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Travel Blogs from Cuzco, Peru
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Back in Cusco, recharge batteries after the trek..
After the trek I am happy to spend 3 days relaxing in Cusco while some of the group fly for a 3 day excursion to the Peruvian Amazon. As I am planning at least 2 weeks at the Amazon Basin in Bolivia after the tour ends I had decided to not join this ...
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, ...
Inca Trail!!
... an hour!!!!!!!! As smooth as a frikkin baby's bottom!! Wowwwowoww!! Our luck was changing?!?!! Unbelievable!!!!!!!! Haha Arrived in Cuzco- WOW!!!! Could see the beautiful mountain view and the houses on the mountains just from the airport window! ...
Gringos night out :-)
... 'r seine, Restaurants, Clubs, Diskotheken, Happy Hours; also Langeweile kommt hier nicht auf. Plaza de Armas als Zentrum von Cuzco ist umgeben, von Clubs Mama Afrika, Mythologie, Inkatheam, Mushrooms etc. Allerdings gehen hauptsächlich Gringos dahin, nur ...
Cuzco la sublime..
... , aucun vestige du 16 ° siècle car cette superbe architecture n'a pas souffert, comme ailleurs, des tremblements de terre et Cuzco la sublime est classée au Patrimoine de l'Humanité. Nous étions passés il y a quelques jours ...
Leving Lima and Arriving in Cusco
... to go. The flight was amazing because we flew across the Andes mountains and saw snow on the high peaks. When we approached Cuzco the plane banked sharply and we had to tighten our seat belts because the plane was going straight down and we were slipping ...
Cuzco - Machu Picchu
... finally we take the bus again, down the zig zags, and after lunch and some souvenir shopping, we board the train back to Cuzco. The train ride is part of the experience. Not only is there an airline trolley of snack, and another of general ...
Fridag i Cusco
... tilbage i Cusco og havde nogle fridage. Vi havde aftalt med dem der blev tilbage at mødes på Jacks (den bedste cafe i hele Peru) for at spise kæmpe morgenmad klokken 13.30 (morgenmad/brunch/frokost)! Som sædvanelig var maden fantastisk og vi sluttede ...
Sick In Cuzco
... needed. There is still no explanation as to how they built these walls, but the walls have withstood some massive earthquakes in Cuzco that damaged just about everything else that wasn´t built by the Incas. So, other than a nice breakfast this morning ...