San Blas Cusco

Cusco , Peru
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    136 reviews 360 travel blogs 389 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Historic walking area, Neighborhood, Street

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    15of 48 attractions in Cusco

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  • 1

    Cusco, getting excited....

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    Another long journey but we arrived safe and sound in Cusco on Friday. We had to change busses along the way in Puno and there was a festival going on there, so the busstation was frantic. We arrived to Cusco very early in the morning again... And had to wait to get into our room. So off we went on a walk around town.

    Cusco is a very …

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    Don´t rely on technology....(17-22 October 2010)

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    ... more ants. By the time I met them for dinner the rain was torrential it was literally cascading down the steep steps of San Blas like a waterfall. I decided to walk as I thought the chances of getting a taxi were nil, but I ended up getting totally ...

  • 2

    1st week continued....Day 5 & 6

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    ... San Blas is perched up on the hillside overlooking the city centre. In Cusco the streets are very narrow and cobbled. Climbing up to San Blas you have to climb a number of steep steps which due to the altitude leave you breathless even though its only 5 ...

  • 3

    Journey home adios South America 6 Dec - 9 Dec

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    ... , Penelope is a lucky lady…far better than Tom! Got to Cusco a bit later than expected around 8pm.  Got a taxi straight to San Blas and Nelly, one of the cleaners, was there to let me. Not that I expected a fanfare but there was no-one around, ...

  • 4

    Sacred Valley Tour....

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    ... the English guy I¨d met the week before. He was with the group from `Gap Year for Grown Ups` that he`d been travelling around Peru with, he was heading off to Argentina the next day. He is going to be in Thailand the same time as me next year so ...

  • 5

    How astrocartography could change my life!!!!

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    ... for me to live, work or find love. But it is amazing to think I am here, the longer I´m here the more settled I feel and Cusco is becoming home, but once you are off the beaten track and you see the real Peru you see what a hard existence it is for the ...

  • 6

    Cusco City Tour

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    ... ranged from 500 BC to 1500 AD.         Next I went to a different section of town called San Blas just north of Plaza de Armas after a long climb up the steps. There is a beautiful waterfall and some small shops ...

  • 7

    Weekend sightseeing and managing to avoid the rain

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    ... still very little meat on it the best part is the thigh, but I think twice is enough for one lifetime! Once I got back to Cusco I bumped into Sharda in an internet cafe. We went for a drink and cake in Jack´s Cafe which is quite famous - according ...

  • 8

    1st Week Day 1 - 3

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    ... a week, it definitely feels like I´ve been here longer. I suppose that´s because there has been a lot to take in and Cusco and Peru is unlike any place I´ve been to before. This will be the longest time that I will have spent in a country that speaks ...

  • 9

    Day 4

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    ... in pairs. So hoping Amaka the other POD volunteer due on Thursday would do this with me. Then went to the South American Explorers Cusco Clubhouse up in San Blas. This is a club I joined before leaving the UK. Its about $60 or 40 pounds, and is aimed at ...

  • 10

    Hiking the Inca Trail

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    ... 3 days in Cusco (he had been living there for 4.5 months). The pre-Inca Trail exercise consisted of walking the 5 mins uphill to the San Blas area where Tom had many friends working in bars and cafes. Now walking up hill in Cusco is no easy task when you ...