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Cuzco
Travel Blogs from Cuzco, Peru
Exploring Cuzco
... a short space of time but enough for us to get a sense of Cuzco's place in Inka/Peruvian history . Both Nick and Rosie enjoyed Cuzco when on their respective travels and we can see why - plenty of life , a nice square with fine colonial architecture - ...
Steine - der Nabel der Welt
... noch. Zurück in Cuzco quartieren wir uns wieder auf dem Hühnercamping ein, zusammen mit 3 schweizer Wohnmobilisten-Paaren. In Cuzco kaufen wir Souvenirs und besichtigen Kirchen (besonders amüsant: "Fusion-Kitchen" beim Bild vom letzten Abendmahl in der ...
Back to Cuzco
After Machupicchu, we went back to Cuzco. The first day we got back, there was a parade which took up all of the main square. It was a right of passage for the young boys of Cuzco. They all had to dress up in traditional clothes and play specific roles ...
Cuzco, Peru
... visiting another magnificient site of the incas. After a delicious diner at "Ulrikes" (highly recommended) we headed back to Cuzco and enjoyed a bit of nightlife around Plaza de Armas which frankly wasnt as impressive as people had told us... After ...
Day 4
... it was short lived as in the evening I went with the guys im stopping with and a few others and we had a night out in Cuzco, which actually was very good and I fully enjoyed. The atmosphere in the pubs and clubs was cool, every one so laid back and ...
Capital is Washington DC . . .
I promise that title will make sense to you later . . . I wanted to add in one more group of friendsthat I met but forgot to include in my earlier post-two women, one from Seattle, one from Holland, sat next to me on the plane from Lima to Cusco. ...
Machu pichu
Zjutraj vstanem, itak cisto zlomljen... Celo Marteeja sem zbudil, je zaspal... Koncno 1x jaz pred njim :p Bojda ni spal nic, zelocne tezave zaradi lokalne hrane... tak pac je to tukaj.. Skratka, pridemo na bus, tam ze 200 ljudi caka na bus, ki jih je, ...
From the amazon to the Andes!
... n mattresses, let alone thermal gear for the negative temperatures at night! We then headed off for a short walk around Cuzco (which was suprisingly difficult due to lack of oxygen). We went out for a lovely dinner which was unfortunately called short ...
Flug
... aber die Distanz von 20.000km wird einen irgendwie bewusst. Um 4Uhr morgens kann ich mich in die Schlange am check in fuer Cuzco einreihen. Der Flug nach Cuzco vergeht schnell, auch mein Gepaeck erhalte ich schnell. Cesar mein Gastvater fuer die naechsten ...
Entrada 6 – ¡Una total asimilación!
... Dios y practica regularmente la religión católica, eso incluyendo ir a la iglesia el domingo a cada 3 semanas. Además, aquí en Cuzco, la semana pasada estaba la semana Santa. Hubo muchas celebraciones en el centro de la ciudad, como un desfile ...
2nd cat spotted in Peru - Shock!!
We've been in Peru nearly 3 weeks now and while we've seen llamas, alpacas and vicunas in flocks/herds/swarms(whatever), sheep, goats and pigs likewise and dogs by the thousand I've only seen two cats - one on the first day in remote ...
The Sacred City
... , then just hail a cab and go on. Strangely, the taxi can't enter the airport. A guy meets us with a handcart and hauls our luggage down to the terminal. Cuzco is an interesting city. Too bad Ed was not feeling ...
Schokolade
Heute habe ich den Inka Trail gebucht für Ende März und habe noch Glück gehabt, dass es möglich war. Normalerweise muss man nämlich 4Monat! im Voraus buchen. Allerdings nicht die 4Tages Tour, bei der man 43km absolviert, sondern die light Version, ...
Salt pans and dancing ladies
... about on Saturday and visit the two places that the guinea pig festival diverted us from and on Sunday to have a quiet day in Cuzco.... Well we almost managed to keep to the plan. Saturday saw us heading out into the sacred valley once again to ...
Mon nouvel appartement
Je ne vis plus dans le vieux Cuzco. J'ai eu une offre que je ne pouvais refuser. Maintenant, je partage une cuisine tout a fait magnifique, un tres grand salon avec salle a diner et une belle toilette. Ma chambre est tres tres grande avec des armoires ...
Mathe und Spiele
Mathe macht Spass und einige der Kids scheinen das auch zu glauben, andere sind da anderer Meinung. JuanCarlos beispielsweise versucht mir immer wieder mit einem zahnlosen Lächeln weiszumachen, dass 2+2=5 ist, nun mit Hilfe von farbigen Stäbchen, habe ...
Cuzco, die Inka-Stadt
... typisch für besondere Bauten wie Paläste und Tempel, während die einfacheren Gebäude weniger komplexe Mauern aufwiesen. Cuzco hat sehr schöne alte Kirchen, eine schöne Plaza de Armas, auf der wir öfters in der Sonne ...
Sight seeing again :-)
... ein Teller auf dem ein zubereitetes Meerschweinchen liegt….. Anschließend ging es zu den Inka Ruinen rund um Cuzco: Sacsayhuaman, Q'enqo und Tambomachay. Sacsayhuaman ist eine Ruine von religiöser und militärischer Bedeutung, Tambomachay ist mit ...
Cuzco and the Sacred Valley
... town which has kept its original features and atmosphere. The centre has cobbled streets with walls built on the remains of Inca stones. Cuzco can be really busy as everybody stops there on their way to Machu Pichu but the season being low we didn´t feel ...
Cuzco - Cool
Hello again, Lara and I write from the tourist town of Cuzco in the Andes of Peru. We were in Trujillo (car of meat, cool colonial buildings) and then spent a day in Huanchaco. Huanchaco is a groovy little surfer town where there isn´t much to do ...
On our way to Cuzco
To familly and friends, We left the city of Puno this morning, we are in our way to Cuzco, the capital of the Inca empire. It is a 9 hour tour bus ride. We just stopped in Pukara and we are on our way to La Raya. In this point ...
Incan Paradise
... home. Lastly, It is incredibly difficult to end this extensive Cuzco commentary. Cuzco and its surrounding villages are definitely the top sights that we have seen in the past months. Every village ...
If you don't buy my postcards I'll bomb yr country
... buy something from each child in turn - baby and mummy turtle finger puppet anyone? I´m afraid postage from Peru is extortionate so you probably wont see the postcards. Jon is doing the Inca Trail next Monday to Thursday, but ...
Inca Trail Day 2
We were warned this is the toughest and steepest day of the Inca Trail. We all set off at our own pace and the group soon separated. I ended up step by step with Nisa and Hamel (and his "glorified walking.) I was really thankful for their company as we ...
Inca Trail Day 3
Erin was still sick this morning and not eating. We set off for the longest day with a 12k hike, this time sticking with Erin who is walking at snails pace with no energy. I was outwardly supportive and tried to encourage her, but inwardly I was cold, ...