Where we currently are : La Paz
Date : 29/05/2024
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Last day of the trip, lunch at Popular cocina boliviana restaurant
Where we've already been :
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Location : La Paz, Bolivia 28/05/2024
Morning spent hiking to top of Copocabana beach lookout point, befofe heading back to La Paz
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Location : Copacabana, Bolivia 27/05/2024
Bus to Copacabana, and then boat trip to Isla del Sol to see the incan sun temple
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Location : La Paz, Bolivia 26/05/2024
Morning exploring the cable cars before going to see Bolivian Cholita wrestling
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Location : La Paz, Bolivia 25/05/2024
Back in La Paz for Gran Poder street festival
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Location : Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 24/05/2024
Early morning wake up to see geiser Sol de Manaña
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Location : Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 23/05/2024
Second day of salt flats trip, searching for flamingos
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Location : Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 22/05/2024
First day of our salt flats trip
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Location : La Paz, Bolivia 21/05/2024
Walking tour of La Paz, before a night bus to Uyuni for a 3 day salt flats tour
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Location : La Paz, Bolivia 20/05/2024
Flight from Cusco to La Paz , Bolivia our last country of the trip
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Location : Cusco, Peru 19/05/2024
Day trip to rainbow mountain
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Location : Cusco, Peru 18/05/2024
Day relaxing in Cusco and picking up our Salkantay survivor T-shirts
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Location : Macchu Pichu, Peru 17/05/2024
Visited Machu Picchu
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Location : Salkantay Trek, Peru 16/05/2024
Fourth day of the trek which saw views if machu picchu and a 10km walk along train tracks
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Location : Salkantay Trek, Peru 15/05/2024
Third day of the trek which ended with a visit to some hot springs
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Location : Salkantay Trek, Peru 14/05/2024
Second day of trek which included the highest point of 4600m and getting very wet in the rain
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Location : Salkantay Trek, Peru 13/05/2024
First day of our 5 day Salkantay trek with first night camp in glass domes
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Location : Cusco, Peru 12/05/2024
Day trip to the Sacred valley to see lots of inca ruins, before a briefing for our 5 day trek starting tomorow
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Location : Cusco, Peru 11/05/2024
Explored Cusco the capital of the Incan empire through a walking tour
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Location : Cusco, Peru 10/05/2024
Arrived in Cusco after a night bus, explored the city and had some drinks in an Irish Pub
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Location : Arequipa, Peru 09/05/2024
Visit to Juanita museum, dedicated to the finding of an incan child sacraficed to the sun gods
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Location : Arequipa, Peru 08/05/2024
Up at 4:30 am to hike 1000m of elevation out of Colca Canyon, before returning to Arequipa
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Location : Colca Canyon, Peru 07/05/2024
Day one of two day trek through colca canyon , around 18km treked to camp, saw a condor
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Location : Arequipa, Peru 06/05/2024
Morning chocolate / cocoa workshop then a visit to Monastery of Santa Catalina
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Location : Arequipa, Peru 05/05/2024
Walking tour of Arequipa, which included a trip to an alpaca museum
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Location : Arequipa, Peru 04/05/2024
After a night bus we arrived in Arequipa. Went to a pasta place for dinner
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Location : Huacachina, Peru 03/05/2024
A day around the pool playing volleyball before a sunset on a sand dune
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Location : Huacachina, Peru 02/05/2024
Spent the evening with a buggy ride over sand dunes and some sandboarding
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Location : Huacachina, Peru 01/05/2024
Chilled by the beach for the morning with some Octopus for lunch. Then headed to Huacachina in the afternoon
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Location : Paracas, Peru 30/04/2024
Morning boat trip to Islas Ballestas to see penguins and seals. Before a buggy trip around the national park for sunset
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Location : Paracas, Peru 29/04/2024
Bus to Paracas, followed by some happy hour Pisco Sour cocktails
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Location : Lima, Peru 28/04/2024
Flight back to Lima for a one night stay before heading to Paracas tomorrow
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Location : Iquitos, Peru 27/04/2024
Morning spent on a boat trip to a lily pad lake before heading back to Iquitos
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Location : Amazon rainforest, Peru 26/04/2024
Hike searching for monkeys and sloths before some fishing in the Amazon
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Location : Amazon rainforest, Peru 25/04/2024
First day of our Amazon adventure searching for dolphins in the Amazon river
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47
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Location : Iquitos, Peru 24/04/2024
Flight to Iquitos, and arrival in the Amazon before a 3 day amazon excursion tomorrow
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Location : Huaraz, Peru 23/04/2024
Trip to Pastouri Glacier at 5200m, before a night bus back to Lima
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Location : Huaraz, Peru 22/04/2024
Admin day spent going for brunch and then a trip to Huarez' fruit and veg market
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Location : Huaraz, Peru 21/04/2024
Tough hike to Laguna 69 at 4600m above sea level, another turquiose lake
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Location : Huaraz, Peru 20/04/2024
Day trip yo Laguna Paron at 4200m, got to kayack on the turqoise lake
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Location : Huaraz, Peru 19/04/2024
Acclimitisation hike to laguna Willcacocha at 3725m above sea level
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Location : Huaraz, Peru 18/04/2024
After a night bus to Huaraz we spent the day acclimatising to the altitude of 3000m before the next few days of treks
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Location : Lima, Peru 17/04/2024
Day spent with a trip to Miraflores and the Kennedy cat park. Before some Picso Sours and a night bus to Huaraz
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Location : Lima, Peru 16/04/2024
Started the day with a walking tour of the historic district before going to a Chifa, a type of Peruvian / Cantonese restaurant
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Location : Lima, Peru 15/04/2024
First day in Peru spent wandering around Barranco district with some ceviche for lunch
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 14/04/2024
Last brunch in Colombia, before heading off for an evening flight to Lima, Peru
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 13/04/2024
Planned a bit of Peru before heading to Lima tomorrow, also did some shopping at a local mall
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 12/04/2024
Day trip to Guatape to climb El Peñon followed by a boat trip on the lake
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 11/04/2024
Spent the day at Jardin Botanic garden and saw some iguanas, and lots of cheese plants
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 10/04/2024
Off to a Independiente Medellín football match
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 09/04/2024
Flight back to Medellin from the north coast for the last few days in Colombia
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Location : Calabazo, Tayrona, Colombia 08/04/2024
Slept off the party at Rio Hostel before heading down the road for one night before flying back to medellin tomorrow
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Location : Buritaca, Tayrona, Colombia 07/04/2024
Tubing down the river before a big party at the hostel
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Location : Buritaca, Tayrona, Colombia 06/04/2024
Day trip to local beach town Palomino, a small surfing town
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Location : Buritaca, Tayrona, Colombia 05/04/2024
Morning by the pool before heading down the road to Rio hostel on the Buritaca river
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Location : Los Naranjos, Tayrona, Colombia 04/04/2024
Hike back from camp , before a moto taxi to hostel. Before heading to Journey hostel.
