Like Something Out of “Murder on the Orient Express”
Travelling in style 🙂 Going from Puno to Ollantaytambo, I decided to get on the train for parts of the…
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Cheap at Its Best
Casona Plaza Hotel Centro in Puno is the cheapest hotel I have ever stayed at. But it sure doesn’t look…
Cruisin’ with Cruz del Sur
Going from Arequipa to Puno I decided to jump on the bus. Very cheap, and with a 6 1/2 hours…
Puno: Small and Quiet
My reason for coming to Puno were Lake Titicaca and the Uro islands. Therefore I had put aside half a…
World’s (Second) Deepest Canyon
Colca Canyon is 170 meters short of being the world’s deepest canyon, which in canyon terms are nothing 🙂 Visiting…
Stay Here!
Yes, please do consider staying here, at Casa de Avila, if you are in Arequipa. It is a basic hotel, but…
Whitewashed Arequipa
Arriving in Arequipa I felt everything was white, from the buildings with a Spanish ring to them, to the snowcapped,…
Santa Catalina Monastery
This Arequipa complex is huge, with lots of streets, houses, rooms, hallways, and squares inside the monastery walls. Like a…
Utter Perfection!!
If this restaurant located behind an anonymous door in Miraflores, is not perfect dining, then I don’t know! After getting…
Lake Titicaca!!
Need I say more?? This has always been a dream of mine. And my only reason for adding Puno to…
Choose Ollantaytambo Over Cusco!
Of course it depends on what you’re looking for. You choose Cusco, if you want to stay in a big…