It seems a shame to me that in the last 7 months, we didn’t see more, do more, meet more people. We had plans to do and accomplish different things, and I kind of feel like we planned to do…
Cruz Del Sur Bus Company: A Review of Cruz Del Sur in Peru
Of all the bus companies we’ve traveled with, Andesmar in Argentina remains the best. However, our experience taking Cruz Del Sur from Cajamarca, Peru to Lima, Peru, comes in a close second. The taxi from the center of Cajamarca to…
Museo del San Francisco in Cajamarca, Peru
After the Sillas de los Incas, we went to the Museo de la San Francisco. This museum goes underneath the old church of San Francisco (think tombs and catacombs) as well as through the old Franciscan monastery. Though the entry…
Atahualpa’s Last Stand: the beginning of the end for the Incans. Cajamarca, Peru
Imagine the year is 1533. You’re going to the capital city to pay your respects to the king. To enter the plaza, there are 8 doorways, but each entryway is only big enough for 1 person to enter at a…
La Casa De Mirita: Apartment/Hotel/Homestay in Cajamarca, Peru
Casa De Mirita is not a hotel or apartment, but rather an opportunity to stay with a family in Cajamarca, Peru. We enjoyed our two nights here with Vicky, Mirita, and Vicky’s daughter Dianna. If you are looking for an…
Cajamarca, Peru Was Caxamarca & Other Lessons Learned At the Sillas de los Incas
In Cajamarca, from the Plaza de Las Armas (where Atahualpa was captured), it is possible to see and walk to the mirador de la Ciudad… which is a hill, a garden, and a church overlooking the city. Carrie and I…
Overnight Bus From Chiclayo, Peru, to Cajamarca, Peru: Turismo Dias Bus Company
I don’t know why the seats and bus we booked with Turismo Dias got switched, but the bus we ended up on with Turismo Dias had no AC. It was pretty hot until the guy in front of me went…
Cajamarca, Peru: Ceramics
While staying with Vicky at Casa Mirita (homestay in Cajamarca, Peru), she took us on a brief tour of her neighborhood. Today was Sunday, and the power was turned off (city-wide in a conservation effort). That didn’t stop us though.…
Cumbe Mayo, near Cajamarca, Peru
You’ve probably never heard of Cumbe Mayo before. I hadn’t either. Not until we were in Cajamarca and everyone started talking about it. So, we decided to schedule a tour. We took a ½ day tour, leaving at 9:30am, and…
Sunset in Ecuador, Sunrise in Peru
AKA – How to travel by bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chiclayo, Peru. One of our homework assignments while learning Spanish was to read about Atahualpa (the Incan King who “surrendered” to the Spanish). This happened near Cajamarca, Peru. (Stay…