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Route:
Peru:
Day 1: New York - Lima
Day 2: Lima
Day 3: Lima - Cuzco (by plane/3326m)
Day 4: Cuzco
Day 5: Cuzco
Inca Trail to Machu Piccu:
Day 6: Inca Trail (start from km 88 - First Camp)
Day 7: Inca Trail (First Camp - Dead Women's Pass
4198m - Pacamayo Camp)
Day 8: Inca Trail (Pacamayo Camp - Huinay Huayna)
Day 9: Inca Trail (Huinay Huayna - Machu Picchu)
Day 10: Cuzco (Sacsayhuaman ruins)
Day 11: Cuzco
Day 12: Cuzco - Puno/Lake Titicaca (by Train/3900m)
Day 13: Puno/Lake Titicaca (visit of the Uros Indians)
- Arequipa (by night bus)
Day 14: Arequipa
Day 15: Arequipa (monastery Santa Catalina) - Nazca
(by bus)
Day 16: Arequipa - Nazca
Day 17: Nazca
Day 18: Nazca (flight over the Nazca Lines, Chauchilla
cemetary) - Lima
Day 19: Lima
Day 20: Lima
Day 21: Lima - Tumbes (by plane) - Cuenca (Ecuador/by
bus)
Ecuador:
Day 22: Cuenca
Day 23: Cuenca (start of a strike, which lasted over
10 days)
Day 24: Cuenca - Quito (one road along the coast is
still open)
Day 25: Quito
Day 27: Quito - Lago Agrio (we found another open
road to the Oriente)
Amazon jungle:
Day 28: Lago Agrio - Cuaybeno Resort (night walk in
the jungle)
Day 29: Cuaybeno Resort (jungle walk/piranha fishing/caiman
watching)
Day 30: Cuaybeno Resort (bird watching/river excursion)
Day 31: Cuaybeno Resort - Lago Agrio - Quito
Day 32: Quito
Day 33: Quito (the strike is over, the roads in the
mountains are open again)
Day 34: Quito - Banos
Day 35: Banos
Day 36: Banos (hot springs)
Climbing Mt. Cotopaxi (5897m):
Day 37: Banos (1800m) - Mt. Cotopaxi (camp at 3800m)
Day 38: Mt. Cotopaxi (climbers refuge at 4800m/start
for the summit at 1.00 am)
Day 39: Mt. Cotopaxi - Quito - Bogota/Columbia (by
plane)
Day 40: Bogota/Columbia - Merida/Venezuela (by bus)
Venezuela:
Day 41: Merida
Day 42: Merida
Day 43: Merida
Day 44: Merida (with the teleferico from 1577m to
Pico Espejo at 4765m)
Day 45: Merida - Caracas - Ciuadad Bolivar
Day 46: Ciuadad Bolivar - Canaima Nt. Park (by plane)
- Angel Falls - Ciudad Bolivar - Maracay
Day
47: Maracay - Choroni/Puerto Colombia
Day 48: Choroni/Puerto Colombia
Day 49: Choroni/Puerto Colombia
Day 50: Choroni/Puerto Colombia
Day 51: Choroni/Puerto Colombia
Day 52: Choroni/Puerto Colombia
Day 53: Choroni/Puerto Colombia - Maracay - Valencia
- Morrocoy Nt. Park
Day 54: Morrocoy Nt. Park
Day 56: Morrocoy Nt. Park
Day 57: Morrocoy Nt. Park
Day 58: Morrocoy Nt. Park - Caracas
Day 59: Caracas - New York - London
Day 60: London - Frankfurt
Time:
January - March 2001
Recommendations:
With the International Student Identity Card (ISIC)
you can save 50% (25 US$) of the entrance fee for
the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Don't take a night
bus from Puno to Arequipa (Peru). The road is in a
terrible bad shape - I wouldn't call it a road at
all. The train is supposed to be more comfortable,
but runs not as frequent as the buses.
The climb of Mt. Cotopaxi (Ecuador) can be easily
arranged in Banos (better than in Quito). There are
many tour operators offering transport, guides and
all the equipment (everything from crampons, boots
and ice axe to thermal wear, sleeping back, tents
and backpack). The equipment I had was in a good condition.
The climb is technically not difficult and a good
start for beginners (depending on the group, there's
a training in the use of crampons and ice axe). But
you must (!) be acclimatised to the altitude before,
otherwise there's a high risk of altitude sickness
and the chance to summit will be lower. Don't expect
the "longer" 3 day tour is sufficient for
acclimatisation.
Crossing the borders by land is pretty straighforward,
but beware of the money changers. They try to cheat
you, especially if you are in a rush. Always keep
an eye on your belongings, especially at bus stations.
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