PLACES TO STAY

ARGENTINA:

El Calafate: International Youth Hostal

El Chalten: Hotel Lago del Desierto

Mendoza: Residential Venus

BOLIVIA:

Coroico: Hotel Esmeralda

Lima: Hotel Milton

Sorata: Residential Sorata

Uyuni: Hotel Avenida

CHILE:

Ancud, Chiloe: Mundo Nuevo

Chonchi, Chiloe: Esmeralda by the Sea

Coyhaique: Cabanas Mirador

Puerto Guadal: Playa Guadal

Santiago: Hostal Rio Amazonas

Valparaiso: Luna Sandrisa

ECUADOR:

Montanita, Casa del Sol

Quito, Los Alpes

PERU:

Arequipa, Los Balcones

Cusco,

Lima, Hospedaje Atahualpa

 

TOUR OPERATORS

BOLIVIA:

Our Salar de Uyuni trip was through Colque Tours.

We used Gravity Bolivia for our ride down the world's most dangerous road outside La Paz.

The Asociacion de Guias in Sorata, Bolivia provided guiding services for our Illampu trek.

CHILE:

Salvaje Corazon in Coyhaique, Chile assisted with organizing our San Lorenzo trip.

ECUADOR:

Kem Pery Tours took us to the Ecuadorian Amazon and organized our visit with the Huaorani.

PERU:

We went with SAS Travel in Cusco, Peru for our Inca Trail trek.

Sky Line Adventures in Huaraz assisted with organizing our Huayhuash trek. They also provide mountaineering classes and guiding.

 

LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

ARGENTINA:

COINED

CHILE:

Woodward Institute

ESSENTIAL GEAR

We traveled with the necessary equipment for multi day trekking at high altitudes.

2 - 90 litre backpacks

Trekking poles

1 - Daypack

2 person tent, three season, extra rope and tent pegs

Sleeping bag, three season

Inflating mattress pad

MSR Whisperlite International Multi Fuel Stove and 1 Litre Fuel Bottle

Water filter (rarely used), Sweetwater Viral Stop chlorine drops (used frequently)

Cooking kit - pot, two plates, two mugs, silverware

4 - 1 Litre Nalgene bottles for water and drink mix

Rope and clothespins

Footwear - Hiking boots, Teva sandals, flip flops

Outerwear - Gortex jacket and pants, fleece coat, down vest

Stuffsack for clothes

Compression sacks for tent and sleeping bags

Petzl headlamp and spare flashlight

Swiss Army Knife and Leatherman Multitool

Compass

GPS - Etrex Vista

Binoculars (10x25)

Bug repellant

Lighter, matches

First Aid Kit - Iodine, Neosporin cream, cortisone cream, foot powder, bandages, tape, moleskin, ace bandage. Medications - Prescription: Cipro 500mg (antibiotic), Diamox 250mg (for altitude sickness) Non-prescription: Pepto Bismol, Immodium, Ibuprofen, decongestant, cough drops.

Maintenance Kit - Sewing supplies, duct tape, zip ties, stove repair kit, spare eyeglasses, spare batteries