greetings /trv/ I am planning a journey through the Cordilleras

>>1219835
I can tell some about Peru.

The route you seem to be taking is OK to do it by land. Also that is dry season here so the real danger is pretty low.

Stay a little time in Puno, It's close to the most touristic places in the Titicaca basin and a mix of a lot of native cultures.

Cajamarca is actually living hard times, I don't really know if tour there really worth it save for the money.

I'd go for the Moche route, Trujillo and Chiclayo.

Summer is about to end my friend

>>1219835
>not visiting colombia, the most exciting, interesting and beautiful country in south america

>>1219880
Is it true that much of the drug and cartel problem is under control now?

>>1219939
Yes. There are still places you probably shouldn't go, but for the most part Colombia has been good for the past decade.

>>1219880
I'm actually staying in Bogotá for 6 weeks to conduct independent research for my thesis, however I'm electing to fly there from Quito because I'm averse to traveling through Colombia by bus

while in Bogotá I'll probably make weekend trips to other places

Curious about why are you making your trip northwards instead of starting on Quito as most people do?

>>1220347
I'm doing research in Bogotá for 6 weeks starting in july, and it makes more sense for me to travel slowly towards it instead of away from it

Santa Cruz was really nice. Had a colonial feeling to it even though there wasnt a lot to do there other than a big market. Nice hostels though.

Cochabamba had one really good taco foodstand but there was literally nothing else to do. No museums, no attractions, no shopping, not even party and bar stuff...

Do the first one for two nights or so and skip the second one if you can.

>>1219835
You should take into consideration taht people there have various different ways of speaing spanish, some difficut to understand to foreigners who learnt spanish at shcool or at an institute.

>>1219880
Elaborate.

>>1221314
I am aware. I studied in Buenos Aires for 4 months, and it was frustrating as hell trying to speak spanish with argentines because of their accent. I got the hang of it eventually though, I don't think there are too many other places with accents more difficult than argentina, except maybe Chile

Lower class people are impossible to understand everywhere tho

>>1221574
Argentinian accents are ridonkulous. Sometimes you feel like you should glance at your watch to see how much time has elapsed as they roll an R at the beginning of a word.