QUITO Days spent: hahaha plenty! Considering its central and very well connected position and how badly we fell for our hostel, we decided to use Quito as our basecamp to explore Ecuador. Days ...
LIMA Days spent: 4 Days recommended: depends on how hungry you are! Where we slept: private room in immaculate designer furnished Airbnb flat in Miraflores, hosted by Miguel. What we ate: awesome ...
Days spent: 2 (including the return journey) Days recommended: 2, the whole way to get there is as worth it as the majestic Inca citadel. Where we slept: sleeping is an euphemism considering that we ...
AREQUIPA Days spent: 2 + 1/2 Days recommended: if you happen to be around in the rainy season, I would consider twice whether to stop there at all. Otherwise 2 or 3 days. Where we slept: Casa de ...
POTOSI’ Days spent: 1 + 1/2 Days recommended: 1 + 1/2 Where we slept: dorm where all the backpackers stay in Potosi, Casa Blanca Hostel. A safe and central solution with a very laid back attitude and ...
(For the first part) What to do (continues): After a quick breakfast at the salt hotel we jumped on our 4WD jeep and drove through some pretty bumpy and irregular uphill paths (not even sure they can ...
Days spent: 2 days in Salta, 1,5 days driving through Quebrada de las Conchas Days recommended: half day in Salta and at least 2 days around Cafayate Where we slept: Dorm first, then upgrade to a ...
[for the previous part] What to do (continues): Laguna Chaxa. An endless field of rugged crystals, interrupted here and there by reddish-brownish lagoons. Right in the middle of Salar de Atacama, this ...
Days spent: 4 Days recommended: 3 Where we slept: dorm @ Hostal Lackuntur, hosted by the most long-winded lady ever: Nancy. Our check in / interview lasted something like 1 hour and was entirely in ...
CONCON and VIÑA DEL MAR Days spent: 1 Days recommended: 1 What we ate: fried empananadas (you can have some pretty amazing filling: crab and cheese, marisco -seafood- and pino -beef, onions, raisins, ...
Days spent: 2 + 1/2 Days recommended: 2 + 1/2 Where we slept: Beautiful Airbnb room with rooftop terrace in a shared house in Cerro Bellavista. What we ate: avocado, tomatoes and eggs on toast for ...
Days spent: 3 Days recommended: 1 is enough for the wine tour, up to you if you want to visit the city or go to the hot springs. Where we slept: dorm in Lagares Hostel, a cheap, clean and super ...
Days spent: 4 + 1/2 days Days recommended: we thought we had a good picture of the city when we left but I guess you can easily spend there a week. Where we slept: modern Airbnb studio flat with a ...
Days spent: 2 (1 on the Brazilian side and 1 on the Argentinian one) Days recommended: 2 are enough Where we slept: Tetris Hostel in Foz do Iguaçu, made of containers, affordable, with a bubbly young ...
ILHA GRANDE Days spent: 4 Days recommended: totally depends on the weather Where we slept: Airbnb double bedroom in a Tarzan-esque wooden hut in the middle of the jungle, hosted by Daniel [Rainforest ...