TOP 5 PERU AND ECUADOR

After living in South America and doing some backpacking around, I'd like to share the top 5 must see's in Peru and Ecuador (that I've been to). There are many, many more but from Traveling Triplet's experience this may help guide you to some gold mines if you're a diggin'!

1. Machu Picchu / Aguas Calientes, Peru



If words could say it all, they just did. Just do it. Get the major deets about our trip here.

2. Baños / Baños, Ecuador



If you're like us and try every kind of adventure possible - from repelling waterfalls, biking, hiking and soaking in thermal baths to jumping off bridges, renting go-carts and buggies then you need to just get your buns to Baños asap. Fo' reals.

3. Otavalo / Otavalo, Ecuador



Girls - we like to shop. It's just what we do. Come to Otavalo and shop to your heart's desire! They have all the handicraft and homemade goods to make your heart sing. Besides, who doesn't want to buy anything off that darling little old lady on the right? Forget shopping, I'm tempted to just pocket la abuelita and take her home as my adorable souvenir (friend)!

4. Pisaq / Pisaq, Peru



Pisaq is a rad little town located outside of Cusco. You can hire a taxi or take a short bus ride up to this mountainside town. There are ancient ruins to explore, terraces galore, and another haven of shopping and good eats. It's a chill hippie town so just throw showering out the window. Fuhggitaboutit!

5. Amaru / Amaru, Peru



To all you people who want to travel but also want to EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE - the true IMMERSION - then Amaru is the place to go. You can pay to sleep in these adobe mud homes, and be hosted by some of the kindest, gentlest, most genuinely generous people known to Earth. They treat you like GOLD, they cook like KINGS, and make sure you have 800 ponchos to stay warm up in the high mountains. DO IT. Want the scoop on rural tourism? Read about our experience HERE (SERIOUSLY... click the link) - it is SO much cooler than any other kind of travel. You NEED to do it.