In the Fall of 2016 we spent two months exploring Ecuador and Peru. Here is our itinerary with links to all my blog posts about the trip.
- Sat., Sept 3 – Walnut Creek. Blog post Reno to Walnut Creek
- Sun., Sept 4 – leave San Francisco
- Mon., Sept 5 – Arrive Quito, Ecuador. San Franciscoto to Quito
- Tues., Sept 6 – Quito, Ecuador Quito Day 1
- Wed., Sept 7 – Quito, Ecuador Quito Day 2
- Thurs., Sept 8 – Quito, Ecuador Quito Day 3
- Fri., Sept 9 – Quito to Latacunga, Ecuador
- Sat., Sept 10 – Latacunga, Ecuador – Our day trip to Lago Quilotoa
- Sun., Sept 11 – Latacunga to Baños, Ecuador Latacunga to Baños blog post
- Mon., Sept 12 – Banos, Ecuador – Baños Day 2 – starting Spanish classes
- Tues., Sept 13 – Banos, Ecuador Day 3
- Wed., Sept 14 – Banos, Ecuador. Baños Day 4 and the waterfall tour
- Thurs., Sept 15 – Banos, Ecuador – Baños day 5
- Fri., Sept 16 – Banos, Ecuador – Our Last Day in Baños
- Sat., Sept 17 – Cuenca, Ecuador – Baños to Cuenca
- Sun., Sept 18 – Loja, Ecuador – Cuenca to Loja
- Mon., Sept 19 – Piura, Peru – Loja, Ecuador to Piura, Peru
- Tues., Sept 20 – Piura, Peru – Our stay in Piura
- Wed., Sept 21 – Chiclayo, Peru – Piura to Chiclayo
- Thurs., Sept 22 – On the overnight bus from Chiclayo to Chachapoyas, Peru – Chiclayo to Chachapoyas
- Fri., Sept 23 – Chachapoyas, Peru
- Sat., Sept 24 – Choctamal Lodge on the way to Kuélap , Peru
- Sun., Sept 25 – Chachapoyas, Peru – Our 2 Day adventure to Kuélap
- Mon., Sept 26 – Chachapoyas, Peru Hike to Gocta Waterfall
- Tues., Sept 27 – Leymebamba, Peru Chachapoyas to Leymebamba
- Wed., Sept 28 – Cajamarca, Peru Leymebamba to Cajamarca
- Thurs., Sept 29 – Cajamarca, Peru Rest day in Cajamarca
- Fri., Sept 30 – Huamachuco , Peru
- Sat., Oct 1 – Huamachuco , Peru – Cajamarca to Huamachuco
- Sun., Oct 2 – Chimbote, Peru – Huamachuco to Chimbote
- Mon., Oct 3 – Chimbote, Peru
- Tues., Oct 4 – Caraz, Peru – Chimbote to Caraz
- Wed., Oct 5 – Llanganuco Mountain Lodge, Peru – Caraz to Llanganuco Mountain Lodge
- Thurs., Oct 6 – Llanganuco Mountain Lodge, Peru – Llanganuco Mountain Lodge Day 2
- Fri., Oct 7 – Llanganuco Mountain Lodge, Peru – Llanganuco Mountain Lodge Day 3
- Sat., Oct 8 – Huaraz, Peru – Llanganuco Mountain Lodge to Huaraz
- Sun., Oct 9 – Chavín, Peru – Huaraz to Chavín
- Mon., Oct 10 – La Union, Peru Chavín to La Union
- Tues., Oct 11 – Huánuco , Peru – La Union to Huánuco
- Wed., Oct 12 – Huánuco, Peru – Huánuco Day 2
- Thurs., Oct 13 – Lima, Peru – Huánuco to Lima
- Fri., Oct 14 – Lima, Peru – Lima Day 2
- Sat., Oct 15 – Paracas, Peru – Lima to Paracas
- Sun., Oct 16 – Paracas, Peru – Paracas
- Mon., Oct 17 – Nazca, Peru – Paracas to Nazca
- Tues., Oct 18 – Nazca, Peru – Nazca to Arequipa
- Wed., Oct 19 – Arequipa, Peru – Arequipa
- Thurs., Oct 20 – Cabanaconde, Peru – Arequipa to Cabanaconde
- Fri., Oct 21 – Sangalle, Colca Canyon, Peru
- Sat., Oct 22 – Yanque, Peru – Colca Canyon Hike
- Sun., Oct 23 – Puno, Peru – Chivay to Puno
- Mon., Oct 24 – Puno, Peru – Puno
- Tues., Oct 25 – Isla Tequile, Peru
- Wed., Oct 26 – Puno, Peru – Uros and Tequile
- Thurs., Oct 27 – Cusco, Peru – Puno to Cusco
- Fri., Oct 28 – Cusco, Peru – Cusco
- Sat., Oct 29 – Ollantaytambo, Peru – Cusco to Ollantaytambo
- Sun., Oct 30 – Ollantaytambo, Peru – Ollantaytambo
- Mon., Oct 31 – Aquas Calientes, Peru – Ollantaytambo to Aquas Calientes
- Tues., Nov 1 – Aquas Calientes, Peru – Machu Picchu
- Wed., Nov 2 – Urubamba, Peru – Aquas Calientes to Urubamba
- Thurs., Nov 3 – Pisac, Peru – Urubamba to Pisac
- Fri., Nov 4 – Cusco, Peru
- Sat., Nov 5 – Fly Cusco – San Francisco