By Luke, on May 11, 2011, 6:45 am
We arrive in Cuenca early evening from Loja after a 6 hour bus ride. We headed straight for a hostel which we had picked out of the footprint. Casa Cauncana is situated in the centre of town it was a great location but a little noisy when the weekend came round. After having no luck finding a market we grabbed a bite at a local Mexican before heading to bed.
Walking around Cuenca, Ecuador
You can easily spend a day walking around the old colonial centre of Cuenca. The architecture has endless details which keep you engaged for hours. Thousands maybe even millions of small bricks with large almost marble like pillars around huge doorways make the cathedral one of the most breathtaking I have seen on my travels so far. Small squares with busy market stalls are dotted all over and their are at least two impressive markets Colonial Cuenca, Ecuador
By Luke, on May 5, 2011, 6:00 am
Gosh I’ve been a busy little bee! I am completely cream crackered! It’s a bit of a struggle to remember everything but I will do my best to fill you in on the highlights.
We spent a few days in cusco before the inca trail. Supposedly relaxing and resting but as per usual we ended up walking around for miles and miles. The historic centre of cusco is really nice. It feels like it’s just a small town within a city. The only let down is that you cannot walk two steps in the centre without being hassled by someone to buy something. Obviously I understand they are just doing their jobs but after 4 days of it, it was driving me nuts! We had a guy selling paintings which Luke showed some interest in so he followed us for about an hour. He even sat outside a cafe An Email Home, Cusco and the Inca Trail
By Luke, on May 3, 2011, 6:45 pm
After a wild journey from Iquitos to Equador we arrived late in Vilcabumba, it was Easter Sunday and after a fun filled weekend the town was dead. We where shattered so just found a bed and slept. We had herd that their was a nice Eco lodge just out of town so the next morning after grabbing some breakfast we went it search of it.
Rumi Wilko is around 10 minute walk put of town and is clearly signposted. The owners have created a nature reserve on their land and have cabins along the river and shared rooms which where basic but adorable. Within the reserve their are a number of walks of up to two hours, we went out for a walk in the afternoon. Some of the paths where a little overgrown and their where a huge number of spiders which was kinda good to take some Vilcabamba, a magic place in Southern Equador.
By Luke, on May 2, 2011, 12:35 pm
After taking the boat to Iquitos from Yurimagus we caught the plain back and headed for Ecuador from Tarapoto, this journey took us 1.5 days but could easily take 2 and maybe 3 if their where problems with the roads.
Tarapoto to Jaen, Peru
We caught the bus direct with the Fernandez bus company, ask moto taxi to take you to Terminal Morales in Tarapoto. The bus passes through Pedro Ruiz, so if you wanted to get to Equador from Chachapoyas it would be no problem, moto taxi’s go from one block past the market in Chachapoyas to Pedro Ruiz. The bus from Tarapoto to Jaen took us 10 hours and cost 40 Soles.
Jaen to San Ignacio, Peru
Our bus arrived at 3 in the morning and we where able to stay at the bus depot until 5 when the town woke up. From terminal in Jaen we Peru to Ecuador, Boarder at La Balsa
By Katherine, on April 25, 2011, 6:11 pm
 Hola,
We finally arrived in la Paz after a bus trip which ended up being 23 hours instead of 10. We spent a couple of days exploring la paz. We had booked a tour of the worlds most dangerous road on the Saturday. We got to the office at 7.15am as arranged. We waited and waited and nobody arrived. All sorts of things were going through our heads about it being a scam. Finally the other couple gave up hope and left at 8.45 so we thought we would go too. When they finally opened the office at about 11am we were waiting for them. The had 650 Bolivianos of our money! It turns out that our guide had a bike accident in the way to meet us. Probably a good thing he never made it to work. If he can’t ride his bike to work how is he An email Home, La Paz to Cusco
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