Perurail Cusco

Here we Are...........It has taken litterly a day and a half to get here...

22hour bur ride from lima
2.3 hour cab ride to ollytamba
1.3 hours train ride to Aguas Callientes
5 min walk to hostel

$250 ALL together with travel, entrance fee, and hostel


Worth all the time and every penney....

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... and it was a sad goodbye for all (sounds daft I know, but we really were happy to have them). Thanks to Peru Rail we couldnt get back to Cusco as planned that night and stayed in a town called Aqua Caliente (literally Hot Water) and stayed in a suspect ...

... we were just early?? Either way, I ordered the cheapest thing and Nik ordered the grossest thing.  Apparently, Cusquenos (people from Cusco) are apeshit for Cuy which is the Spanish word for Guinea pig (Hamster).  Why they love this, we do not ...

... need for America before I leave and then on Sunday I walk up to Christo Blanco, the white Christ on one of the hills overlooking Cusco which gives an amazing view over the city. In the evening I collect my bags, say goodbye to Cusco and then catch ...

... below for more details….. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8480123.stm http://www.livinginperu.com/news/natural-disasters Cusco has been declared a state of emergency. Although this is the rainy season and the heavy summer rain is expected, it ...

... an amazing history and lots to do as long as you're willing to spend a little. After the Inca Trail we came back to Cusco for a bit of R & R, via the slowest train-ride in SA (do you detect a pattern here?). This included switchbacks where the front of ...

... , we saw Ravi and Jayantha and compared train tickets before boarding. The train is very fancy and is the "Vistadome" train which is Peru Rail talk for middle-of-the-road. In other words, we couldn't afford the Royal Family using "Hiram Bingham" train, ...

... around in cusco waiting for sal (i managed to catch up with her for one day!) then more time waiting at the stupid peru rail ticket line, i went for the expensive but easy option of catching a train there. most other cheap arse backpackers chose the ...

... catching up with everyone and getting in a little more pool practice, that was not the main reason for my trip to Cusco, and neither was going out to various bars/nightclubs and dancing on their bars until all hours of the morning.  Therefore, ...

... that we could never come home without seeing it first hand. Access to Machu Picchu is difficult and can only be accessed via rail or walked in (via the Inca trail). Due to this monopoly, the train tickets are naturally expensive and being the Bargain ...

... Armas and the Artesenal Markets. Mikee needed some hats to match mine....Had some more delicious lunch and wandered off to the Peru rail office which was closed......Off to catch dinner at Papillion and we tried Alapca saltado and I had the Lomo ...