into bolivia The final days of our year-long journey through Perú were spent riding a remote alternate route to the established Ruta de las Tres Cordilleras, from the high altitude…
Mark WatsonAugust 26, 2019
on the road again In a country crisscrossed by world class trekking routes, the Ausangate Circuit stands out as one of the best. Between the Cordilleras Blanca, Huayhuash, Vilcabamba and…
Mark WatsonJuly 14, 2019
As documented in some of our previous posts, we spent six weeks between late February and early April exploring a route from the Andean heights of Cusco and the Cordillera…
Mark WatsonJune 16, 2019
sometimes the plan goes sideways It's been about six weeks now since our visit down to the Madre de Dios jungle region with Manuel and friends. While we'd been down…
Mark WatsonJune 4, 2019
“all that mysterious life of the wilderness that stirs in the forest, in the jungles, in the hearts of wild men.” ― joseph conrad Only four days of riding remained…
Mark WatsonMay 15, 2019
goodbye mountains, hello amazon Arriving at Espíritu Pampa had been the end of a major leg of our five week side-tour from Cusco, and the end of the 'Inca Trail',…
Mark WatsonMay 14, 2019
"follow the roads, they lead to ruins" —gene savoy In the previous post we'd followed the remnants of an Inca road for four days, crossing a 4500m pass en route to…
Mark WatsonMay 12, 2019
"sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you" To many people the title 'Inca Trail' means a popular multi-day trek from the Sacred Valley of the Inca…
Mark WatsonMay 9, 2019
On the Trail to Machu Picchu After our Choquequirao hike the next Inca ruin on our list was the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu. But between our location in the Apurimac Valley and…
Mark WatsonMay 1, 2019
