Part of the backpacking experience is the opportunity to meet other travellers, share ideas and plans, and occassionally join other groups on trips. We have chatted to people from many different countries and some travelling for longer than us.- Many volunteer workers from Canada and New Zealand expecially around Huancayo.
- A dutch guy cycling through Ecuador, Peru and Brazil for four months. Just astonishing that he has been able to survive the mountain roads. Cyclists I think are the least respected of all on the roads.
- A young american girl who after attempting to make sense of the Quechua language and its numerous dialects remotely, gave up, and came to Peru to learn it for two months.
- Travellers from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Holland, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark.
- I had to include the attached photo of a favourite of mine, although Heather dislikes the taste completely. The traveller from UK says at times he remembers to carry his marmite with him and leaves his passport unattended in his room ! This was a special edition from Valentines Day in the UK.