Departamento de Loreto Travel Blogs | Travelogues | Travel Journals

Me and three friends made a trip september 2008 to South America and visited the countries Peru, Bolivia, Arica in northern Chile and Sao Paulo in Brazil.

From Lima by plan to Iquitos. Iquitos - Tarapoto by boat, Chachapoyas (bus), Mancora, Quito (Ecuador)

Here is pictures of my country peru !!

Spent a day in Iquitos and then 3 days in the Amazon

Hello all,After my overnight cross-border bus, I slept until about 2pm.  Not knowing anything about Piura, I asked at the desk what there was to see.  I walked the eight blocks into the central city to check out the Parque Central.  Like most Latin American towns there was a great, mellow vibe to the park, and a scenic church on the square as well.I walked over to the Plaza del Sol mall, and went to the Chinese restaurant in the food court and enjoyed a nice cheap meal.  I...

I know a lot about Piura because my dad if from there and also because i lived over there because of my dentistry career!!If u are going to Piura, dont stay at Piura city..or just do it one day...then go to Colan beach! or Mancora beach!!Mancora has nice hotels..goooddd seafood and lots of bars! u will want to be layed down on the beach the hole time! and if u like waves and surf! u will have lots of company! there are a lot of brazilians over there..also from USA and Europe...and when is win...

I enjoyed Ayacucho a lot! I was in holidays over there! April 6!! and the hole city was partying! U can see Puyas de Raimondi...lakes..and ruins! Lanscapes during the trip from Lima to Ayacucho is sooo beautiful!!!Well..thats a resume..ehehe..it was long time ago! but i really enjoyed this trip!

This was a day for adventure! We'd be on the Amazon itself! Our guides were Explorama Tours. Explorama was operated by two American expatriates. (Checking the web, I see Explorama is still in business in Iquitos.) As souveniers, the had for sale piranhas mounted on stands. I asked if the piranhas were real. They replied yes, of course they were real, plastic replicas had not reached Iquitos. Nevertheless, I did not buy one.   Explorama took us by mortorboat to a lodge the...

I take my magic tricks (mostly cards) along with me to break the ice with other travellers.  This time, I befriended locals with my tricks, and thus far, I have received and incredible reception.Yesterday, I was eating lunch.  A teenage girl was sitting across from me.  I asked her in Spanish if she wanted to see a magic trick.  Within 30 seconds, everyone in the canteen was hovering around my table.  I put on a short performance, putting everyone in awe, and left the...

While I left on a vacation, I certainly didn't return from one...

Spent two weeks in Peru. Went from the Jungle to Cusco to White water rafting to Mountain Biking to hiking over a mountain to get to Machu Picchu to Home Stays on Lake Titicaca.

On leaving Cuenca, we had some serious travelling to do, starting with a 5 hour journey from Cuenca to Loja shortly followed by my first overnight bus ride (for another 8 hours) from Loja, going over the border into Peru to Piura.  Journey pretty uneventful although with a local tradition to pay 10 cents to get out of the bus stations, my coin jammed prompting me to whack the machine and make a 20 cent profit as a load of change fell out - much to the consternation of the ticket off...

Peru is a country graced with intriguing history, welcoming people, amazing food, infectious dance rhythms, and breathtaking geography.

My second home

Went to Piura, Peru on a misson trip. Then on to Lima, Cuzco, and Machu Picchu. Wonderful time, great food, and even better people.