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Inca Trail : Machu Pichu

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:October 24, 2014
Post category:Adventure Hilly /Mountains Peru 🇵🇪South America 🌎Trek

🇵🇪 🇵🇪 🇵🇪 This is probably the most famous trek in South America and rated by many as one of the top 5 treks in the world. Total length of the trek is about 50 Km. It combines beautiful mountain scenery, lush green cloud-forest, subtropical jungle and, of course, a stunning mix of Inca paving stones, ruins and tunnels. The final destination of the trail just cannot be beaten: Machu Picchu, the mysterious “Lost City of the Incas”.This is a controlled trek. Only a certain number of people are allowed to trek each day.…

Amazon : Along the Madre de Dios River

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:October 23, 2014
Post category:Adventure Camping Forest National Parks Peru 🇵🇪Sea / River / Waterbody South America 🌎travel Wild Life

🇵🇪 🇵🇪 🇵🇪 Manu was established as national park in 1973. With 800+ bird species, 5000 plant varieties, 1000 vertebrate species , 13 types of primates; covering an area of 17000 Sq Km; it is probably the most bio-diverse place in our planet. An arduous bus journey from Cusco took us to the reserve area and then we entered the mysterious cloud forest. Humidity and altitude in the cloud forest makes it an ideal place for a variety of flora and fauna. I spotted one pair of Cock on Rocks , Peruvian national bird. Slowly we descended and reached…

Peru – My 3 week Itinerary

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:September 18, 2014
Post category:Peru 🇵🇪South America 🌎travel

22/Aug/2014: Flight from London to Lima via Bogota. 23/Aug/2014: Arrive Lima in the morning. Check - in to the hotel. City tour of Lima . 24/Aug/2014: A very long day . Early morning wake up and took a Cruz-del-sur bus to Paracas. Boat tour to Ballestas Island . Then bus to Nazca. Fly over to Nazca and then overnight bus to Arequipa. 25/Aug/2014: Arequipa. City tour 26/Aug/2014: Wake up early . Start trek to Colca canyon and Cruz Del Condor. Overnight at Oasis. 27/Aug/2014: Climb out of the canyon . Take bus…