Cuzco
Travel Blogs from Cuzco, Peru
Cuzco
... blety. Wyjazd jutro o 12 z Ollantaytambo.Wyluzowani wracamy do hostelu, skupiamy swoja uwage na pieknej architekturze Cuzco.Swietne miasto, w centrum znajduja sie waskie, brukowane uliczki. Wiele wspanialych kolonialnych kosciolow, jak i innych ...
Karaoke, Spanish Bingo and Diarrhea-what a combo!
... done during our day, bought some plane tickets from La Paz, Bolivia to the Ecuadorian border and caught our night bus to Cuzco. Well.................our night bus to Cuzco ended up being a little shorter than usual. We managed to make it ...
The Inca Trail
We started the Inca Trail with some trepidation; after 10 months of good food on this trip how would our poor bodies cope?! Thankfully, 4 days is a good amount of time for the 45km trek and although tough in quite a few places, there was plenty ...
Trek, boat, bike and zip line to Machu Pichu
... /gstace/MachuPichu?authkey=Gv1sRgCJrDosvl4Za4QQ Machu Pichu: http://picasaweb.google.com/gstace/CaminoDeLasIncas?authkey=Gv1sRgCNzWna7h9NzhLA Flying into Cuzco, the city was instantly much better than Lima. The traffic, pollution and ...
cuzco
Por ser,es una de las ciudades mas bonitas en las que hemos estado,pero a partirde aqqui y como siempre, elturismo,los turistas,la hemos prostituido: todo jira alrededor del turista, del machu pichu y deldolar, esto es carisimo, cualquier excursion te ...
Cuzco
Day 32) Hello Peru! We arrived into Cuzco in the early afternoon and were greeted with a flurry of markets and entrepreneurs on the street selling everything from ice cream to nail clippers. The town is very touristy since many people stay here on ...
Our own (smaller) Inca Trail
We arrived in the ancient Inca city of Cuzco at 5am after what felt like 12 hours in a cocktail shaker through the mountains. After our dizziness wore off we found a hostel and had a few hours rest. When we woke up we had a stroll around the city. It was ...
Ucieczka z Sicuani
... koncu droga ktora pokonywal nasz autobus stala sie bardzo plynna , jechalismy coraz szybciej. Zaczalem sobie uswiadamiac ze jedziemy do Cuzco:) Ciezko bylo sie pogodzic z ta mysla, czy aby napewno sie nam udalo? W koncu na horyzoncie zaczely pojawiac sie ...
Bus journey hell
... one of the guys from the coach company who took us over the border, the idea being we would then get on a Coach from Tacna in Peru to Cusco. Unfortunately the company had not booked the coach for us and we find out when we get there that we will be ...
Home of the Incas
... Diaries while in this part of the world adds so much to it - and understanding some Spanish too!) before heading back to Cuzco to organize/acclimatize ourselves for the upcoming adventure! A belated birthday treat, B took me to The Fallen ...
camino a Cuzco
Tempranito partimos a Cusco. Se supone que ese es uno de los viajes mas duros porque se llega al punto maximo de altura (4335 mts + o -) y como ya se habia apunado tomasito tomamos un bus frist class... pero este incluia 5 paradas, almuerzo buffet, y ...
Guinea Pig
Our final night in Cuzco was celebrated with a farewell Peruvian feast of roasted cuy or guinea pig. The restaurant bred them on the rooftop and slaughtered them in the laundry, so it was nice to support an organic, cottage industry. The only other ...
Things I hate about Cuzco
... through Cuzco. Also, if you don´t speak Spanish, Cuzco is probably the most English accessible city in Peru. And the local handicrafts in and around Cuzco are fantastic and you get find wonderful sweaters, gloves, hats, blankets, all made of alpaca ...
Celebrations in Cuzco
The train ride back to Cusco from Ollayanatmbo was one i don't remember to well as we were all very tired, delirious and extremely sore from the spiderman rock climbing up to the sungate not to metion the previous 4 days of trekking! As mentioned we ...
WAUW
... ogsaa at laegge en lille dansevideo ind vi lavede da vi froooooeeesss. Now the girls have been walking, 4 days in a area around Cuzco called Salcantay - it was extremly beautiful and we had a really nice time eventhough our guide choose to be drunk one ...
CUZCO
... On this site the Cristo Blanco stands tall with arms open wide watching over the city and from here there are fantastic views of Cuzco. The following day was spent organising ourselves for the four day trek along the Inca Trail to Macchu Pichu. We were ...
Machu Picchu Conquered
Well we did it! ........and this is how it went.... The night before...... We went to the United Mice Office for our debrief on the trek, and came to the horrible realization that we were going to have to carry our own backpacks for the entire trek, ...
taking it easy
... , i was smooshed!! I tossed and turned for like 3 hours. Around 12:30 I figured, what the heck might as well get up and explore Cuzco. Although when I arrived at the hotel they had a nice cup of coca tea waiting for me. I like the tea, it looks like water ...
UP to Cuzco
... substance, as the tea leaves are from the aforementioned plant)! We headed back to Lima Airport for our domestic flight to Cuzco with Lan Peru. Once beyond the grey smog of Lima, the scenery of snow capped mountains peaking through a layer of white ...
20 Years Later....
... , we took the local bus to Ollyantambo from where the trains depart. For some reason they no longer depart from Cuzco which I presume is a cost cutting measure from the private companies that run the trains and most likely maintain the tracks. Our ...
Back from Maccu Picchu...leaving for Arequipa
... pics soon. Its a very time consuming process, so sorry for the lag. PS-We´re headed out on a night bus tonight from Cuzco to Arequipa, and then likely a trek into the andes to see condors and canyons. Then to Nazca from there for some sandboarding ...
Machoooo Peeeechooooo!!!
... to the thermal springs (aguas calientes means hot water), and had a hot bath for the first time since leaving the UK ! :) Were back in Cuzco now, weve got til sunday to finish off the sights here, then were off, by luxury bus again :)to Puno (the town ...
Machu Picchu
... . Machu Picchu. What more can I say, google it to see some pics, Its pretty amazing. And if you ever find yourself in Peru, you really have to go. Just dont wear ´´Zip-off trousers``, cause you may get attacked by a strange englishman who has spent ...
The Sacred Valley
... our Sacred Valley Tour. The Valle Sagrado (The Sacred Valley) of the Rio Urubamba, is 15 km north of Cuzco. The valley´s attractions included the Inca citadels of Pisac and Ollantaytambo. The main agricultural crop in The Sacred Valley ...
Sacred Valley and Ollaytantambo
... getover the level of poverty here. You have the natural beauty of this country against the squalor of the towns - outside of Cuzco most have no electricity or sanitation. And all set amid the most beautiful backdrop. Well I'm shattered and it's another ...
Nightmare After Easter
The main event of the untoward Friday the 13th was a comical nightmare after Easter fancy dress party organized by Christian and held at my home for the past 2 weeks; Loki hostel. Nearly everyone pulled out all the stops and we ended by heading into ...
Sea-lions and sandboarding!
... was really pretty and we got to see loads of Condors flying around. That afternoon we headed back to Arequipa and then flew to Cuzco yesterday, where we´ve been lazing around a little. Dad seems to be feeling better now, which is lucky since we start ...
The Sacred Valley Of The Incas
The plane ride from Arequipa to Cusco was short but amazing! Volcanos, flooded plains, and the monstrous Andes; a great opportunity to get some aerial shots! Lunch at once again one of Fernando's favourite places was amazing and we all got our first ...

