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How to: The Calming Chachapoyas, Peru
3 min readApr 4, 2024
Chelsey’s Backpacking Edition
cha cha poyy yaaaa ❤ Home to one of the most famous waterfalls in Peru! Welcome!
Note; From Máncora, we had to take a bus to Chiclayo, and from Chiclayo we took a bus here; Chachapoyas!
TOP TIPS WHEN TRAVELING IN PERU:
- Tap water is not drinkable
- Carry black activated charcoal pills on you in case your stool gets loose.
- Use Hostelworld or booking.com for accommodations
- CHARLES SCHWAB DEBIT CARD (NO ATM FEES OR FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEES)
- Use MultiRed ATM for cash pullouts (no extra fees)
- T-MOBILE INCLUDES UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL DATA USE (No need to change numbers when traveling to different countries
Place of stay:
- La Casa del Turista: 8.5/10 Stayed here on my first night and it was okay…30 sol for early check-in which is a joke. Comfy bed, good location but the noise and the lights in the hostel woke us up early. Solid breakfast included, hot water, an accessible kitchen, and wifi.
- La Casa de Los Balcones…