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Quito, Ecuador
Land at 5:30 PM
Stay Away:
Plaza Foche
Food:
Invisicamadores (small family run restaurants)
Cafe Modelo
Mercado central food stands
Vgano (veg)
Tandana (veg)
Sight Seeing:
Walking around Old Town (Historic Center)
Parque La Carolina
Cable car
Guayasamin Museum
Panecillo Statue
Walk La Ronda Street
Breweries:
Bandido Brewing in Old Town, La Cleta, or women-owned Zambo Creek
Papallacta hot springs for a cabin stay with hot springs
Bus terminal: Quitumbe (Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe)
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Banos, Ecuador
Arrive afternoon of the 11th
Food:
Blah Blah (Vegetarian Sandwich)
Café Hood (Vegetarian options)
Más Vida Vegetarian Restaurant
Luna Bar Rooftop
Café del Cielo (Sweet view of Banos)
Como Hecho en Casa
La Ofrenda del Inca
Bars:
Good Bar
Lebrechaun Bar (muy caro)
Activities:
Casa Del Arbol for a cool swing
Hiking to waterfalls and thermal baths
- Baños Agua Santa
- Cascada Vida Natural
- Cascada Del Pailon / Pailon del Diablo
Jungle (full day tour to Puyo)
Bike ride Ruta de las cascadas (12 waterfall hiking trail and stop at Palion del diablo for ziplining over a gorge)
Lots of outdoor adventure: Rock climbing, jungle adventures, the actual banos arent a huge tourist spot (supposedly)
Bus out at 23:30 on the 14th
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Cuenca, Ecuador
Arrive at 6:30 on the 15th
Clean, built-up city, good for city sight seeing
Sight seeing:
Centro Histroico and Parque Calderon
Mirador El Turi for a great view of the city
Pumapungo Museum
Amaru Biopark
Mercado de las Flores
Plaza del herrero
Casa Museo de la Makana
Food:
Museo de la gastronomicia cuencana resturante
Comer Sanar Vivir (veg)
El Oasis (veg)
Yua Restaurante (veg)
Bars:
San Angel
Chill & Chela Beer garden
Bus out at 21:00
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Mancora, Peru
Arrive at 5:00 on the 18th
Food:
Good seafood, specifically ceviche from a street cart in plaza mancora
Bars:
Loki
Wiracocha Surf Restobar
Wild Rover Hostel
Activities:
Rent a surf-board (about 70 sols/day or $23)
Take a boat to snorkel with turtles
Bus out at 12:00
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Trujillo, Peru
Arrive at 5:30
Grand trujillo Cathedral
Good night life
Can choose to do day trips to Huanchaco or stay there, 30-45 minute bus away
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Huanchaco, Peru
Surf
Chan chan ruins
Huaca de la Luna y Del Sol
30-45 minute bus back to Trujillo
Bus out of Trujillo at 22:00
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Lima, Peru
Arrive at 6:30
Stay in miraflores or barranco
Osaka pardon y Aliaga sushi restaurant in miraflores
Central - 4th best restaurant in the world
Other restaurants: Maido, Isolina, Merito, Juanitos, siete, kjolle
walk the malecon during the day
historic center
Santo Domingo cathedral
La lucha sandwich
Canta Rana en centro capullo
Bus out at 14:00
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Paracas, Peru
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Huacachina, Peru
Arrive in Ica at 18:00, then bus about a 1 hour bus to Huacachina
dune buggys/sand boarding
Bus out at 19:15
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Arequipa, Peru
Arrive at 7:30
Misti volcano, colca canyon
San camilo market
Basilica cathedral
Mundo alpaca
Juanita exhibit at museo santuarios andinos
Santa catalina monastery
Dinner at mirador misti
Rupublica de pisco
Bus out at 9:30 or 12:30
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Cusco, Peru
Arrive at 10:45
https://thepartyingtraveler.com/2019/12/19/the-backpackers-complete-guide-to-cusco-peru/
Hotel: https://wamanhotels.com/hotels/waman-qorikancha/
Machu Picchu trek: Oct 8-11
Tour guide recs:
Salinas
Moray
Sacsayhuaman
Ollantaytambo
Pisac
Chinchero
Qenqo
Valle saigrado
Chincheros for a textile worker stay - pumaqwasin
Humantay Lake and Rainbow mountain in the same day - pay a little more to go to valle rojo - do a tour (costs about 120 soles)
Aguas calientes after Machu pichu
Bus out at 20:30
Next time:
Stay in san plaz
Paya poncho for better rainbow mountain
Watawana (new mountaintop ruin)
Check out trek to ruins bigger than Machu Picchu but less known - 5 days
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Puno, Peru
Arrive at 15:30 or 18:30
Uros floating islands
Cathedral of puno and la casa de corregidor
Jiron de lima street and parque pino
Taquile island
Sillustani cemetery
Los Uros restaurant at sunset
Alma bar restaurante
Soup with beef tounge
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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Salta, Argentina
Museo Arqueologico de Alta Montana (mummified children)
Iglesia San Francisco
Pena folklorica (go to La casona del molino for dinner and music/dance)
Calle Balcarce for nightlife
Day trip to cafayate through quebrada de las conchas (wine region and rock formations)
Or salinas grandes for salt flats if we miss the ones in uyuni
Or cachi through parque nacional Los cardones
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Punta del Este, Uruguay
Playa mansa
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Go to Nordelta to see Capybaras!
Floreia Atlantico restaurant
Fly to Ushuaia
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Misiones Province, Argentina
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Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
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Ushuaia, Argentina
Activities:
Walk along waterfront for sunrise/sunset
Boat cruise to see lighthouse
Tierra del fuego hiking - spend a day in the national park
Martial glacier (at sunrise?)
Ojo del albino/Laguna esmeralda
Laguna Turquesa
Food:
King crab
Ramos Generales El Almacén
Kuape
Rent a taxi for the day to get around
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Punta Arenas, Chile
Arrive at 7PM
Activities
Brewery tour first night
Day hikes
Full day: Punta Arenas to Isla Magdalena Ferry to go see penguins ($85) https://www.tabsa.cl for booking in advance, or can go day of and get a ticket on 21st at 15:00, tour takes about 5 hours then get to the airport for 21:00 bus to Natales.
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Puerto Natales, Chile
Arrive around 3pm
Prep for W trek to start the next day
- Find a Hostel that offers equipment rentals and gear storage for the trek in PN
- To save the most money, rent camping gear and bring meals for the trip
W trek!!!! Super helpful guide here: https://worldlyadventurer.com/torres-del-paine-w-hike-without-tour/
$48 entrance fee for over 4 days
Use https://torreshike.com/en?utm_source=www.worldlyadventurer.com&utm_medium=referal for campsite reservations
West to east is a preferred route
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El Chaltén, Argentina
https://www.mount-patagonia.com/poincenot-torre-trek
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El Calafate, Argentina
Activities:
Perito Moreno Glacier
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Puerto Montt, Chile
Puerto Varas
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San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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Mendoza, Argentina
Choose a seat on the left of the bus for the best views
Bike tour through vineyards
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Santiago, Chile
Viña casa Marin