Category: South America

Lima is the capital of Peru. Ciudad de Los Reyes is an interesting name when no ruling king was ever in Lima but represented by a Viceroyalty. Putting that aside, a King could easily...

Trujillo is one of the first cities the Europeans built in the Americas. Some very unique excavated areas also surround the city. Trujillo, Peru’s third-largest city, was the first to declare independence from Spain....

Huacachina is a village built around a small oasis surrounded by dunes in southwestern Peru and about five kilometres from Ica. I was travelling on the night bus from Arequipa towards Lima; I had passed Nazca and...

Arequipa, the white city, is the second largest city in Peru. UNESCO World Heritage has put its historical centre on the list. Upon founding this grand colonial city, the Spanish decided to use the...

The contrast of visiting the floating Uros islands on Titicaca Lake after the Luxury train journey from Cusco to Puno was immense. The day before, I had left the Norwegian group I had been...

When you come through the Sun-gate and see Machu Picchu, you know that discovering this historical place was worth all the hiking steps. After first hiking the Salkanty trek and joining in on the...

If you want to reach Macchu Picchu by foot and make your trip sustainable, choose the Salkantry trek before entering the Inka trek. To see Macchu Picchu has been a dream of mine for...

The ancient Inka city of Cusco is maybe mostly known as the gateway to Machu Picchu; the Rainbow Mountain is another discovery not to miss. Cusco was the capital of the Inka empire, and...

Four weeks in Peru gave me lots of new experiences. It was my first time in South America and to ruins of its original people. Machu Pichu had been on my list for years,...