You can hear a lot of bad things about Lima: a huge, stinking moloch with 24-hour traffic chaos, huge slums and high crime rate.…
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Medellin – the amazing transformation of the former drug cartel city
After a long ride from the Caribbean lowlands, we are looking forward to Medellin: we have heard a lot of interesting things about this…
Cartagena – Colonial Pearl of the Caribbean
After our exhausting four day trekking tour to Ciudad Perdida, we are looking forward to sitting and relaxing in Shujaa's comfortable and above all…
Bogota and surroundings – strong contrasts
We have respect for Bogota: a moloch with over 10 million inhabitants and traffic jams around the clock, as well as extensive slums -…
Back in the highlands of Ecuador: Mindo and Quito
After our wonderful days in the Sacha Lodge in the Amazon jungle, we drive from the snorting volcano Reventador on over the highlands with…
Arequipa and the Colca Canyon – the deepest gorge in the world
From Titicaca Lake we drive on good tracks and roads to Arequipa - the second largest city of Peru, which is located at "only"…
Bolivia’s diversity with elevation differences of over 4,000 meters
After both the lagoon route and the Salar de Uyuni were undoubtedly absolute highlights of our so far 4-month journey through South America, we…
Travel rest in the Colchagua wine valley and two interesting cities
After the last 1.5 weeks have been very turbulent and exhausting (see Shujaa getting stuck in the Laguna Llancanelo ) we urgently need a…
Mendoza: Deep canyons, high passes in andes and lovely vineyards
After Shujaa and we had recovered from the three-day nightmare experience at the Laguna Llancanelo, had done a few repairs and carried out an…