Cinque Terre - Liguria - Italy

The second stop was in Cinque Terre in the Ligurian coast. Cinque Terre is a set of 5 small villages within a national park named Monterosso, Vernazza, Coniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore. There are many trails ot be done within those villages and the scenario is unique.

Besides the wonderfull scenarios on the trails, there are also somem beaches to refresh you after the walk (well, not really beaches but something like that) and the ligurian food. The most famous maybe be the local pesto (which is different from the Genovese) but the acciughe from Monterosso has a DOP (Denominazione di Origene Protetta) and it is very good.

I also bought a new camera which is water resistant and have all kinds of features, new pictures coming soon!

One of the trails in Cinque Terre



Vernazza



Riomaggiore

On the trails

Acciughe from Monterosso

Zuchini with its flower - delicious

Monterosso



Riomaggiore



Ice cream!!!

Going downhill the Chachami by bike

One of the main activities to be done near Arequipa is to go down with a bike from an altitude of 5000 meters from the Chachami mountain. It is a radical experience and also provide some really nice view! You basically take 2,5 hours to go up and around 3,5 hours to come down which includes some tough terrain to control the bike but also some radical high-speed road down!! I believe the image will tell more than words!

If you want to see more pictures, click here!

A country called Arequipa...

Arequipa is part of Peru but at the same time it is not. According to the Limeños, Arequipa is another country. And the Arequipenos pretty much agree on that! :)
But because of one of those ironies from destiny, they were gathered together in the same country! And it feel really nice to be in Arequipa, the sun was shinning, the food was excellent and the people very happy!!

(Calm down Limeños, you city is also extraordinary but with your own identity :p)

The three mountains around Arequipa form a strong landscape, almost impossible not to refer to them when taking pictures. Arequipa is also called the White City because of the frequent utilization of volcanic stone in the buildings. But I believe this is just possible because the air is extremelly dry there, therefore, helping to conserve it. You can see all the pictures here!

The trip to Machu Picchu

Hola todos!!!!

This week, the pictures from Machu Picchu. Since everybody know what it is and where it is, we are just posting the pictures.
If you want to see more pictures, you can click here.