Nov 2009 - Peru Trip

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:26 PM

Howdy,

I just wanted to post some of my pics from a trip I did in Peru. Just now getting around to putting them up, but it was a great trip.

I spent three days with my guide Jose from Cusco, Peru. We started there, crossed the Andes Mountain Range and then descended into the Cloud Forest in the Manu Biopreserve.

Took a full day to get to the lodge. I spent two nights there and rode back on the third day.

I was on a Honda 450 Falcon! They don't make those in the US, but it was a good little bike. My guide was on a Honda 650, XR?

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:28 PM

It was easy going, early on, only a few llamas, chickens, and people to dodge on the roads

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:31 PM

scenery on the road through the Andes

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:33 PM

Then we entered the mists of the Manu cloudforest

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:36 PM

There was a turn in the middle of this tunnel and about a foot of mud/water to navigate in complete darkness, so don't let this nice bridge fool you

we also happened to be going to opposite direction of heavy truck traffic on this one lane mud road

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:40 PM

one of many waterfalls in the cloudforest...it rained on us quite a bit and those ponchos didn't help one bit

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:42 PM

i made a friend at the eco-lodge

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:45 PM

this is a picture from the top of a ridge in the middle of the Andes, what a great ride

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:48 PM

our route was cut off by construction and dynamite crews, so we had to take this detour and got lost for a couple hours. Those logs were not always tied together, but we didn't loose a bike in the cracks, so i guess we were lucky

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:54 PM

hola jose, haha, what a sky!

scottyaggie · 01-08-2011, 10:58 PM

sacred valley of the incas

xenops · 01-31-2011, 11:08 AM

Scotty -
Great photos. I'm thinking about doing something similar - 3 to 5 days in and around Cusco. Can you share any details about the operator you used and prices? Did you ride in any other areas of Peru. Thanks.

Will

01-08-2011, 10:26 PM	#1
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	Nov 2009 - Peru Trip Howdy, I just wanted to post some of my pics from a trip I did in Peru. Just now getting around to putting them up, but it was a great trip. I spent three days with my guide Jose from Cusco, Peru. We started there, crossed the Andes Mountain Range and then descended into the Cloud Forest in the Manu Biopreserve. Took a full day to get to the lodge. I spent two nights there and rode back on the third day. I was on a Honda 450 Falcon! They don't make those in the US, but it was a good little bike. My guide was on a Honda 650, XR? Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:28 PM	#2
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	It was easy going, early on, only a few llamas, chickens, and people to dodge on the roads Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:31 PM	#3
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	scenery on the road through the Andes Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:33 PM	#4
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	Then we entered the mists of the Manu cloudforest Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:36 PM	#5
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	There was a turn in the middle of this tunnel and about a foot of mud/water to navigate in complete darkness, so don't let this nice bridge fool you we also happened to be going to opposite direction of heavy truck traffic on this one lane mud road Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:40 PM	#6
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	one of many waterfalls in the cloudforest...it rained on us quite a bit and those ponchos didn't help one bit Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:42 PM	#7
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	i made a friend at the eco-lodge Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:45 PM	#8
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	this is a picture from the top of a ridge in the middle of the Andes, what a great ride Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:48 PM	#9
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	our route was cut off by construction and dynamite crews, so we had to take this detour and got lost for a couple hours. Those logs were not always tied together, but we didn't loose a bike in the cracks, so i guess we were lucky Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:54 PM	#10
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	hola jose, haha, what a sky! Attached Images

01-08-2011, 10:58 PM	#11
scottyaggie ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 15	sacred valley of the incas Attached Images scottyaggie screwed with this post 01-08-2011 at 11:05 PM

01-31-2011, 11:08 AM	#12
xenops n00b Joined: Sep 2010 Oddometer: 4	Scotty - Great photos. I'm thinking about doing something similar - 3 to 5 days in and around Cusco. Can you share any details about the operator you used and prices? Did you ride in any other areas of Peru. Thanks. Will

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