Peru Leg5
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Entering the Brazilian Amazon – Puerto Maldonado, Peru to Capixaba, Brazil
TRIP INFO BOX Route Puerto Maldonado, Peru – Capixaba, Brazil (26/30C, BR317) Distance 493Km Travel Time 11.5 hours (3.5 to border, crossing 1-2 hours) Road Conditions Good asphalt but nasty potholes in Brazil…
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Revelations – Puerto Maldonado, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Mazuco, Peru – Puerto Maldonado, Peru (26/30C) Distance 204Km Travel Time 3.5 hours Road Conditions Flat, Road deteriorates after Quincemil but still good tar Weather Warm, humid Terrain Jungle,…
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Tip of a Four-And-A-Half-Month Iceberg – Mazuco, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Mazuco – Marcapata – Mazuco, Peru (30C “Interoceania”) Distance 140Km +/- Travel Time 9 hours (lots of photos) Road Conditions Excellent asphalt, very bendy in the mountains, rock falls!…
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Descent Through Heaven – Urcos to Mazuco, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Urcos, Peru – Mazuco, Peru (26/30C “Interoceania”) Distance 282Km Travel Time 10.5 hours Road Conditions Excellent asphalt, 5star descent after Saqsaywoman to Mazuco Weather Rain/hail on altiplano, overcast on…
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Halloween in Urcos, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Abancay, Peru – Urcos, Peru (3S, 3) Distance 249Km Travel Time 8 hours Road Conditions Good asphalt, road damage before Cuz., dogs on Cuzco ascent Weather Rainy before Cuzco…
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Racing the Rains – Return to Cuzco, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Lima, Peru – Urcos, Peru (3S, 3) Distance 1242Km Travel Time 27.6 hours Road Conditions Good asphalt, road damage before Cuz., dogs on Cuzco ascent Weather Windy at desert,…
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Moto Mechanics and Dengue Fever – Lima, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Paracas, Peru – Lima, Peru (614, 1S) Distance 286Km Travel Time 7 hours (slow drive, engine problems) Road Conditions Good tarmack, many buses & trucks Weather Windy Terrain Desert…
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South America Motorcycle Adventure Photos-Peru Leg 5
Machu Picchu Pisaq Inca Ruins, Sacred Valley Chinchero Ruins, Sacred Valley Moray Terraces, Sacred Valley Paracas National Park Las Ballestas Island, Paracas
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Desert Paradise – Paracas, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Ica, Peru – Paracas, Peru (1S, 614) Distance 142Km Travel Time 1 .8hours Road Conditions Ok tarmack Weather Clear Terrain Desert , sand dunes Food and Petrol Frequent Accommodation…
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Descent into the Desert – Nazca & Ica, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Puquio, Peru – Ica, Peru (26A, 1S) Distance 342Km Travel Time 9.5 hours Road Conditions Good tarmack, curvy, possible rock falls Weather Clear, Cold on high passes Terrain Magnificent…
