Hike from Choquequirao to Machu Picchu: The Adventure of a Lifetime

Take on the adventure of your lifetime by embarking on the 9 day hike from Choquequirao to Machu Picchu without a guide.

Hiking Colca Canyon Without A Guide

How to hike Colca Canyon without a guide, with funny insights from my trip in December 2015 plus bonus round of me making an incredibly stupid decision.

Hiking Peru’s Alpamayo Circuit Trek without a Guide

Get all the info you need to hike Peru's Alpamayo Circuit Trek without a guide, including what to pack, budget, plan, and a day by day trail guide.

The Complete Guide to the Sacred Valley of the Inca in Peru

An insiders guide to the Sacred Valley of Peru with what to do, where to go, what to eat, and the best hikes and events in the valley.

Hiking the Huayhuash Circuit Solo: A 9 Day Complete Guide

A 9 day trail guide for trekkers interested in hiking the Cordillera Huayhuash Solo, based on an October 2015 solo trek.

Hiking the Huayhuash Solo: Logistics

So you want to follow in the footsteps of Joe Simpson from Touching The Void? Or you just want to see some of the most remote mountain wilderness outside of the Himalayas? You're looking for the Huayhuash mountain range. For 10 days during October, 2015, I hiked alone through the Huayhuash Mountain range. For those...

Street Food of the World: Chocho

Food: Chocho Country: Peru Region: Huaraz Flavor: Savory Spice level: 4/10 Meet one of my favorite street foods in the entire world: the Peruvian super food secret - Chocho! What is Chocho? Chocho is probably the healthiest street food I've ever found. Basically, it is a salad made up mostly of the tarwi bean (we'll...

Busco Un Burro: Buying a Donkey in El Perú

It turns out that buying a donkey in Peru is not the easiest thing to do. Which, if you have ever been to Peru, may surprise you. Donkeys are everywhere. More ubiquitous than the llama, almost as common as the cow, donkeys are used on every trek and they can be found in every field....

Riding The Bus In Peru

I enter the terminal to the sound of men calling out the various destinations. “Cusco! Cusco! Chincero!” “Ollantaytambo!” Occasionally I am noticed and one calls out the name of some nearby tourist destination for the gringa. “Maras! Moray!” But today I am not traveling for pleasure. Today I am heading to a different place, on...