OT Peru Trip

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

Booked a flight to Peru this winter, but not going kiteboarding. Too much stuff to haul around, though I would still love to do it there. Anyways, besides the Nazca lines, and Machu Picchu is there anything else I should go visit? I'll be there for 2-3 weeks this December.

Nak · Tue Aug 12, 08 6:32 am

Classifieds?

Sounds like a great trip Spike! Are you REALLY SURE you don't want to bring your gear though???

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

oops, wrong forum (was it obvious I did this around 1:00 am?) Yeah I'm going with a non-kiting friend, so no kiting for me. Maybe I can "take a lesson" down there and not have to bring anything, even demo some new gear!

Bettyboarder · Tue Aug 12, 08 6:58 am

I moved it for you Spike. Katia and Jose kite there maybe you could meet up and just demo some of their gear.

http://www.perukite.com/

They also do paragliding and have a bungee jumping park

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

Don't bother bringing your gear, the waves are super crappy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnRp47y7h4

Don't you have a "golf bag" ?

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

I know I'll be missing out on kiteboarding Sad

, but I'm not about to hike the inca trail with my kiteboarding pack and gear bag...

Chooch · Tue Aug 12, 08 7:33 am

You will be pissed at yourself if you go there and don't kite. There are at least a few places that I have heard of that will rent or demo gear. Do some research and then go hit those tasty breaks. Cool

Here are a few that offer rentals from a quick search...
http://www.perukitemancora.com/services.en.html

http://www.mancorakiteclub.com/kiterental_e.html

timo · Since 15 Jun 2006 40 Posts

You def don't want to miss out on some epic kiting. Jose and Katia could get you set up with gear and lessons for your friend. Paracas (means strong wind) is a cool place to check anyway - a desert climate to kite in with sea lions, penguins and whales. Other non-kiting places to check out are Arequipa to the south, Cusco on the way to Machu Picchu, Chan Chan to the north and Lake Titicaca. Not sure what the wind will be like that time of year, but Mancora is the surf spot. It is kinda out of the way from everything else though. I'll be in Paracas from 12/26 - 12/31. Drop me a note if you can swing a mini kite trip.

forrest · Tue Aug 12, 08 7:53 am

Titicaca!!!!

dangerD · Since 27 Jun 2005 223 Posts Bingen Heights Stoked

theres a place called the South American Explorers Club in Lima. They have travellers info, computers, coffee, tea, and STORAGE LOCKERS... Its like $40 to join. We had alpine climbing AND bike touring gear, so that storage was a big part of our logistics... Anyway, I didnt kite Peru either.
I recommend kicking it in Cuzco. There are incredible day and mulitiday adventures from there. Renting bikes to ride to the salt pools... Sunsets at Sachsaywaman Ruins. The trip to MachuPichu, yeah yeah yeah.., check out Ollantantambo on the way (cool little town with ruins and small hotel)
have fun

dangerD · Since 27 Jun 2005 223 Posts Bingen Heights Stoked

Oh yeah
Overnight rafting trip down on the Apurimac River... Highly recommended

Joshiebaby · Since 14 Oct 2007 569 Posts Vancouver, WA Addicted

Whoever said titicaca was dead on. I spent a summer teaching english in lima and then went on to do a crazy whirlwind tour over a week and seeing the floating reed islands is a MUST DO. More so than nazca lines. Totally amazing place and great people. Be careful in Lima as it can be super ghetto and dangerous if you are in the wrong place day or night...

For the most part great people but always a few seem to jack stuff up. Have a great time bro!

Diggy · Since 25 Nov 2006 342 Posts Gorge to Coast Obsessed

Go to Peru and not kite? Your even kookier than I previously thought!

Have a great time when you go!

gabe · Since 16 May 2005 491 Posts Obsessed

i would just go and explore the country. unless you want to wait for great waves at lobitos or something, kiting's a commodity you can easily do locally. better to do real travelling sometimes.

probably not enough time to make it worth it for this trip, but neighboring bolivia is also an awesome place to go. one of my favorite places of all time.

vangondc · Tue Aug 12, 08 10:37 am

I spent some time down there guiding and had a great time. Check out the ruins above Cosco and stay near the square downtown, arriquipa is cool and deffinantly raft down the colca or the cotojuasi for excecitment, they are very remote and both are debated to be the deepest canyons in the world. 2.5 times deeper than the Grand Canyon. Stay at the hot spring town at the base of Machu Pichu, a great way to spend a day while waiting for the train back up the valley. Also, if your waisting time for a flight in Lima take a cab to Miraflores and watch the Paragliders sail the coastal cliffs while catching a great meal of ceveche! Yum!!!

Its a cool place.

Bailey · Since 13 Apr 2008 87 Posts

Timo you have a PM

tonia · Since 15 Jun 2005 209 Posts The Gorge Stoked