I was promptly up, showered and out the front of the hostal to start the 8am tour to explore the Quiocta Cave, the ancient sarcophagi of Karajia and to the Valle de Belen. One thing I’m quickly learning in Peru is that nothing runs on time. A half an hour later we finally filled the…

To say Chachapoyas is a mandatory stop in northern Peru would be an understatement of criminal proportions. Not only is this small town, the capital of the Amazon basin, just brilliant to visit with it’s fantastic cafes and friendly people, it’s surrounded by the most amazing pre-Inca ruins of the Chachapoyas people – or People…

As I said in the last post, I was still planning on heading out to the archaeological site of Tucume before leaving Chiclayo. Once again there was a drought of any combis signed with Tucume, they all left for a place called Salas. When I was asked if I was headed for Salas, I shook my head…

The first thing that is immediately noticeable when catching the bus between Piura and Chiclayo was the fact the bus was pretty damn awesome. The girl at the ticket counter asked if I wanted the panoramic seat, so I figured why the hell not. I thought this was just a fancy name for the window seat, something which I…