Lobitos is located on Peru’s north coast, just a few hours south of Mancora. Currently, Lobitos is an isolated destination that isn’t easy to reach. However, like many beach towns in Peru, South America and around the world, Lobitos is gaining popularity for it’s amazing waves. It seems to be that surfers, always on the [...]
From Huanuco the road heads up into the high Andes. This is where the immense Junin Lake sits. It is the second biggest alpine lake in the country after Lago de Titicaca. There are several towns along the stretch of highway that skirts the lake.
Some are mining towns and offer little to the common backpacker (although a jaunt in a local haunt might be an interesting reprise from the normal gringo trail features). Other towns function with the seasons, supporting themselves on the maca crops in the high plateau plains.
We booked our Machu Picchu hike a month prior to our trip through a company called Llama Path. We thought that would be plenty of time to reserve our space but the Inca Trial was full so we had the option of doing several alternative treks.We decided to do the Lares trek which is a [...]
The hike was moderate to advance but you can go at your own pace. We had 6 people in our group, 3 of who are experienced hikers and went at a brisk pace while the other 2 kept a more casual pace and took time to snap lots of photos. The views were absolutely beautiful, [...]
For those backpackers who have had enough of the hordes of tourists who swarm around Cusco, Ayacucho is a great place to head next.
Ayacucho offers a high concentration of historic and cultural attractions, nearly on a par with Cusco itself, but because it is off the main coastal Cusco-Lima highway, many international tourists opt not to visit it.
With a lot of good luck and a $230 rt ticket Heidi and I left LA for our first south american adventure. Two surprisingly comfortable Taca flights, two Spanish dubbed children’s movies to aid our broken Spanish, and two meals only consisting of carbs later, we arrived in Lima. Following strict instructions from our lonely [...]
An hour until our bus departs to Cusco we grab our bags, leave Pariwana Hostel and hail a cab. The first cab says no. The next cab takes a close look at my Cruz Del Sur bus recipient, and we begin to haggle. I saw, “amigo 10 solas”. He laughs and says no, 15. I [...]
Many cities in Peru have relatively concentrated ‘tourist areas,’ and one way to stay safe is to stick to these areas places, call taxis from your hotel and use other precautions that may limit your full experience of the city. If you have the urge to not confine yourself there are a lot of great [...]
Arequipa is an old place that holds close to its Spanish roots. It’s a city in a valley with three massive volcanoes (Misti, Chachani & Picchu Picchu) that have been the focus of folklore and tribal wanderings across cultures past and present. The air is clean, with a fresh breeze and unfiltered sunshine to remind [...]
Sometimes a backpacker has had enough of high-demanding treks. The Ancash region of Peru has so many trails to offer the trekking enthusiast that he might get dizzy just trying to decide which he wants to tackle.
After going on a few of the quick treks, or even after hiking a long one like Santa Cruz, perhaps you’ll want to chill out and enjoy a breezy tour. Perhaps you’ll just want to take a drive to some beautiful lakes.
Late season swells were in full effect when I got back to Lima after a detour to Cusco and Arequipa. Finally, I was back to my favorite place in Miraflores, Pariwana Hostels Lima, to meet a few friends from California for a surf adventure up the coast. Everyone was excited to surf some of the [...]
Lima is cold and foggy in September, but just four and a half hours south is a place where the sun heats the sand and the pisco flows freely, no matter what time of year. This oasis is called Huacachina. I spent the weekend in Huacachina, and since I was planning to come back to [...]
Camana is a popular tourist destination, but not for most international backpackers. During the summer months of December through March Peruvians flock to this bustling south coast town, flooding downtown hotels and hostels, filling the beachfront accommodations and saturating the beachfront. During the fall and winter months however, while the city center stays crowded with [...]
Cusco is the most visited cities in Peru, and one of the most visited in the entire of the continent. As such, it has a lot of transportation options to choose from. Peru does not have the best domestic travel services, but the system is quite functional.
You can travel on the cheap, or opt for something a bit more luxurious. It all depends on how backpacker you intend to be. Pariwana Cusco hostel can give you the low-down on the transport options available to you, but this article offers some hints to get you ready.
By Campbell Plowden (cplowden@amazonecology.org); special report for the Pariwana Hostel Blog Adventures in the Peruvian Amazon often begin in the gateway city of Iquitos. There are daily flights to Iquitos from Lima on LAN, Peruvian Airlines and Star Airlines. Copa Airlines now offers three flights per week between Iquitos and Panama. You can’t reach Iquitos [...]
Pariwana Hostels © 2011
Custom Marketing Solutions for Hospitality and Travel Industries by www.StudioWithView.com