When I arrived at the airport in Lima, my dear Segundo, the driver was waiting for me  and guided my for the next 5 weeks.

We left Lima very early with the destination of the Paracas Peninsula. The road along the Pacific coast took us through small fishing villages like Pucusana, where we could see fishermen unloading their night catches at the port. In the early afternoon and after 250 km, we reached the Paracas Peninsula. After the first orientation we drove to the port.

200 km to the south is Nazca,  a city famous for its impressive figures.

Our next destination was Cusco, the historical city of the Inca culture. Cusco is located about 700 km east of Nazca. The day in the car was very long and tiring. The road is well developed, but most of it passes through plateaus and at an altitude of 4300 m with innumerable bends through the mountains. During the day many trucks were on the road and this made it almost impossible to pass them.

For most tourists, Cusco is the starting point for a day trip by train to Machu Picchu and back.

At Ollantaytambo station, my driver Segundo was already waiting for me. After another overnight stay in Cusco, we drove south to Puno, to Lake Titicaca.

Our next destination was the Colca Canyon.

From Arequipa we went to Cabanaconde at the Colca Canyon (Canyon de Colca).

The southernmost point of our journey was reached and now, we travelled back north.

From the National Park Huarascaran we went on north.

We continued northwest to the small town of Chachapoyas, located on the edge of the Amazon.

We traveled a whole day to arrive in Piura. The moment has come to say goodbye to my faithful companion and driver Segundo, who had to return to Lima. 

Iquitos is the largest city in the tropical rainforest of the Andean state of Peru and is the starting point for one or more day excursions, more or less deep into the river landscape of the Amazon.