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Old 1 Aug 2004
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bike-able budget hostels peru / ecuador

hello out there,

think my 1996 south american handbook will be no good anymore for finding good hostels in the mentioned countries.
maybe you could help me updating...

we're looking for up-to-date (budget) hostel recommendations in the following cities:

(PERU)
juliaca
cuzco
nasca
pisco
huancavelica
huancayo
junin
huanuco
huaraz
cajamarca
mancora / punta sal / zorritos
tumbes

(ECUADOR)
guayaquil
banos
cuenca
riobamba

thanks for your help +
good luck to everyone
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by desert soul:
[B]hello out there,

think my 1996 south american handbook will be no good anymore for finding good hostels in the mentioned countries.
maybe you could help me updating...

we're looking for up-to-date (budget) hostel recommendations in the following cities:

(PERU)
juliaca
cuzco
nasca
pisco
huancavelica
huancayo
junin
huanuco
huaraz
cajamarca
mancora / punta sal / zorritos
tumbes

I can help you with most of the peruvian towns, as I live there. Tell me where you are going first and we'll start from there.
We'll go for a ride when you reach Huaraz.!!
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Hi,

It,s very easy to find budget hotels with parkingspace for the bike in almost every town.

Usually the cheap hotels are located in the centre... So drive to the centre and ask.
If the hotel you are is to expensive or has no space, ask them where to go, they usually tell you.

In all of south america I had to park in a seperate garage only once!

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I agree with the above, and with a little looking there is always a garage nearby.

Having said that here are two that stand out for us (mostly because nice place with garages). These were great for camping, but they both have rooms, too.
Huanchaco - Naylamp
Caraz - Los Pinos
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hello out there,

thanks for your replies. in the end we found out that the information given in the 1996 south american handbook was often still adequate - to our very surprise (sometimes more than the infos of the newest LP edition!). and parking was never really a problem, except in big towns like trujillo.

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