So, we finally arrived in Cusco! Again the ride was amazing and took us over an approx..4200m pass with fog and rain. Riding into Cusco was almost like into any other town. First you pass the really poor areas with…
Puna Grasslands
We spent 5 days with Toby in Huánuco. During that time Heinz had worked on the bikes, he had ordered a new (Heidenau) tire from Touratech in Lima, which finally arrived on the second day. Toby runs a motorcycle…
Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca
Wednesday morning at 6:30 am we met with Benoit and Ophelie, our new French (from Lyon), friends we met earlier, who were also taking the same trekking tour than us, in Caraz in front of the Pony Expeditions Touring Company.…
Riding in High Altitude
After we left Cajamarca we rode down Highway # 3 to Huamachuco and found a nice hotel “Mama Wasi” whose owner Roberto gave us a good deal on a room, because he is a BMW rider as well. His Hotel…
Through The Highlands
After we said our good-byes to our lovely hosts at the Rewash Hostel we were heading off to Cajamarca. One other German tourist (from Cologne!) told us that he took a bus from Cajamarca to Chachapoyas and it took 12…
Welcome to Peru
We left Hippie town “Vilcabamba” on Monday and were planning on crossing the border to Peru that day, the GPS just showed 160 km – no problem. But as it turned out it was all gravel road over the mountains…