Sacred Valley Bed and Breakfasts Reviews and Rates

Best Corn / Biggest Bird / Coolest Town Name

This day we drove through the Sacred Valley, so named because the river that runs through it -- the Urubamba -- was thought to be a reflection of the Milky Way, which to the Incas was also sacred and full of constellations representing gods and things like llamas, condors, puma.. I like that story. And also it was the river that gave them an …

What happened to all of the oxygen?

Marty - So were were finally of on a Inca Trail, not THE Inca Trail, but an Inca Trail at least (there are hundreds). As previously mentioned, back in July when I tried to book the Classic Inca Trail it was fully booked till October. There was however alternative treks, whilst they weren't the "real deal" they were just as good of a trek and even …

Fjerde og sidste dag på inkatrekket

Idag skulle vi rigtig tidligt op for at se solen stå op over Andes bjergene. Vi havde dog rent rejsemæssigt en kort fag, kun ca. 2 timer. Vi stod op og fik vores morgenmad hurtigt og ankom til en sidste kontrolpost til Macchu Picchu. Her ventede vi lidt i bælgragende mørke indtil vi blev lukket ind, hvorefter vi gik i rask tempo i ca 2 timer hen …

Pisac, Late Nights, New Adventures and almost home

So Im getting so close to being home and I cant believe it, I still have soo much to see and do. First Ill update you on my week this week and then whats in store for next week.

This week was busy and very little sleep (compared to my usual 9-10 hours a night, Im very well rested here) I was out late much of this week as there is a lot …

Visiting the Ruins

JESS: I woke up feeling like a new person, headache gone, energy regained. After coffee at a nearby restaurant (where we were basically forced to sit outside to breathe traffic exhaust: our boots were muddy?), we went to the ruins. It was raining lightly but we had our gear handy (unlike many other tourists who were wearing plastic rain ponchos), …

Day 9!

Day 3 of the trek and yet another early start. Was frigging cold last night! Rough sleep indeed and a bit of a sore head after the night befores over indulgence but nothing a little nurofen couldnt help tho! We woke at around 5 am to the sound of heavy rain which turned out to be snow! Such an awesome sight to wake up to. The whole valley was white …

Musings from my Sick Bed

All I had eaten in the previous 36 hours was 2 rolls. My guide didn't think it was a good idea at this point to embark on the very challenging eight hour trek. I was not the only one in this predicament. Frederick, a Swedish med student had been ailing for a few days. Frederic considered his inadequate caloric consumption, difficulty breathing and …

Ollantaytambo Ruins and Peru 911

Ollantaytambo Ruins and 911 Hola mis amigos y mis padres! So this weekend many of my friends around here took off to Machu Picchu on a 4-day jungle trek (Machu Picchu is THE tourist attraction of Peru, and possibly South America). I would have went, but with Alex coming early next month I wanted to save the experience to share with her. People …

USA! USA! USA!

Today, we were allowed a fairly late start, because it was the shortest day of trekking. Though it was still 16 km, there weren´t too many tough hills to climb. Much to her dismay, Susan was not allowed to have coca tea in bed, due to the previous day´s disaster. On the trail, we were able to see Machu Picchu mountain, after which the site is named …

Ugh

Well, I guess it was too much to hope for everything to go smoothly the entire trip. Two days ago we set out from Ollantaytambo for our hike to Machu Picchu. The hike was supposed to be 25 miles over four days. The first day went pretty well, it was hot and long (8 hours of hiking), but we reached our campsite by about 5pm. On the morning of the …