PARIWANA BLOG

Lima is a sprawling metropolis of 8 million people. Giant cities are usually a traveller’s nightmare, but Lima doesn’t have to be yours. The places you’re going to want to visit are easy to get to from Pariwana Lima, and they’re quite centrally located.

During my time in Cusco I went to Machu Picchu. I didn´t book early enough to go on the Inca Trail, you need to book months in advance, so instead I went on the jungle trail.

I arrived in Cusco from Copacabana and thus had to cross the border between Bolivia and Peru. Our bus stopped at the border, 20 minute drive outside Copacabana and waited for us while we went into the Bolivian border check.

If you’re arriving to Peru on that big adventure into the heart of the ancient Incan lands from Ecuador, it means that you’re crossing one of three borders.

Tucked away against the slopes of volcano Misti, you find Arequipa - the white city - all the way in the south dessert of Peru. The area is especially known for its mountainous adventures and retained culture, as many of the surrounding volcanoes have been used for ancient Inca rituals with many possible gems still to uncover.

A bus ride into the Andes is always a pleasant experience if you can hold off the motion sickness. There are so many amazing routes that lead into the mountains that you’ll wish you could see them all. However, the highway to Cajamarca not only has beautiful vistas, but also a rewarding endpoint, the city.