floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca
Woman selling handicrafts on floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca
Traditional boat made of tortora reed, near floating island Chumi, Lake Titicaca
Woman handcrafting, Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca
Afternoon landscape, Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca
Woman selling handicrafts on the path to Amantani Island summit
Sunset on Amantani Island, Lake Titicaca
View of Amantani Island from Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
Woman handcrafting on Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
Woman selling handicrafts on a street in Arequipa
Wild animals (Vicunas) in Peruvian “Pampa” (elevation 4,200m), near Arequipa
View of “El Misti” volcano, a 5,900 meters summit
Girl with “baby” alpaca in the Peruvian pampa
Small handicrafts market in pampa
Pampa landscape
Pampa landscape
Highest viewpoint (4,910 meters elevation) on the way to Chivay village, Colca Valley
Traditional dance at the evening tourist party in Chivay village, Colca Valley, Arequipa
area
Road to Canyon del Colca
Inca terraces along Colca river, still fully used for agriculture
Inca terraces along Colca river
“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca, one of the deepest canyons in the world
“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca
“Condor viewpoint”, Canyon del Colca
Little girl asking for candies, Colca Valley
Little girl selling handicrafts, Colca Valley
Abandoned restaurant in the desert, on the way to Chilean border
“Candelabro” giant cactus, north of Atacama Desert, Chile
Wild Vicunas in Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
Lago Chungara, one of the highest lakes in the world at 4,500 meters, Parque Nacional
Lauca, Chile
Lago Chungara and volcano Paranicota, Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
Some facts…

• Total days spent on the continent: 20

• Total money spent (excluding the air ticket, including gifts for home): 950 USD
• Traveled approx. 4,000 km by bus, taxi and train
• Main source of information: Lonely Planet guide
• Temperature range during the trip: 2 to 40 degrees Celsius
• Average cost of accommodation: 5 USD per person/night
• Average cost of a meal: 2.5 USD per person
• Average taxi ride: 0.8 USD
And some experiences…

• Most impressive place: Machu Picchu ruins (despite its popularity and high cost)
• Most breathtaking place: Canyon del Colca
• Most peaceful place: Amantani and Taquile islands, Lake Titicaca
• Funniest happening: laying in the bed up to 11 AM in the middle of the desert,
thinking it is heavily raining outside – because of the “rain like” noise of a damaged
toilet
• Most extreme adventure: riding the desert huge sand dunes with speeds of up to
120km/h, on 40 degrees sand slopes, in a dune buggy (like a roller-coaster without
rails)
• Most expensive: getting to Machu Picchu ruins (about 110 USD for transportation and
entrance only)
• Highest elevation reached: 4,910 meters above sea level
• Best value for money: Lake Titicaca tour (2 days, including: meals, 6 hours boat trip,
3 spots visited, accommodation in villagers’ houses, traditional party, bi-lingual
guiding, all for only 15 USD)
• Most unusual experience: policemen discreetly watching our back for thieves in Lima,
for about 2 hours, just because we were tourists carrying expensive cameras.
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© 2005 Tibi Dima