Fruits, veggies and meals we haven't seen bevor

Here I would like wrote down yummy, crazy, delicious new foods I haven't seen of or even heard of before.

As a reminder: muña, hoja de coca, grenadina, ceviche, chicha morada (or other), lúcuma, pepito (kind of melón), san Pedro (cactus juice), rocoto relleno, pachamancha,

Machu Picchu 2

Sept 24

We stayed at a camp ground where all the people that hike the inka trail stay. The next day we shared a cab to the hydro electica with a couple from the Netherlands. Instead of taking the train to Machu Picchu town we hiked through a narrow valley with incredible flora and crazy granite rock faces. 

Machu Picchu 3

Sept 25

Once we arrived at the site (we took a bus up to save us 1h of step uphill climb) we decided to share a guide with a Japanese girl. Since she only spoke Spanish we got a full 2h Spanish class with the tour, since our was in English and Spanish. We learned a lot about the site, the culture and the history of this amazing place. Machu Picchu was a research centre, where people learned to grow corn at different climates.

The day ended perfectly - a bright rainbow appeared as we got ready to head back down. We decided to stay at a botanical garden (Jardin de mandor) along the train tracks. A very green and peacefull  place, with excellent food and coffee (my first coffee under a coffee tree).

We woke up work pretty sore muscles the next day. The 2h hike back to hydro elecrica didn't make it better though.

Cuzco

Sept 28 - 30

Cusco! Es ist zeit, sich etwas um unsre Räder zu kümmern. Trotzdem bleibt noch viel zeit um die Stadt zu entdecken.

Pisaqu

Sept 27

Sehr touristisch aber gutes vegetarisches Essen. Etwas spirituell angehaucht, aber sehr sympathisch und entspannt. Auf dem weg nach cusco ist uns dann das letzte Ventil vom Schlauch gerissen. Nach dem wir erfolglos versucht haben es zu reparieren haben wie einen Bus angehalten und für 8 soles nach cusco gefahren. Die Landschaft hier war super schön und es hab einige Ruinen auf den weg -wir hatten leider keine Wahl.

Urubamba and salinas de Mara

Sept 26

On the way to Urubamba we hiked up to the Salinas de Maras. Since the inca time people produce salt here. A salty spring feeds hundreds of little ponds, where the the water evaporates.

Route

Here I would like to save maps of our route. So far only pictures until I figured out a better way.

Lima - la Oroya PB 4

La Oroya - Abancay PB 3

Abancay - Anta PB 1

Anta - Ollanta

Ollanta -St. Theresa -Machu Picchu - Ollanta