October 21st to 27th On saturday october the 21st, after visiting the Tiwanaku site, I took a bus to La Paz, and then I crossed the city with the cable car, in one hour (there are 5 lines in service,…
Lake Titicaca
October 18th to 21st In the night of wednesday the 18th I arrived to Puno, close to the Titicaca lake. It is the highest navigable lake at 3,800m. The day after, I took a boat to the Amantani island. The…
The highest city in the world
October 17th – 18th Jaakov, who I had met in the Colca canyon, had told me that the highest city in the world was in Peru, and that he wanted to go see it. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t have…
Cusco, the Salkantay trek and the Machu Picchu
October 9th to 16th With Yaakov, the guy I met in the Colca canyon, we arrived in Cusco on monday the 9th, and visited the city, which use to be the capital of the Incas. A lot of walls in…
Lima, Arequipa and the Colca Canyon
October 3rd to 8th I arrived on October the 3rd to Lima, and was welcomed by Lou, a friend of my brother’s. I spent the day walking around the historical center. On the day after, I went to La Punta,…
North of Peru
From september 22nd to october 2nd From Vilcabamba in Ecuador, I entered Peru through the La Balsa border, that is little frequented. The bus from Vilcabamba left me at the border at 1:30pm, but the peruvian immigration office is closed…
Ecuador
September 5th to 22nd I arrived in Ecuador on september 5th from the north, coming from Colombia. I took a bus to the city of Otavalo, famous for its crafts market. I stayed 3 days, the first night in a…
Colombia: part 2
August 13th to September 5th Back to Bogotá after my summer break, I stayed 2 days to see some friends. I also took advantage of the jetlag that woke me up at 4am on the first day, and went to…
Summer break
I went to France for a few weeks this summer, the main reason being that I was the best man at a friend’s wedding. Therefore, I organized and went to the bachelor’s party early july, and to the wedding early…
Colombia part 1
12th of june to july 1st On monday june the 12th, I left Capurganá to go to Cartagena: 1h30 of boat and then 8h of bus. The next day, I walked a bit in Cartagena before meeting my cousin Sylvain…