Magical Incas Tour-Tucan

Hi again,

So we were nervous about starting our adventure in Peru as it is warned to be a risky country to travel in (by the Australian Government). Arriving close to midnight and having to take a taxi fot over 30 minutes was therefore a tiny bit scary. I have since realised that it's not as bad as people hype it up to be as long as you are careful.

We did a 4 hour guided tour around the city of Lima and was able to fit in a lot of places in our one day there. The city of Lima is placed 80 meters above sea level, right on a cliff. The clouds were low and covered the hight of any sky scrapers and it was hard to see exactly how it would look on a clear day. It was still cool and I loved the Lacomar shopping centre which was placed on the cliff side (the lower the level in the mall, the closer to the wall youre view got from the outside areas). 

The view of Lima coast line.

Me in Lacomar shopping centre in Lima.

The Tucan tour started in Lima and we flew into the Amazon Jungle in Peru,  where we stayed at an amazing Econo Lodge located on the river that would take you to Brazil. We stayed in the Amazon for two nights and I wish we could stay longer. It was very hot and humid and there were so many mosquitoes in the jungle so we made sure to cover our selves on mosquito repellant and long sleeves (making it even more hot). Despite this, I absolutely loved it. In the mornings we would walk for hours in the jungle, seeing 5 types of monkeys,  a snake, spiders and plenty of bird breeds. We had time to go into the pool filled with cold water to cool down during the day and i enjoyed the sound of the animals and the smell when it rained. 

The Econo Lodge cabins had plenty og bug nets to keep them out so we could sleep without worrying about mosques. 

At sunset we would sit in the hammocks by the river and enjoy the view and I would listen to an audio book on my phone. We would lie here for about an hour as after that it became annoying with too many mosques. 

From the jungle we headed off to cusco where I am currently at for our first night here. Today we have seen the city of cusco, patted some alpacas and lamas and bought some alpaca clothes for the cold Inca trek.

Us in a street in Cusco

Write soon

Xo