Cusco Travel Blogs - Page 5

How do I put into words the expressions, the scents, the tastes of Peru! It's not easy. I have been fortunate enough to travel extensively through Western Europe over the past seven years and even some prior. Nothing, and I do mean nothing, compares to my Peruvian experience ... the rich culture…

Oh my legs.. I can still feel them. They don’t like it to walk again. Very slowly packed my stuff and take some breakfast. After asking what time I have to leave they told me that I am already half an hour too late …aaarg, but they don’t mind. After putting my stuff in storage I walked again …

5 days in Cusco, Peru!

I have been in Cusco for almost one week and it has been thoroughly amazing!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco I am living with a couple who has been married for 51 years this July, Osmar and Virginia. Osmar is a retired accountant and Virginia is a domestic engineer. They have three gr…

The one day tour. I was Picked up by the tour bus at around 9 am. There was about 18 of us in a small, tall and comfortable tour bus. Germans, Brits, Spaniards, Ausies and an Israeli couple -- I’m pretty sure I was the only American. There was the driver and a local guide with a thick a…

So much to say and no clue where to start. A bit hard for me considering I´ve visited most of the places we went to while in the area of Cusco; but i´ll give it a try. Hopefully some of you understand French because Arnaud had a mouthful to say about the places we visited!! As you can see b…

Day 1 I'd spent the night before the start of the trek with a stunner of a headache, stressed out and worried that the altitude had finally gotten to me and this trek was going to be quite an epic ordeal. We awoke early and after popping a few ibuprofens and drinking some coca tea, I was feel…

The storied capital of the Incan Empire and gateway to the imperial city of Machu Picchu, Cusco(also spelled as Cuzco) is one of the undisputed highlights of South America. Stately and historic, with stone streets and building foundation laid by the Incas more than 5 centuries ago, the town is much…

Ok, so this morning I woke up around 830 and sat for over an hour waiting to use the internet to check my email.  I'm staying in this hostal that's fairly popular and quite large.  There are probably 100 people there and there are only 4 computers with free internet so people really tend …

The funnest place in South America !

Aji Restaurant, 6:30pm, Plaza de Armas de CuscoWaiting for dinner to arrive.  I feel tired, like I should have taken a nap today.  I want to go to bed very early.  I don't mean to be a party pooper, but I usually don't try to cram so much into my trips.  More rest.  Well, t…

Cusco and the Sacred Valley (which contains the famous Machu Piccu, although has a lot more besides!) is almost certainly going to be on the circuit that any visitor to Peru would take.  The bus from Puno in the morning was full with other tourists and we sat through the cheesy films that…

So now we had 2 days to rest in Cusco, but Andrei and I were as busy as ever. We went to Urubamba on the first free day to see the school and town that Nicola had lived in for 7 months. On arrival at the school we were greeted with hugs from staff as well as kids. It was a great place and i can see…

I couldn't have imagined how beautiful a country could be until I saw it for my own eyes. The land is dramatic with colors, terrain, snow filled mountain tops to lush farm lands. Most think of Machu Picchu as being Peru but there is much more.

My Best friend Julio , Ralph and me deceided to travel together to Cusco City .Our friend Ralph gave  us a  wonderful present to both First Julio will be having his dream come true ´´Knowing Machu picchu ´´ and  to me  making Salkantay trekking  after 4 y…