Our South / Central American Adventure
In and around World
After years of planning - sitting, waiting, wishing, planning and saving like crazy! - me and Gemma are finally embarking on our trip of a life-time (at least I hope it will be!) 6 months around Mexico and South America.
Our plan is to fly to Mexico City, spend 3 weeks travelling around Mexico, soaking up the rays and ruins of ancient civilisations. Our next stop is Ecuador (including a week in the Galapagos Islands), then we will probably head to Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and hopefully end up in Brazil - last destination Rio de Janiero for our flight back...at least that's the plan at the moment. Y ya esta, nuestro viaje...
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Emily Jesshope
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¡Bienvenidos a Mexico!
So we finally arrived in Mexico City after travelling for about 24 hours door-to-door! Our 1st impressions of the city weren't great, it ... Continue reading »
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San Cristobal de las Casas
Really was not looking forward to our 13 hour bus journey to get here, but it was actually pretty good. We got a 1st class bus, so got to wat... Continue reading »
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Palenque - Maya Ruins
Staying in Palenque, in the jungle, was definately one of my favourite palces in Mexico. We found a great place to stay, outside of town on t... Continue reading »
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Chichen Itza - Maya Ruins
From Palenque we caught another overnight bus to Piste - a small town near the ruins - and it was quite an eventful bus journey! At about 2 i... Continue reading »
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Tulum - our very own Caribbean beach paradise
Tulum was fantastic, a beautiful Caribbean beach spot. It is just a couple of hours down the coast from Cancun but so much quieter and chille... Continue reading »
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Cancun
Cancun was our final destination in Mexico - these 3 weeks really seem to have flown by! I wasn't really that impressed with the city, it was bi... Continue reading » -
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Quito
We ended up staying 6 days in Quito, which was definately enough. The city is pretty impressive as it's sits right up high in the Andes - at... Continue reading »
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Las Islas Galapagos
Wow, our stay in the Galapagos was fantastic, well worth splurging on! As we booked it from home the trip included 2 nights (before and after... Continue reading »
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Latacunga & Volcan Cotopaxi
After our time in the Galapagos we decided to head out of Quito pronto-ish, towards Latacunga - a good town to arrange a day-hike up to Volcan Coto... Continue reading »
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The Quilotoa Loop
After all the excitement of our volcano trek we decided to embark upon the remote but very beautiful Quilotoa Loop from Latacunga and to spend a fe... Continue reading »
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Baños
Baños is very nice, tranquil town - the gateway to the southern jungle, perfect for a few days of chilling out. It's also only at 1,800m whic... Continue reading »
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Riobamba and the 'Nariz del Diablo'
Well what can i say? Riobamba and the Nariz del Diablo train ride were not what we expected! We left out beautifully clean and friendly... Continue reading »
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Cuenca
We only spent a couple of days in Cuenca and actually didn't do that much at all apart from wondering around the city and taking some time to relax.&n... Continue reading » -
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Vilcabamba
We had a really fun time in Vilcabamaba - our last stop in Ecuador - so much so that we found it hard to leave and ended up staying there a week.&n... Continue reading »
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Chiclayo - the beginning of our Peruvian adventure
We travelled into Peru on an overnight bus. When we left Vilcabamba we were surrounded by beautiful red and green mountains, the ne... Continue reading »
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Huaraz
Huaraz was beautiful, it's a small town nestled in a valley between the Cordillera Blanca (which contains the highest peaks in Peru) and the C... Continue reading »
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Lima
Our journey to Lima was interesting to say the least. We decided to opt for an economic night bus and economic it was! It was rickety,... Continue reading »
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Nazca
Nazca is only a very small town in the middle of the peruvian costal desert and is normally only a brief stopping off point to visit the famous Naz... Continue reading »
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Cusco - Part 1
It was a bit of a shock ariving in Cusco, at an altitude of 3310m, after having been enjoying the coastal heat of Nazca for a few days. Cusco... Continue reading »
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Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail
Finally it was time for us to embark upon the famous Inca Trail and follow in the footsteps of the Incas (up and down 1000s of "bloody Inca st... Continue reading »
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Cusco - Part II: Inti Raymi
On returning to Cusco after the Inca Trail we decided to stay on in the city for a while so that we could enjoy the its Inti Raymi festival (t... Continue reading »
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Tres Cruces
After having spent so much time in Cusco we were quite sad to leave it behind and say goodbye to all the friends we'd made there. But the ope... Continue reading »
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Arequipa
Arequipa is Peru's 2nd biggest city whose horizon is dominated by El Misti volcano. It's nicknamed the "white city" because most of... Continue reading »
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Puno & Lake Titicaca
We seem to be getting into the habit of having big nights out on our last day in a city, the only problem being we normally have to get u... Continue reading »
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Puno & Lake Titicaca
We seem to be getting into the habit of having big nights out on our last day in a city, the only problem being we normally have to get u... Continue reading »
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Copacabana - we finally arrive in Boliva
From Puno we travelled around Lake Titicaca, into Bolivia and to the lovely little town of Copacabana - also on the shores of Lake Titicaca... Continue reading » -
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Trinidad
Getting to Trinidad turned out to be a bit of a mission. All flotas were full after the previous day's independence celebrations, and t... Continue reading » -
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