After a few days of indulging in the best cerviche in the world in Lima we catch our flight out to Iquitos, the largest town not accessible by road and the gateway to the amazon. Despite these facts, I was expecting a quaint little jungle village not the bustling, large, loud, dirty city that is Iquitos. It kind of reminded us of a mini Bangkok with really loud tuk tuks everywhere-even penetrating the walls of the hostel making it difficult to sleep past 5a...

After 9 short days and a hell of a lot of walking in Cuzco we were ready to head to the south of Peru- first stop at 6am was Arequipa. Dazed and confused we arrived in this bustling town that boasts more taxis than people and no indication that any road rules exsist. Through sleepy eyes we tried to decide if we wanted to go to the second largest Canon in the world- Colca canyon or see the desert Oasis of Huacachin. Having gone way over our quota of walking for t...

With Cuzco having over 3000 tour companies, chosing who to do our Jungle trek with was about blind luck and we really had no idea what to expect. What we got was a very mixed bag of 15 people spanning England, Germany, Italy, France, Argentina and Switzerland as well as a 22 year old tour guide called Hidare. Hidare was the type of guide who complained about walking more than us, was generally guessing which way to go and regularly lost members of the group...

Unlike Lake Titticaca we had heard plenty about Cuzco- great food, great shopping, pretty town, people staying there for weeks. I must admit it is a gorgeous little spot. It has beautiful squares (with pristine grass that police patrol on segeways to ensure no one lays a toe on it), a good combination of western and authentic food, ok markets and a decent nightlife from what we could tell. We caught up with our Amrican friend from volunteering in Boliva, Ch...