We arrived in Cusco at around 3pm, everyone starving by this point! The city is 3395m above sea level so we were warned that altitude sickness might kick in and we were aiming to acclimatise before our trek to Machu Picchu. We went to a restaurant called Jack's which we all welcomed as it was English food and served huge portions! We had a wander around the city which is really beautiful, with the main plaza surrounded by mountains and scattered with villages whi...

Our first day in Lima we went to watch the changing of the guards in the central plaza (the brass band unexpectedly played Ai Se Eu Te Pego!) it was a good atmosphere in general as the 28th July is Independence day for Peru. After exploring central Lima we spent the afternoon by the beach watching paraglider's and enjoying the sun before heading back to the hotel to meet the group which we will be travelling Peru with for the next 13 days. There's 16 of us in t...

After a 2 hour flight followed by a 3 hour boat trip down to our eco lodge we were taken for a night walk around a trail close to the lodge. After encountering many jumping spiders, moths and mosquitoes we were left still wanting to see more. Another early morning started with a quick boat ride and then the start of a trek. We were alot luckier this time and saw tarantulas, monkeys and hawks. This left us feeling alot happier and we spent the afternoon walking a...