Bolivia! Our fourth country in 3 months!! La Paz is the capital where we placed our worn feet for a few days. Arriving to the chaos of carnival in full swing with water bombings and foam sprays. People were dressed in rain macks knowing the potential outcome of bombings in a cold climate!! La Paz is the highest capital city in the world at 3360m. Breathing was terribly difficult at times due to the low oxygen levels so our pace of travel was extremely slow! La P...

We traveled ´The Death Road ´ (because it sees the most fatalities annually) North from La Paz to a small town of Coroico. We journeyed through the rough mountainous terrain through the low lying clouds, where upon they lifted and afforded us with the most stunning waterfalls and terrain. Roy, a very humorous character joined us on our adventures north. He left us highly entertained and amused during the length of our stay! We were inspired by his att...

Puno is located on the shore of Lago Titicaca.......we didn´t make the name up! Lake Titicaca is the highest navigible lake in the world, the largest in South America. We used Puno as our base to explore the islands of the lake. We decided on a tour which included several island hopping visitations aswell as explanation of cultures and languages. Lake titicaca is known for its artificial reed islands, constructed by the Uros culture. A very clever method o...

5 relaxing days were spent in Cusco giving our bodies time to adjust to the Altitude. Drinking lots of Coca tea and sucking on Coca candy which is a great cure for altitude sickness. Widely used by the Andean communities, especially the agricultural workers who chew the leaves to help ward off hunger and pain. With a vast array of great restaurants, bars, cinemas and cosy fireplaces we were in no rush to leave. Also discovered the ONLY authentic Indian restauran...

WOW! About sums up our experience of this amazing Inca Ruin... Pictures cannot capture the essence of Macchu Picchu, it is one of those places that you need to feel in order to appreciate in all its grandeur. So in anticipation of really experiencing macchupicchu we realised that the 4 day trek was not available to us due to the rainfall making the trail dangerous, the government decided to close these trails to allow for a thorough annual clean-up operation. ...