The road to Nazca, Peru

It took two days to hitch from Lima to Nazca, with the night in between spent in a strange little coastal town called Cerro Azul. There were some striking desert landscapes on the way.

Tollbooths are always a good spot to hitch rides.

Tollbooths are always a good spot to hitch rides.

#teambrenda.

#teambrenda.

View from my hotel in the corner of the square in Cerro Azul.

View from my hotel in the corner of the square in Cerro Azul.

And sunset on the beach in Cerro Azul.

And sunset on the beach in Cerro Azul.

And an unappealing piece of land on the way out of Cerro Azul the next morning.

And an unappealing piece of land on the way out of Cerro Azul the next morning.

Ica we come! For the first time in Peru, I'm not heading towards Lima.

Ica we come! For the first time in Peru, I’m not heading towards Lima.

Guided through the featureless desert by Jesus and a freaky plush clown.

Guided through the featureless desert by Jesus and a freaky plush clown.

There was a river near this stretch.

There was a river near this stretch.

And then we were back into the desolation.

And then we were back into the desolation.

Driving between cliffs.

Driving between cliffs.

And that’s all you’re getting.

Total distance hitchhiked: 65,417 km.
Total number of rides: 476.

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