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Bogota, Colombia
Flying at 21:40 on 9 March; landing 3:45am on 10 March in Bogota - flight no. AV 121
Outbound flights to Armenia (Salento) at 5am (Avianca) or 6:25am (Wingo)
If staying, stay in La Candelaria or Chapinero (calendaria more touristy but sketchy at night and far away from everything else; Chapinero is more central and gives you easier access to the rest of the city, including places where locals actually hang out)
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Salento, Colombia
Land at Armenia airport 7:30am (ish)
Get taxi to Armenia bus terminal then onto Salento, or arrange transfer with hostel
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Jardín, Colombia
https://www.endlessdistances.com/how-to-get-from-salento-to-jardin-and-jardin-to-salento/
Salento – Riosucio – Jardin
Salento - Riosucia leaves early morning (check exact time when there) and journey is about 4 hours; Riosucio - Jardin leaves at 3pm from bus stop "Cootransrio" and takes about 3-5 hours, might be an open air bus; should arrive 8pm ish in Jardin
https://www.bringusthathorizon.co.uk/post/how-to-get-from-medellin-to-jardin-and-vice-versa
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Medellín, Colombia
Day trip to Guatape
tour to Comuna 13
flight to cartagena booked - 12:34
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Cartagena Province, Colombia
Possible day trip to Rosario Islands; lots of people say only need a couple days, gets boring
Fly from Cartagena to Quito via Bogota
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Minca, Colombia
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Santa Marta, Colombia
Tayrona National Park
Flight booked to Quito from Santa Marta - 11:41am
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Santa Marta, Colombia
Bus to Palomino - about 2 hours
Bus to Cartagena - about 5 hrs
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Quito, Ecuador
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Rio Cosanga, Ecuador
Maybe head straight here - more familiar, get adjusted to altitude and chill for a few days
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Mindo, Ecuador
Unconfirmed - might head back to Quito from Cosanga and do some day trips from around there
Cotopaxi day trip from Quito? e.g. https://www.getyourguide.co.uk/quito-l504/cotopaxi-national-park-tour-t84453/
Mindo? e.g. https://quitotourbus.com/en/mindo-day-tour / https://gallivantations.com/2023/03/05/how-to-take-the-bus-from-quito-to-mindo-2020-guide/
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Quito, Ecuador
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Lima, Peru
Ross's flight arrives 15:25 on Saturday 12 April
HOLY WEEK/EASTER: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 – Sun, 20 Apr 2025
Stay over at Lima airport alone on the 11th, then Ross arrives on the 12th and we stay in Lima together until 16th
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Paracas, Peru
HOLY WEEK/EASTER: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 – Sun, 20 Apr 2025
NOTE: For the Easter (Semana Santa) weekend the Ballestas Islands Tours (Paracas) on these dates will last only one and a half hours in duration. This is the same for ALL tour operators.
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Huacachina, Peru
With Peru Hop - stop in Nazca on the way to Arequipa and go to viewing tower
NOTE: For the Easter (Semana Santa) weekend the Dunebuggy & Sandboarding Tours (Huacachina) on these dates will last only one hour in duration. This is the same for ALL tour operators.
HOLY WEEK/EASTER: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 – Sun, 20 Apr 2025
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Arequipa, Peru
Saturday night we sleep on overnight bus, arrive Arequipa Sunday morning
HOLY WEEK/EASTER: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 – Sun, 20 Apr 2025
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Cusco, Peru
acclimatise, have to go to alpaca expeditions office to pay remaining balance and for briefing night before trek
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Aguas Calientes, Peru
https://www.alpacaexpeditions.com/inca-trail-with-camping-2d1n/
after trek, will be taken back to cusco; can then stay another night here, go to olla the next day, or go straight to olla (takes 2-3 hours). ALTHOUGH train back is via olla, so might be able to just go straight there from macchu picchu? as long as we can meet alpaca exp and get bags back
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Ollantaytambo, Peru
will need to go back thru cusco to take ross to airport and for me to get the train
ross's flight from lima is at 17:30
cusco > lima flights at middayish, get to lima for 2ish
so need to be at cusco airport for 10am
so need to leave lodge at 8am
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Cusco, Peru
train runs on sundays, need to stay another night in cusco (near wanchaq station)
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Puno, Peru
ALTERNATIVE transport Cusco > Puno: get the train?? Perurail, only runs on certain days of the week (Weds/Fri/Sun). Costs about $300. PeruRail Titicaca Lake service. Boards at Av. Pachacuteq s/n, Wanchaq District, Cusco. Leaves 7:50am, arrives 18:20 in Puno.
NOT MUCH IN PUNO, good to do floating islands tour but don't need to spend much time here. STAYING IN UROS QUECHAS LODGE (can't find in stippl)
Then onward travel... https://www.boliviahop.com/passes/puno-to-copacabana-to-la-paz/
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Copacabana, Bolivia
https://www.boliviahop.com/passes/puno-to-copacabana-to-la-paz/ - leaves Puno at 8am, arrives Copacabana 1:30pm. Can do Isla tour with Bolivia Hop at 2pm and stay overnight, or just stay and do a tour the next day at 12:30 or 2pm.
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La Paz, Bolivia
Copacabana buses leave 6pm every day, arrive 22:30 in La Paz
https://www.boliviahop.com/passes/puno-to-copacabana-to-la-paz/
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Sucre, Bolivia
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Uyuni, Bolivia
Stop for a night before Uyuni salt flats tour
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Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia
Tour will start in Uyuni and take us through salt flats to Atacama Desert (ends in San Pedro perhaps?) - Calama is 1-2hr drive from San Pedro, can get a bus
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Atacama Desert, Chile
Is this much time needed here? Can I get from Calama down South and skip Santiago etc?
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Salta, Argentina
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Buenos Aires, Argentina