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Location : Cabo San Juan Beach, Tayrona Park, Colombia 03/04/2024
Hike through Tayrona National Park to sleep on some hammocks on the beach
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Location : Calabazo, Tayrona, Colombia 02/04/2024
A day spent by the pool of hostel reading books before a one night stay in hammocks at Tayrona National Park tomorrow
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Location : Calabazo, Tyrona, Colombia 01/04/2024
Walk to Pozo Azul waterfall before checking out of hotel and heading to a hostel near Tayrona National Park
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Location : Minca, Colombia 31/03/2024
Easter spent exploring Minca and the Cascada Marinka, a set of waterfalls an hour hike away
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Location : Minca, Colombia 30/03/2024
Bus to Santa Marta and then a taxi to Minca, to stay in a eco lodge treehouse
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Location : Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 29/03/2024
Boat trip to the Rosario islands, with snorkelling around coral reef's and Pablo Escobar's plane wreck (saw lots of fish)
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Location : Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 28/03/2024
Day trip to bathe at Volcan del Totumo, a mud volcano
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Location : Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 27/03/2024
Explored the walled city of Cartagena, a UNESCO world heritage site
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 26/03/2024
Traveled to Parque Avri by the cable car system, before an internal flight to Cartagena
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 25/03/2024
Visit to Museo Casa de La Memoria, a museum on the armed conflict of Colombia including the history of the Medellin Cartel
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 24/03/2024
Walking tour of Comuna 13, once the worst neighbourhood in Medellin, now a vibrant one with escalators to get up the hills
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Location : Medellin, Colombia 23/03/2024
After a night bus to Medellin, we spent the morning napping before some drinks at the roof top bar of the hostel
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Location : Cali, Colombia 22/03/2024
Spent the day wandering around the San Antonio district of Cali and saw El Gato del Rio (river cat sculpture)
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Location : Cali, Colombia 21/03/2024
Went on a walking tour of Cali, followed by a group salsa lesson at the hostel
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Location : Cali, Colombia 20/03/2024
Finished off in manizales and took the bus to Cali. See the Manizales post here . Finally got some laundry done on arrival
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Location : Manizales, Colombia 19/03/2024
Hired a guide to explore Los Nevados National Park, which included a swim in a thermal springs river and viewing a volcanic glacier at 4000m
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Location : Manizales, Colombia 18/03/2024
A relaxing day spent at the hostel planning the next few weeks, reading and resting up ready for a hike tomorrow
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Location : Manizales, Colombia 17/03/2024
Spent the afternoon at a thermal spa called Thermales El Otoño near some hot springs, a short bus ride away from the city center
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Location : Manizales, Colombia 16/03/2024
After leaving Salento, we took a bus to Manizales to stay at a remote hostel on the hillside. Catchup on our Salento blog here
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Location : Salento, Colombia 15/03/2024
A 6 hour hike of Valle de Cocora to see the worlds tallest palm trees. See it on strava here
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Location : Salento, Colombia 14/03/2024
After a night bus to Salento, we spent the day exploring a local coffee farm
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Location : Bogota, Colombia 13/03/2024
Last day in Bogota spent at Museo del Oro and the Botero museum, also trying more local delicacies see the Bogota post here
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Location : Bogota, Colombia 12/03/2024
Today we went on a walking tour which involved seeing emerald traders in the street and drinking Chicha, a corn based fermented beverage
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Location : Bogota, Colombia 11/03/2024
Learning how to the use the transmilenio buses with a trip to Plaza de Bolívar in La Candelaria district
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Location : Bogota, Colombia 10/03/2024
After an eleven hour flight we've landed in Colombia safe and sound. We spent the day at Monseratte hill see the full post here
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Location : London, UK 09/03/2024
Day 1 and we're flying out of london heathrow on the 21:40 AV 121 flight to bogota Follow our flight with this link
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