Peru Travel Tips 2: Food &Transportation

Food – Street stalls and markets have very cheap food (3-6 PEN) and in a sit down restaurant you can get lunch and dinner menus for 12-20 PEN. For a Western meal in an average restaurant, you will pay 32-48 PEN.

Transportation – The usual price for a 10-hour bus journey is around 95-220 PEN depending on how nice the bus company is. A taxi around Lima should cost no more than 25 PEN. Lima has brand-new, clean intra-city buses. These buses are safe and cost 0.50-3 PEN per trip. Microbuses (colectivos) run as well, and prices vary depending on the distance, but will always cost less than 2.50 PEN. They are a bit hectic and take some getting used to.

(1 PEN (Peruvian Sol) equals 0.28 Euro, 

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Peru Travel Tips

Peru is one of the most famous and popular countries in South America. Most people flock here to hike the Inca Trail and see Machu Picchu. Everything else takes a back seat. Lima and Cusco also get some minor attention but there is far more in this country that just these three major sites.
Come explore the jungles, see the Amazon, head to Lake Titicaca, or to the beaches. Learn about local culture, try the coca tea. In short, stay longer and see lots. There’s more to Peru than Machu Picchu.
Typical Costs 
1 PEN (Peruvian Sol) equals 0.28 Euro
Accommodation – Budget hotels or hostels are in great supply in Peru. A dorm room costs between 25-50 PEN per night. Most double private rooms with a bathroom are between 80-160 PEN for hostels, and around 90-160 PEN for a budget hotel.
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Guatemala Budget Travel Tips

Budget Travel Tips
Guatemala is one of the cheapest countries in Latin America, so just being there is saving money. There is no way to avoid hiring a guide for the caves, nor would you want to. For the more adventurous there are 2 hour, 4 hour, and 8 hour private high risk tours available in the caves, but pray it doesn’t rain. The El Portal Hostal located at the rivers edge in Semuc Champey is a wonderful base hostel for exploring all that Semuc Champey has to offer. If you plan to spend a few days there, choose to stay down by the river. The hostal may be slightly more expensive, but you won’t have to pay for transportation in and out of the valley back up to Lanquin every time you want to visit. The lodging by the river is much more connected with nature and Lanquin is not much of town anyway. Larger and more expensive caves can be found in Lanquin, as well as whitewater rafting.
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Good night America 9:

All in all, this drive-away won’t be all that cheap. The first half day of the voyage had already cost me more than 500 $! Fortunately, we will get – at least they said so in the contract – a refund for the tire by the owner. 

In Washington, where we wanted to spend the night, we could not find any free parking space in the city. Only far away, in the suburbs, I drove into a park where – so it seemed – nobody would chase us away. The destroyed tire (that we had to produce to the owner because of the guarantee) was so big that it occupied the two back seats. I put it out and leaned the back of the seats as much as possible.

As far as sleeping goes, my small Yugo 101 was much more comfortable. For a while, I tried to find the right position, cursing the heat and the mosquitoes, but then I joined my destroyed tire on the grass and finally fell asleep. »Good night America, wherever you are! «

text & photo: Janin Klemenčič