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Colca (159 km / 100 miles)
Private cars and taxis make the trip from Arequipa to Colca in under 3 hours, and in terms of comfort, that’s the best way to go (Casa Andina can arrange transport from its hotels in Arequipa to the hotel in Chivay-Colca). Public buses (Reyna or Cristo Rey) also travel to Colca (in about 4 hr.).
Lima (1,010 km / 632 miles)
There are daily flights to Lima on LanPerú. Cruz del Sur & Ormeño buses travel to Lima, passing through Nasca, in about 16 hours.
Nasca (564 km / 353 miles)
Cruz del Sur & Ormeño buses travel to Nasca (6 hrs.)
Puno / Lake Titicaca (265 km / 166 miles)
There is no normal train service between Arequipa and Puno (only occasional, specially chartered trains). There are daily flights to Juliaca (45 minutes by road from Puno) on LanPerú. By bus (5 hrs.) one can travel to Puno on Cruz del Sur, Civa, Julsa, and Ormeño.
Cusco (475 km / 297 miles)
There are daily flights to Cusco on LanPerú. Most flights stop first in Juliaca.
For additional information on how to travel from Arequipa to Other Destinations, you can write to travel@casa-andina.com
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment, five encyclopedias and more than 1,000 articles in magazines in Peru and abroad. He is considered the most prolific publisher on ecological topics in the country in the last decade. Forest engineer, journalist, publisher, professional photographer and analyst of environmental topics, Wust is the only Peruvian to publish five articles in National Geographic magazine. Currently he is the director of Wust Ediciones. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. A journalist and writer, for nearly a decade he has directed and hosted the TV program Tiempo de Viaje, in which he travels throughout Peru (and occasionally other countries), documenting natural, historical and human scenes infrequently visited by conventional tourism. His perspective is not that of a tourist, but of a traveler, who immerses himself in what he finds and shies away from nothing in his reporting. He is also the author and/or publisher of an extensive series of books about Peruvian culture. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru, and articles on subjects ranging from the travel industry to food and wine. A travel writer, journalist and photographer, Schlecht first traveled to Peru and trekked to Machu Picchu as a student in 1983, and he has returned repeatedly to Peru over the last two decades. He has also been a consultant on international development projects for the European Union and USAID, as well as a correspondent for a Spanish art magazine. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. Agronomist, theologist, and holding an M.A in Amazonian anthropology. He’s lived 7 years with the Aguarunan people of Alto Marañon; also in Huanchaco (Trujillo), Urubamba (Cusco), and Madre de Dios. Consultant in tourism, collaborator for several media resources and professor of Sustainable Tourism Diploma at Ruiz de Montoya University. |
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