Our time in Peru was split – half (two weeks) during the first half of our trip and half during the second. This is about the most important gear we had for the whole time, including two weeks of Andes and coast, and two weeks of Cuzco, the Amazon jungle, and Lake Titicaca. Here’s what we appreciated having:
- Backpacks. You could travel long-term without them, but its not easy. You can’t hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu without them. Ours are really comfortable, and they have survived everything we’ve thrown at them.
- Sleeping Bags. We brought them with us for part 2 – and used them every night on the Inca Trail. Synthetic 40 degree bags from REI, they work great and pack into cubes which fit side-by-side in the bottom of my pack.
- Camera. Between the Inca Trail, the Amazon Jungle, and Lake Titicaca, I shot over 600 photographs. The places – and people – that we saw were incredibly photogenic, and having an easy-to-use camera that has awesome image quality made it all the more fun!
That’s what we found useful in Peru!
