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How to: The Calming Chachapoyas, Peru

Chelsey Jacobs
3 min readApr 4, 2024

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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:

  1. Tap water is not drinkable
  2. Carry black activated charcoal pills on you in case your stool gets loose.
  3. Use Hostelworld or booking.com for accommodations
  4. CHARLES SCHWAB DEBIT CARD (NO ATM FEES OR FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEES)
  5. Use MultiRed ATM for cash pullouts (no extra fees)
  6. 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

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Chelsey Jacobs
Chelsey Jacobs

Written by Chelsey Jacobs

Seeker of the bucket list, following an off-beaten path, with a utopian-like soul. Perspectives, lessons, miracles, travel advice, & cultural awareness

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