Peru was one of the most impressive stops on our journey through South America. The quality and quantity of beautiful climbing areas is vast and we had expected this to mean it would be very busy with climbers, but that was not the case at all. In fact, we often had some of the country’s best crags, like Pitumarca, all to ourselves! Peru is one of the most touristic countries of the continent, however, the nature of the mass tourism is very honeypotted. For example, Cusco or Ollantaytambo will be heaving with tourists, with authenticity a distant thought. However, the good news is that when you get away from the tourist areas, in places like La Unión, you can experience the real Peru, its wonderful culture and friendly people – and you’ll probably be the only ones around! We began our time in Peru by crossing the border from Ecuador at Macara and after 7 weeks of fantastic climbing we finished by crossing the border into Bolivia at Kasani, on the shores of lake Titicaca.

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