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Pisac Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Pisac, Peru
The Sacred Valley
... by minibus. It was small and only about 20 of us which was a nice little tour group. Our first stop was to Pisac Market. This was a large square crammed with market stalls selling every kind of souvenir, item of clothing, genre of music, snacks, ...
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu was amazing. Yes, there were way too many tourists, blabbing guides, and we DID take the train. But still. The ruins were fabulous. I still cannot believe that this ancient civilization had the crazy idea of building Machu Picchu where it ...
Experiencing the Sacred Valleys of the Incas
... definitely had the most fun. He also made sure to stop at places where we could take some pictures Alpacas and llamas. Arriving in Pisac, an hour later, we started off by visiting the Sunday market. The fruit and veg in this country is massive! No other ...
Last full hiking day ,just 6km from the Lost City!
Day 3 - Our last full hiking day to Winay Wayna, just 6km from the lost city! Another 5.45am start with lemon tea in the tent to wake us followed by pancakes and our infamous staple diet from previous countries, PORRIDGE! Seeing as we had ...
Salkantay trek to MACHU PICCHU
IT - il trekking che ho contrattato con un'agenzia di plaza de armas qua a cusco è un camino inka alternativo (quello originale è prenotato sempre con molto anticipo e in questi mesi si sono avuti molti problemi con parte del percorso a causa di varie ...
Sad to leave Arequipa but Machu Picchu beckons
This week I had my final three days teaching the children at Chachani Village near Arequipa from the Monday to the Wednesday ... I can´t believe a month in Arequipa has gone by so quickly and it was rather sad to be leaving both the kids and the ...
This deserves an entry all of its own!
Oh my God. There are times when you travel that sometimes you think that you are not appreciating some monument or fantastic site as much as what you think you probably should. These feelings come about when one has been travelling and seeing things ...
Erster 'Ausflug' ins Heilige Tal
... 30 km noerdlich von Cusco. Zusammen mit Natalia, einer Australierin mit uruguayanischen Eltern. Eine lustige und sehr angenehme Reisepartnerin. Pisac ist bekannt fuer seinen Markt ('Handarbeiten'/Artesania) und seine Ruinen. Und die Ruinen haben wir uns ...
Cuzco and the Valley of the Tourists
... for the following day , grabbed some food and had an early night at the hostel. The Sacred Valley tour visits three key places - Pisac (market and Inca ruins) , Ollantaytambo (Inca ruins) and Chinchero (church) ... and to visit these you have to buy the ...
The Sacred Valley
... above the dance floor. Other animals we encountered were lamas and parrots which was great fun. We carried on further to Pisac village situated by the Urubamba river valley (Sacred Valley). The mountain scenery was beautiful - Andean peaks surrounded us ...
The Salkantay route
If you didn't plan your journey more than 3-4 months in advance (like me) you can't do the "original" Inka trail track, as I already explained. After all, there are four other options left for you as an individual: - go to Machu Picchu only - do the ...
Cuzco
After a well deserved rest day following the Inca Trail, we spend the next two days picking off the remaining Inca sites in the Cuzco and Sacred Valley area. They are all impressive in their own way especially the Inca "Eden Project" at Moray. So now ...
Hiking at altitude
... the mountain villages, he has done some pretty successful electioneering up there and made all sorts of promises no doubt. Scary stuff, will change Peru alot if he gets in. A presidential candidate needs over 50% of the vote in Peru, and since no one got ...
Rafting The Urubamba River
... a few times just for the fun of it. Guy and Ran Brosh fell out of the boat once. We also went to the market in Pisac where I bought a shirt and some trinkets, after that we visited some Inca ruins, as we didn't have a guide I don't really know anything ...
Terrasses de Pisac
... sur Cuzco, et on a rejoint l'hôtel vers 17h. Là, on a traîné, se reposant de cette dure descente des terrasses de Pisac. On a échangé nos photos, j'ai avancé mon carnet de bord, et j'ai fini par aller dans un cyber pour mettre mon blog à jour (12 ...
Spying in the Sacred Valley.
... morning (but not before watching the Man Utd Chelsea game and having another english breakfast). The bus to Pisac was a little crowded but arrived safely with numb bums and dead legs accompanying. Found a decent enough hostel I ...
Magnificent Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
... arriving at the site from Aguas Calientes and the train station ... Machu Picchu is the most visited tourist attraction in Peru. Right outside the entrance to Machu Picchu there is an expensive hotel , which from the outside is fairly ordinary looking , ...
Cuzco
From Puno it´s another 10hr bus journey to Cuzco, home of the Incas. We take a tourist bus which stops at places of interest on the way. In fact it stops for 10 minutes at anything of interest and an hour at any craft market thats of no interest. ...
The next day we took our bus out of cusco ...
... bargain for their colorful handicrafts. We then drove up into the hills to the ancient solar observatory and administration of Pisac, the Sanctuary of the Sun. We hiked the trail along high terraces that look across spectacular panaromic vistas of ...
A day full of smiles! Potato Park and Pisac
... we said goodbye to David Ramos, our guide. He was excellent and would highly recommend him. His e-mail is davidm14499@hotmail.com http://www.margieswebgallery.com/galleries/peru/Potatopark/ ...
Pisac - Inca Stop #2
... Canada. In dry season, it’s ankle depth, we’re told. The centrepiece of Pisac is a series of Incan ruins across the hills at the entrance to the Valley. The purposes covered military, spiritual ...
Chilling out in Cuzco
... allows only 500 people a day. I thought maybe somebody could cancell the trip, so there could be any vacancies - we are in Peru, everything could be possible (if you had the golden key and paid some bribe)... Well, it's really impossible. The state has ...
Going Turistico in Cuzco
... and the 12-sided stone. We did a day trip around the Sacred Valley and saw lots of Inca ruins in the nearby towns of Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chincero. After a few days of sightseeing, and too much food, beer and rugby-watching at what claimed to be ...
The hard core of Peruvian traveling
... hours (!!twenty-two hours!!) in a bus are not really amusing, but I thought that I could at least read something more about Peru and practise my spanish vocabulary. Pcha, there is no asphalt paving the whole route (with the exception of the last 5 hours) ...
Pisac Market
... we taxid up to the Pisac ruins. Taxis, while terrifying to ride in, are a great opportunity for Spanish practice. The Pisac ruins were interesting, but not as striking as Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo spreads out before you, drawing out that "How did ...
Paucartambo en route to Pilcopata
Tuesday 3rd July 2007, to Paucartambo Our Manu tour took us through the villages of Paucartambo in the dry area between Cuzco and the rainforest, and Pillcopata in the jungle, the last town before we continued by boat. We decided to go back to ...
Sacred valley, we get comfortable
Sometimes you find a spot that feels so comfortable that you don't want to leave. Pisaq, Peru in the sacred valley was that place for us. We found a wonderful hostel, El Mulle, about 2 miles outside of town. Run on a quasi communal ethic with shared ...
Eerste bericht uit Cuzco
... te schrikken van te voren, toen die kerel van het busbedrijf vertelde dat er blokkades waren bij de grens van Ecuador en Peru. Maar we waren snel gerustgesteld toen hij vertelde dat we er gewoon in 20 minuten omheen konden lopen om vervolgens een taxi ...
This is a 2 soles entry which equals 66 cents....
... ok with that. We then went and hiked a fricken mountain. I swear. We have pics. It is called the Pisac ruins. Someone please go online and find the elevation, cause walked up to the top. My quads were burning on the ...
