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© Andreas Hermsdorf / pixelio.de Last month, my mom and her husband came to visit us in Cocachimba . Other than enjoying life in this beautiful village and the view of Gocta Falls , they also decided to travel quite a bit in northern part of Peru. Now, Peru is quite peculiar in it's travel options because there are almost only national flights to and from Lima. There are barely any flights connecting other cities directly with each other. If you'd like to fly from Tarapoto to Chiclayo for example, you'd have to first fly from Tarapoto to Lima and then from Lima to Chiclayo. Obviously, buying two plane tickets is too expensive for many people and it's probably also not the most practical solution. Most people opt for the cheaper (and sometimes also faster) option of traveling by bus. Busses usually also allow more luggage than airlines which is a plus also. Even though my mom and her husband don't like long bus journeys, they also chose to travel from Pedro R

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