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Founded by the Spanish in the XVIth century, Lima is a curious mix of a modern mega city, skyscrapers, malls and amazing seaview apartments in Miraflores, old villas in a romantic hippie ambiance in Barranco and areas of colonial architecture especially in its historical downtown, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For those who […]
Where are we? Where is that Peru that everybody talks about and loves? After the unsafe and not too nice Mancora, entering Trujillo continued on the same note. Looking out on the bus windows we could see ghetto-like streets, ugly buildings and piles of garbage everywhere…disappointing. Fortunately, the city also has few nice things to […]
We reached our first stop in Peru early in the morning when it was still dark. And it was quite creepy! The bus stops somewhere in the middle of the town and most of the accommodations (ours as well) are located near the beach (more or less 500 m from the center). We would have […]
Considered a top retirement destination for people all over the world, Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador and a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site which lies in a valley at about 2500 m. It has the feeling of a small mountain town in Switzerland and the look of a Spanish city with its […]
Do you remember that some time ago I discovered my favorite fish? It was during one of the diving sessions in Thailand I guess and it is called porcupine. The time for a favorite bird has come!!! I discovered it on Isla de la Plata, during a one day trip with the initial objective to […]
Wandering through South America without making a trip to the Jungle is like visiting Paris without seeing the Tour Eiffel! We couldn’t miss it and the best option was Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve in the North-Eastern part of Ecuador. The way there was long and tiring: 8 hours bus from Quito to Lago Agrio, another […]
Have you ever felt high? Have you ever felt like it was summer but with snow? Have you ever really been in the sky and felt the clouds on your skin? It is all possible in Cotopaxi National Park whose central feature is the second highest active volcano on Earth, at nearly 5900 m height. […]
At more than 2850 m above sea level, Ecuador’s capital is situated on the slopes of Pichincha, an active volcano in the Andes Mountains. Though less colorful than Cartagena we enjoyed from the very first step this calm city with its excellently preserved historic center which, along with Krakow, were the first World Cultural Heritage […]
Heading down to Ecuador, we made a short stop in Ipiales, just before the border with Ecuador. We arrived in the early morning just when the sun was going up and took a taxi to the only attraction in the town: Santuario de las Lajas, a 100 years old cathedral spectacularly built on a bridge […]
Being known as the salsa capital of the world, with many famous dancers, salsa schools, discos, museums, there is not much else about Cali. The city itself is quite grey, with very old and unmaintained buildings, market streets surrounding the city center and a bad reputation in terms of safety. We were somehow lucky to […]