Peru
Peru — the land of andean mountains, finest cuisine, indigenous people, incredible landscapes and inca ruins. In this Peru Photo Gallery you will find chocolate in Arequipa and the third deepest canyon, named Colca, where you can watch condors circling over your head. Also the highest situated navigable lake in the world — Lake Titticaca — inhabited by the Uros.
These indigenous people live on floating islands made of Totora reed. Another great highlight was the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu. In 5 days and 80km, we came across Glacier lagoons, high mountain passes and jungly forests to reach finally Machu Picchu. Peru is such a diverse country which has a lot to offer for its visitor. Hence I can really recommend it.
Additional and useful information
- Chocolate Workshop in the Chocholate Museum in Arequipa: From bean to bar — Make your own chocolate. Really interesting and presented by a great passionated chocolatier. He explains the whole process of making chocolate and leads you practically through each step.
- Cooking class in Arequipa with chef Arthur. He‘s really nice and speaks multil-ingual. We opted for the Andean Menu consisting of Chupe de Camerones & Rocoto Relleno (traditional Shrimp-Soup and Alpaca-stuffed peppers). It was incredibly delicious.
- Colca Canyon Tours 2‑day with Waiky Adventures: Even though it‘s a tough hike, I recommend the 2‑day Tour, since we heard from people that the same amount of hike in three days is to slow. It‘s the same hike, just in more time.
- For staying in Puno on Lake Titticaca, I would recommend taking an Airbnb directly at one of the Uros islands. They are incredibly friendly, provide fresh trout for dinner and explain their culture really patiently. Also you can do a daytrip to Taquile island, which you will also find in my Peru Photo Gallery. Since the city of Puno does not have that much to offer, I wouldn‘t recommend to stay in the actual city more than one night.