Welcome to the white city of Peru: Arequipa. There are different theories about the origin of the name White City. One theory is that this name is...
Year: 2024
Colca Canyon
The next natural attraction we visit is the Colca Canyon near Arequipa. The valley begins beautifully but not very spectacularly near Chivay and...
The Andes south of Cusco
Our journey now takes us through one of the highest parts of the passable Andes. We explore the Andes in a south-easterly direction as seen from...
Machu Picchu
To crown the world-famous excavation sites in the sacred valley of the Incas, we set off to visit Machu Picchu. For budget-conscious travelers like...
Sacred Valley of the Incas
The Sacred Valley of the Incas stretches around the city of Urubamba. The characteristic Inca terraces can already be seen in many places from the...
Cusco
We traveled on quickly from Nasca to Cusco – with two beautiful free campsites. The city is strategically located for our next exploration tours in...
Nazca Lines
As we continue our journey through Peru, we do not miss out on a world-famous phenomenon. In Nasca, there are vast areas in the barren landscape...
Huacachina Lagoon
There are real deserts here in Peru like we imagine them to be in Africa – surprising! Long, high dunes of soft sand pile up one after the other....
Paracas nature reserve
The landscapes in Peru can really win us over. The desert-like landscapes in the Paracas nature reserve briefly transport us into a Bedouin dream....
Lima
Welcome to the next big city: Lima! After the high mountains of the Cordillera Blanca, we treat ourselves to a contrast back to civilization. The...
Cordillera Blanca
After several days of driving through rather barren, desert-like terrain on the north coast of Peru, we now travel from sea level directly to Huaraz...
North coast of Peru & Trujillo
And once again it's the following time of our trip: A new country – welcome to Peru! We travel in from the north from Ecuador and visit the north...
Cuenca
We have now driven quite a bit further south. Accordingly, we are now in the south of Ecuador in the third largest city, Cuenca. This city has a...
Chimborazo volcano
In quick succession, we drive from the Cotopaxi volcano to the next high volcano, Chimborazo. The highest mountain in the whole of Ecuador and the...
Quilotoa lagoon
Ecuador not only has high mountains, but it also has high crater lakes. So, we head for the Quilotoa lagoon as our next destination. Even the way to...
Cotopaxi volcano
On our way further south, we visit a striking landmark of Ecuador: the Cotopaxi volcano. It is one of the highest active volcanoes at 5897m. Of...
Galápagos
One of the reasons we were in Quito was because we were using the capital as a base for our next nature highlight on our trip. We leave the camper...
Quito
Quito is another capital city on our journey through South America. And by the way, Quito is the highest capital city in the world at 2850 m.a.s.l....
Year: 2024
Arequipa
Welcome to the white city of Peru: Arequipa. There are different theories about the origin of the name White City. One theory is that this name is...
Colca Canyon
The next natural attraction we visit is the Colca Canyon near Arequipa. The valley begins beautifully but not very spectacularly near Chivay and...
The Andes south of Cusco
Our journey now takes us through one of the highest parts of the passable Andes. We explore the Andes in a south-easterly direction as seen from...
Machu Picchu
To crown the world-famous excavation sites in the sacred valley of the Incas, we set off to visit Machu Picchu. For budget-conscious travelers like...
Sacred Valley of the Incas
The Sacred Valley of the Incas stretches around the city of Urubamba. The characteristic Inca terraces can already be seen in many places from the...
Cusco
We traveled on quickly from Nasca to Cusco – with two beautiful free campsites. The city is strategically located for our next exploration tours in...
Nazca Lines
As we continue our journey through Peru, we do not miss out on a world-famous phenomenon. In Nasca, there are vast areas in the barren landscape...
Huacachina Lagoon
There are real deserts here in Peru like we imagine them to be in Africa – surprising! Long, high dunes of soft sand pile up one after the other....
Paracas nature reserve
The landscapes in Peru can really win us over. The desert-like landscapes in the Paracas nature reserve briefly transport us into a Bedouin dream....
Lima
Welcome to the next big city: Lima! After the high mountains of the Cordillera Blanca, we treat ourselves to a contrast back to civilization. The...
Cordillera Blanca
After several days of driving through rather barren, desert-like terrain on the north coast of Peru, we now travel from sea level directly to Huaraz...
North coast of Peru & Trujillo
And once again it's the following time of our trip: A new country – welcome to Peru! We travel in from the north from Ecuador and visit the north...
Cuenca
We have now driven quite a bit further south. Accordingly, we are now in the south of Ecuador in the third largest city, Cuenca. This city has a...
Chimborazo volcano
In quick succession, we drive from the Cotopaxi volcano to the next high volcano, Chimborazo. The highest mountain in the whole of Ecuador and the...
Quilotoa lagoon
Ecuador not only has high mountains, but it also has high crater lakes. So, we head for the Quilotoa lagoon as our next destination. Even the way to...
Cotopaxi volcano
On our way further south, we visit a striking landmark of Ecuador: the Cotopaxi volcano. It is one of the highest active volcanoes at 5897m. Of...
Galápagos
One of the reasons we were in Quito was because we were using the capital as a base for our next nature highlight on our trip. We leave the camper...
Quito
Quito is another capital city on our journey through South America. And by the way, Quito is the highest capital city in the world at 2850 m.a.s.l....