Cusco Travel Blogs - Page 6

Well, one thing you can depend on when you are traveling is that you can´t depend on anything. We have actually been pretty lucky so far with only a few minor bus break downs here and there. But last night, as we were preparing to take an overnight bus to Lima so we can catch our flight home …

Lima, Cuzco, Machu Pichu, Lake Titicaca

Only me and Andrea took the optional Amazon tour, we met up with 3 other people from GAP at the airport. Tasmin and Bruce brother and sister from london and Andy also from London. The flight was only 30 mins and took us from the high andes at 2300m to deep into the amazon Jungle just 20m above sea …

ve just left Cusco, which is a beautiful city and the capital of the former Inca Empire. It was captured by the Spanish in the 1500s and as a result has a lot of beautiful old churches and colonial buildings. There are also reminders of the Incas as well.Cusco is surrounded on all sides by hills an…

Left the U.S. on September 20, and arrived in Cusco, Peru the next morning. I then spent the day acclimating in Cusco, drinking plenty of coco leave tea and eating very good food, not to mention the pisco sours. Took the train to Machu Picchu the morning of Sept. 22 and arrived early in the afternoon.

Getting in to Cusco early morning after a harsh times in Bolivia.. after getting in the hostel we had some rest . What a difference from other places seen so far in South America, one can surly see how much more it is directed towards tourism everywhere people offer things to sell to you..even whi…

We stayed a night at Copacabana relaxing, and the next day jumped on a 10 hour bus ride to Cuzco, Peru to meet up with Madolyn and Matthew. To say that we miss the trains of Europe would be a gross understatement, although the mistique of overlsold buses is adorable nonetheless. In t…

Peru was always one of my dream countries and it is true to say, it lived up to my expectations and more too. Machu Picchu is mystical and sacred.

The day before the Inka Trail. Nerves and last minute stuff. Also, we had to fit in the Germany v Poland world cup match for obvious reasons.    We spent the morning seeing the sights and bumped into another fiesta/parade. This time, the day before Corpus Christi, is celebrated by grou…

Here we are again another day to start off in Cuzco.I will make this blog brief, we are back into the city of Cuzco for a free day.Today I get up and have some bk at the hotel. Then watch some tv then head off on the town for a bit today. Checking out markets and have lunch at Mac Donalds.Then i ge…

On this trip I spent some time in Cusco then heading up to Macchu Picchu.

Following the trek, here are some things I wish I brought (were not on my original pack list), things I'm glad I brought, and some things I probably wouldn't bring but would be nice if I did.Wish I brought:- A hat: baseball, sombrero, whatever.  The UV was a LOT stronger than I expected (clear…

No, we didnt go to Machu Pichu, I think we are the only people that have ever gone to Cusco and not go to Machu Pichu. It seems cool and I have heard great things about it, but time and money just arent on our side, maybe next year... However, since we didnt do the Inca Trail, it gave us the chanc…

We arrived at La Hotel Prisma in Cuzco.  The hotel is awesome!  There is an atrium in the middle, with some rooms having a window looking out into it.  Our room had a balcony with a breathtaking view of the city and surrounding mountains.We were told to take it easy on our first day …

I spent a day gallavanting around the sacred valley, wondering why I was climbing all these bloody mountains to see the Inca ruins, when I had specifically not done the Inca trail to avoid such torment! Despite the huffing and puffing, it was a spectacular day. I went with a tour group which was fa…