Sur Lipez & Altiplano

Cette seconde journee du tour fut probablement la plus chargee. Elle commenca par un reveil tres matinal pour aller dire bonjour a des lamas regroupes dans un corral. Les animaux etant regroupes ainsi la nuit afin de les proteger des pumas qui descendent de la montagne a la recherche de nourriture. Puis non loin de…

Tupiza & Sur Lipez

We decided to do the Uyuni Salar tour from Tupiza, instead of Uyuni, because we had heard Tupiza was worth the detour and the tours would be cheaper from there. We arrived from Sucre at 3AM and were planning on sleeping at the bus station until morning. But we were soon offered a cheap hostel…

Sucre

Suite a notre volontariat dans la jungle a l’est de la Bolivie, il a fallu un tres long voyage pour arriver a Sucre. Un taxi partage de 3h vers Santa Cruz, puis un bus de 15h pour arriver dans la capital administrative du pays. Apres avoir pris une belle chambre au Kultur Berlin, magnifique hostel…

Volunteering at Tekoati

We hadn’t initially planned on doing any volunteering, having such a tight schedule, and not really knowing how to go about finding a project. It was only when we met up with Leo and Charlotte in Colca Canyon, that we seriously started thinking about it. They told us about Helpx and Workaway, 2 websites which…

Villa Tunari for NYE!

We had received many recommendations from locals that Villa Tunari, nestled in the lush jungle valleys and on the shores of many intersecting rivers east of Cochabamba, was ‘the place to be’ on New Year’s Eve. It turns out, not so much! It’s a very small town with not much to do, and end of […]

Parque Nacional Torotoro

Notre choix de nous arreter a Cochabamba a grandement ete influence par l’envie de visiter ce parc naturel. C’est en lisant des blogs de voyages que j’ai appris l’existence de ce parc un peu en dehors des sentiers battus. L’acces etant un peu delicat le parc n’est pas encore innonde de touristes malgre son canyon…

La Paz & Cochabamba

We just passed through La Paz, Bolivia’s capital city, between 2 buses on our way to Cochabamba, having to catch up some time. In the few hours we spent in La Paz, it seemed like quite a vibrant city, rich in culture and street art, with people outside everywhere, very involded in their neighbourhood activities….

Lago Titicaca & Isla del Sol

Depuis Cusco, nous avons decide de partir directement vers Copacabana en Bolivie, et donc de passer toute la partie Peruvienne du legendaire lac Titicaca. Decision prise sur les conseils de nombreux voyageurs rencontres au fur et a mesure de nos peregrinations. Le cote Bolivien s’averant plus authentique et sympathique (un fait qui s’applique generalement a…

Machu Picchu

Le fameux Machu Picchu pour finir en beaute notre periple peruvien. Il faut tout de meme savoir que pour s’y rendre sans depenser trop d’argent c’est une aventure. Ce site est la poule aux oeufs d’or de Cusco, tout est bien rentabilise. Rien que le billet d’entree coute 40 euro. Ensuite plusieurs solutions, le tour…

Cusco & around

Despite being saturated by tourism, and all that goes with it, Cusco remains a must-see destination in Peru, if only for its ideal location at the gates of the Sacred Valley and its world-famous Inca ruins and mountain ranges. We spent just under a week in the area, including our visit to one of the…

Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon is said to be the deepest in the world, even more so than the Grand Canyon. Its gradual slopes which offer an amazing view on the depths bellow, and the Colca river which runs through it, make it a popular hiking destination. We arrived from Arequipa by bus to Cabanaconde, crossing the desert…

El Misti

Des notre arrivee a Arequipa, mon oeil a ete attire par l’un des 3 volcans entourant Arequipa, El Misti. Le ‘gentleman’ en Quechua, impose sa belle silhouette conique culminant a 5800m, au dessus des batiments de la Cite Blanche. En prenant quelques renseignements j’ai rapidement appris que l’ascencion ete accessible aux debutant puisqu’il n’y a…