1st-2nd November 2018 Situated on the border between Peru and Bolivia, Lake Titicaca is both the largest lake in South American and also, at 3,800 meters altitude, the highest navigable lake in the world. It has a rich history, having been inhabited by many cultures – including the Tiwanaku people – for thousands of yearsContinue reading “Travelblog SA#25: Lake Titicaca Part 1 (Uros, Amantaní & Taquile) – Peru”
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Travelblog SA#21: Cusco & The Sacred Valley Part 1 – Peru
15th-18th October 2018 You would think that I’d have grown bored of historic highland cities by this point, but I was certainly glad I saved Cuzco for later in my trip because it topped them all. Once the old capital of the Incas, and then after, a colonial centre, it is a city with multipleContinue reading “Travelblog SA#21: Cusco & The Sacred Valley Part 1 – Peru”
Travelblog SA#13: Chachapoyas – Peru
25th-28th August 2018 ‘Chachapoyas’ means ‘people of the clouds’ in Quechua, and there is no mystery as to why this region was named such way as you are driven there through a series of winding roads cutting through the mountains. I arrived there at night, after a long day crossing the border from Ecuador whereContinue reading “Travelblog SA#13: Chachapoyas – Peru”
Tej Turner 