Travel to South America

Lake Titicaca

The Lake Titicaca is between Bolivia and Peru, and it is considered the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world, at 3821 meters above sea level. It is the largest lake in South America, and has 41 islands, like Isla del Sol, Isla Amantani, Isla Taquile, which maintained it's culture for several thousand years, and the floating Uros Islands. Isla del Sol is one of the largest islands of the lake and has several important Inca ruins.

Paracas

At km. 261 of the Panamericana Sur Highway, we find the Paracas Reserve. It is a refugee for sea-wolves, Humboldt penguins, sea-cats, pelicans, dolphins and a large variety of native and migratory birds. Is not only a nature paradise, but an archaeological center, where the ruins of the pre Inca culture, Paracas, are found. This culture dates from 700 AC to 400 AC, and it was a great town of knitters. At Paracas, we can find great touristic points, like the Cathedral, the Chandelier and Ballestas Islands.
The Chandelier is an impressive geoglyph, that can only be observed from the air or the sea, and is also know as Three Crosses. Like the Nazca Lines, there is no information about it´s origins, why it was created or by whom!

Cerro Blanco

It is considered the highest dune of the world, and for the Nazca culture, it was a sacred hill where they made the offerings to the protective "Apus" (The Spirits of the Mountains), and to the different elements of Nature.

The natives talk about a mysterious energy which just have been discovered at the top of this dune, in a not revealed place, and this energy would have been a focus of attention for the NASA investigations.

To climb up to the Cerro Blanco (White Hill), makes you experience not only a marvelous landscape, with a great view of the valley and the mountain chain surrounding it, but accordingly to the testimonies of the people that have been there already, it allows you to experiment a very strong sensation of spiritual inner peace and completeness.
At the very base of Cerro Blanco, the Shaman performs the Ceremony of offerings to the Pachamama (Mother Earth). It is a ceremony with highly spiritual and traditional content, which you definitely should not miss.

San Francisco Church

Don't be annoyed by the many little kids as you walk through the square, you may choose to buy inexpensive key chains and finger puppets on your way in. The San francisco church is enormus, and you are going to be able to take pictures but no please disable the flash first!. Unlike the Cathedral in Cusco where your camera may be confiscated. Here you may view the tomb of Pizarro, and even light a candle at one of th side altars. The catacombs have a very impressive array of bones all arranged nicely so as to not look too macabre and bizarre. The gold and silver used here are incredible. Look up as in any historic church and enjoy the magesty that surrounds you. It is a one time life experience.

Machu Pichu

The easiest, and the cheapest way to visit all the area, is to take a taxi for two days at the cost of USD20 in total. The cost is pretty good, moreover if you find people with whom share this cost. In the morning of day one, you can easily visit Cusco and then drive till Ollaytatambo to visit the beautifull ruins. Then, at night, you can drop in the "backpacker train" from Ollaytatambo to Aguas Calientes that leaves at 19.45 (2hrs). There you will find just backpackers or locals (at the costs of 23.80USD roundtrip>>the normal day-train will costs you beetween 70 and 100USD). Sleep in Aguas Caliente for less then 2dollars each, in a simply but clean double room (just drop of the train and there will be plenty of people offering accomodations!), and at 06 AM (the best time!!!) of the day after take a bus or walk to Macchu Picchu (3USd one way). Visit Macchu Picchu and climb Wayna Picchu (USD 20,00 entry fee for MP) and get back to Aguas Calientes to sleep the 2nd night. The morning after take the train back to Ollaytatambo where there will be your taxi driver waiting for you. On the way back to Cusco you can visit all the sacred valley sites, i.e. Pisac (amazing!!!), Calca, Salinas and all the sites closer to Cusco city, i.e. Sacsayhuamàn, Qenko, Puca Pucara and Tambo Machai. So, in this way, you will spend something like USD 60,00 plus the cost of the taxi, instead of USD 120/150 as requested from all the travel agency in Avenida del Sol in Cusco, with the big advantage that you are the one that will decide the waiting time in every sites!

Peru =)

Located in the western central coast of South America. It borders with Ecuador in the north, Colombia , north east, Brazil in the East, Bolivia, south east, and Chile in the south.

There are 4 major regions: the 200 miles of Peruvian Sea, a narrow coastal strip, the high Andes mountains and the cast and plain Amazon basin.

Peru is the third largest country in south America with an impressive landscape and a general good weather (of course it's cold in the andes!) humid kind of tropical. The natives are very friendly persons and they will try their best to make you feel like home.
Also the culture is amazing, the ruins, their history, everything it's worthy of admiration.