Huaraz - Peru, South America

shopping for our dinner :)

Huanchaco - Peru, South America

Chan Chan Ruinas

border crossing to Peru - Macara, Peru, South America

5:30 am

9:00 am

12:30 pm

15:30 pm - waiting 12 h at the Peruvian border in the middle of nowhere because of power failure...FINALLY, after hard negotiations and with the help of the police we got the stamp for entering the country!!!!!

Vilcabamba - Ecuador, South America

spending a couple of days in "Izhcayluma Hostle" - Yoga every morning, healthy food, beautiful nature and good people - perfect for taking a break from travelling!

new experience - Horseback Riding

Puerto Lopez & Isla de la Plata - Ecuador, South America

watching Humpback whales...they migrate to tropical or subtropical waters for giving birth in winter

Isla de la Plata - also known as "Poor Man`s Galapagos Island"

breading season for the blue-footed boobies

Baños - Ecuador, South America

biking tour along the "Ruta de las cascadas" - into the Amazon basin

relaxing in one of the hot pools

Casa de Arbol

Cotopaxi - Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador, South America

one of the worlds highest volcanoes - Cotopaxi 5897m

Cotopaxi Nationalpark

the highest point we could reach due to volcanic activty

Mama Negra Festival - Latacunga, Ecuador, South America

people in Latacunga venerate the "Virgin de la Merced", because she stopped the eruption of volcano Cotopaxi in 1742 - a happy party with a huge street parade, a lot of dancing and strong alcoholic drinks :)

Quilotoa Loop - Ecuador, South America

three days hiking the Quilotoa Loop - beautiful nature in the central Andes of Ecuador, remote mountain villages and the impressive crater lake of Quilotoa

the highest point of the trek - Mount Juyende, 3930 m - in the distance