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he locals assured us that a route traversed the mountains all the way to Huancabamba, so we duly set off. After fifty kilometres we bade farewell to the asphalt, as the road turned to dirt and switch-backed its way up into the foothills and onwards to the village of Ayabaca. Set around a plaza with a simple but imposing church painted a warm, sandy orange, most of the houses were built from traditional adobe, giving the village an air of permanence. That ‘Peru feel’ was very much back; the villages of Ecuador we had previously stayed in felt somewhat hollow and characterless in comparison. We stayed in a simple hostel opposite the John Lennon Disco Bar. Whilst we see the effects of ‘globalisation’ everywhere we go now, I couldn’t help being struck by how a kid from Liverpool with a talent for song-writing ended up colourfully adorning a wall in a Peruvian mountain village.
The following morning we set off with vague directions from the locals. It quickly became apparent that we were now entering a very remote and rural part of Peru. Elsewhere when I have ridden dirt roads through the mountains, it hasn’t been unusual to encounter a battered old bus hurtling around a corner as it does the local run between villages. But that wasn’t going to happen here. We were riding nothing more than tracks, and the further eastwards we went, the more unused these tracks became.l
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Acjanaco pass
Sacred Valley of the Incas
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=700838
Couple report
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=541194&page=9
Thanks Steve,
All the motorcycle travelers are welcome to our place, we are located in Lima Peru, near to the Panamericana Sur highway
We are official representatives for Touratech in Peru and we are also importers of Heidenau tires, Nolan helmets and Rev'it gear.
We have also implemented a workshop for tire changing / balancing, basic maintenance and an area for washing bikes.
Our address is:
Av Los Faisanes 196, Chorrillos Lima - Peru
email : ventas@motoviajerosperu.com
website : www.motoviajerosperu.com
Gps coordinates S 12º 10' 847" W 077º 00' 128"
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For all those interested on reaching Aguascalientes/Macchupicchu from the back (via Sta Teresa), I did the trip last december 2009. The tour is sold in cusco for those not riding. The cost was $190 everything included (not expensive) Taking you in a new Renault Van for 12 people (nice people) that you'll enjoy the whole 2 days. The road is magnificent and some kind dangerous sometime but the driver does a good job. You go up to 4000 mts altitude for about 2hrs, good asphalted road, snow peaks w/ glaciers are marvelous views (it is cold). Then you start descending to 2500 mts. along the Urubamba river canyon, gorgeous jungle type of landscape (dirt nice road, be prepare because is stony, but nice waterfalls and river bridge crossings).
After another 2 hours trip we reached Santa Teresa , have lunch in a OK restaurant included in the package. Then another few miles and we get into the hidro electric town and the train station. Trains leave mid morning and 4:30 pm . The trip is excellent, some people walk the tracks (around 12 kilometers) which is a 30 minutes train ride.
We spent the night at a hostel (ok) included dinner, breakfast in a bag for Machupicchu. The bus to Machu is $14 dollars round trip. Some people climb the road at 4am but I think is for well prepared bodies, because is half night and probably wet. Coming down is another story but we were tired because we climbed the waynapicchu (tallest mountain in machupicchu, an epic, must do climbing, we did it!! and almost fall).
After Machupicchu we came back around 11 am to Aguas Calientes, have something to eat and take the train at 12:30 back to Hidro. Then the same trip back to Cusco in the van (got there at 10pm).
SEE MY PHOTO LINK OF THIS TRIP AT:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sameric...59952328/show/
I think for people riding a bike is a nice option because you are saving on the van trip. The train is ship ship costing only $5 -10 bucks to foreigners.
You must arrange in Sta Teresa with a local to keep the bike for 2 days. Have gas whenever you can, I didn't see any pump along the dirt road until Sta. Teresa.
RECOMMENDED!! This option is worth.
Peru Route Question
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=603606
NOV 17 note: Read this again - good route to MP, etc : http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=810189&highlight=Machu&page=25
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