Clothing,going for a layer approach, long sleeve wicking tshirts and base layers, marino wool tops,goretex ,fleeca and down.Taking hats for daytime and warm fleece hat for sleeping in.Other items include silk sleeping bag liner, leight weight adds 2 degrees of warmth, sarong for use as towel,wrap or as a curtain,clothesline for drying clothes. for jungle trip will use the cheap ponchos they sell in Cusco as more suited to conditions than goretex.I also purchased ...

Money. taking a mixture of us dollars traveller cheques(for emergencies as would be more difficult to cash),us dollars cash in new notes,Peruvian soles which i got from bank of scotland, minimum order is£50.00 with £5.00 home delievry charge,post offic eminimum oreder is £350. Have notified my bank re using visa card overseas for atm transactions. Have also purchased a preloaded mastercard cash passport in us dollars from fairfax fe(less fees and a better e...

PREPERATION have scanned and email copies of pasport flight details,insurance details,traveller cheques ,bank card contact numbers ,accomodation receipts to others.in the past i have found it useful.I also have photocopies of said documents, passport photos of self in case i need them and a couple of laminated copies of my passport(saves taking passport around). Registered my details on the foreign office website.

I planned this trip through utilising such forums as trip advisor and lonely planet thorntree,free to join but need to be registered to post.Joined south american explorers fora year $50.00, gives free access to their clubhouses in Lima and Cusco,free luggage and valuables storage,book exchange and internet access.They also have maps,books for sale in their clubhouses as well as bulletin boards for hooking up with people and weekly events planned.Have purchased f...

Going with oasis overland, so far so good.They do land only but can recomend travel agents,websites for flights. An advantage was holding a booking with no payment until I got flights fixed up.They use a Peruvian based agent to book flights,hotels and tours payable locally in us dollars. Have utilised them to book flights Juliaca to Cusco,more nights in Cusco,trip to Puerto Maldonado and pre and post trip accomodation in Lima All phone calls and emails answere...