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September 19, 2016

Trujillo

Where are we? Where is that Peru that everybody talks about and loves? After the unsafe and not too nice Mancora, entering Trujillo continued on the same note. Looking out on the bus windows we could see ghetto-like streets, ugly buildings and piles of garbage everywhere…disappointing. Fortunately, the city also has few nice things to […]

Mancora, the disappointing entry in Peru

We reached our first stop in Peru early in the morning when it was still dark. And it was quite creepy! The bus stops somewhere in the middle of the town and most of the accommodations (ours as well) are located near the beach (more or less 500 m from the center). We would have […]

Cuenca, the quiet place between the mountains

Considered a top retirement destination for people all over the world, Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador and a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site which lies in a valley at about 2500 m. It has the feeling of a small mountain town in Switzerland and the look of a Spanish city with its […]