When people think of Incan ruins, they immediately think of Machu Picchu. Of course we visited Machu Picchu and we saved it for last, but...

When most people think of Peru, they think of Cusco and Machu Picchu. We were included in most people before we left, making Machu Picchu...

This past summer I worked as an instructional coach to help develop new teachers through an alternative certification program in...

Plus two days in Ica and Paracas After recouping from the jungle for two days in Lima, Jesse and I headed to Ica where we would be based...

Once we reached Iquitos we teamed up with the French couple from our cargo boat adventures to get a good price on a jungle tour. We woke...

Jesse and I didn’t plan anything in Peru beyond our first two hostels in Lima and Huaraz, which would get us through a week and half....

We thoroughly enjoyed our previous two day-hikes to Laguna Wilcacocha and Laguna Churup, but Jesse had a wild notion that we may actually...

THE BUS By Jesse Simmons The bus ride was an action packed 20 hour journey. It began innocently enough; we arrived on time and everything...

Laguna Churup was our second day hike in Huaraz and although many consider it an “easy” acclimatization hike, it is known as a more...

We made it to Huaraz, Peru, which is the starting point for many hikes and treks in the Cordillera Blanca and our home for the next week....