I went to Cali for 10 days, I stayed 20 finally. I found in love with the city, not for the beauty, but for the spirit. In Cali, dancing salsa is part of the culture. Moreover, people are really friendly and the city didn’t make you feel like in a big one. In only 20 […]
Trekking
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Paramo de Oceta
The fantastic Paramo de Oceta We left the city of Mongui early in the morning in order to avoid the bad weather as the guides recommended us. If the beginning was alright, we ended under a strong rain all time long. The Paramo de Oceta is located above 3,700 meters high, almost 1,000 meters higher […]
Canos cristales
Canos Cristales – red seaweeds in the water A tough and expensive journey for a mitigated result The challenge to get there We didn’t want to take a bus to get there. The reason is that it took more than 10 hours on an earth road full of potholes in a small micro bus. Thus, […]
Desierto de Tatacoa
After a day journey in different buses from San Agustin, we reached Villavieja. The last town before the Tatacoa desert. Actually, this is not a real desert, but a dry tropical jungle. Although water is rare and temperature is high, there are birds and vegetation. The day after, we visited the two parts: one with […]
Otavalo region and Cuicocha Lake
Cuicocha Lake Cuicocha lake is located beneath the Cotacachi volcano. Due to the clouds, we didn’t see it, however, it is a 4600 meters high volcano. The closest town to reach the lake is Quiroga, where taxi or cab can take you for 4$. The lake is surrounded by a trek of 14 kms between […]
Quito, the nice Ecuador capital
Quito The historical city center of Quito was beautiful. It was clean and with a lot of colors. The nice weather probably helped. The center was neither crowded nor polluted. Not only during the day but by night also, the city kept gorgeously. The only point was that the city was empty and everything closed […]
Into the crater of Quilotoa
The Quilotoa lake After crossing the town Quilotoa, I enjoyed the first view of the lake. On top of that, the sun accompanied me all the morning. Not only the sun, there was also a lot of wind. Clouds were crossing the crater in 30 seconds! My first trek was to go into the crater […]
Cusco and the so famous Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu The joke of getting there The easiest way to reach Aguas Calientes, the city down the Machu Picchu, was to take a train. It looked easy and the best solution until I discovered the price: more than 100$ the round trip. This price was ridiculously expensive for the country. As I didn’t want […]
Huayna Potosi: Get closer to the stars at 6088 meters
Huayna Potosi, a mountain close to La Paz, a mountain with a summit at 6088 meters, a mountain I am going to climb, no, a mountain I climbed. I booked a 3 days tour that took me to the top. Day 1: First Base Camp Arriving We left La Paz early in order to be […]
Toro Toro: In the footsteps of Dinosaurs
Toro Toro City The city of Toro Toro was located 5 hours bus ride from the main city Cochabamba. The city was very small and simple, they got electricity 10 years ago. Still now, lots of people are doing the laundry in the river. As an anecdote, I found only one washing machine in the […]