Cuzco-Lima-Cajamarca

Cajamarca is a little (actually not that little) city in the north of Peru, almost in the border with Colombia, but inland, in the mountains, with very difficult access. It is the center for gold mining in the region, and apparently one of the largest deposits of Gold in South America. This place is not very touristy AT ALL. There were some interesting things to see, but it's just so hard to get there, that most people don't really bother.

Cajamarca marked "the first" for many things for me: first time CouchSurfing, first time eating Ceviche (which entails raw seafood! yuck!), first time in a bus accident (although that wasn't really in Cajamarca, it was on the way there...)

The bus accident wasn't really bad, we just had to wait a couple of hours for the replacement... oh well... at least no one was hurt!

After many hours in the two buses (one from Cuzco to Lima, the next from Lima to Cajamarca), our CS host, Giancarlo came to pick us up at the bus station and take us home. Him and his cousin Sergio treated us like kings, took us out for drinks, for lunch, introduced us to their friends, showed us around some ruins, and generally showed us a great time! I could not have asked for a better first experience CouchSurfing... It was pretty amazing!!!


Our hosts and friends

We were only there for like 36hrs though, it was a necessary pit-stop for the keeping of a promise.

Next stop==> Colombia!!!