Hostal Chaskawasi Cusco

... by Rafael on Plaza de Armas, Inca Grill. The place turned out to be a typical tourist place, with several large tour groups taking up many of the tables. I asked for a table for one, but was asked to wait for 5 minutes at the bar. While waiting, which turned out to be a lot more than 5 minutes, I stuffed myself with the rather dull chips they put in front of me. When I had gotten tired of waiting I asked again for a table, and it turned out that there ...

... wat we ons soms al beklaagd hebben :-).
Iets verder van de markt waren de ruïnes van inca terrassen. Het uitzicht over de bergen was er mooi en er was niet veel volk dus hebben we er even op ons gemak gebleven. We waren van plan om na Chincherron nog naar de ruïnes van Moray te gaan maar aangezien er geen bus tot daar gaat, zijn we maar terug gekeerd naar Cusco. Deze keer met een propere lokale bus die niet volgepakt was (jaja, ze bestaan ook). ´s Avonds zijn we naar ...

LOS ANDES SPANISH SCHOOL

Los Andes Spanish School is a small school dedicated to teaching Spanish as a second language. As a beginner you can obtain a solid basic level of Spanish in two weeks. Practiced in and outside, our objective is that the learner may use real and functional language as a means to communicate through speaking ...

... uphill bits, though not that steep, were killing me because I had not eaten for a while. I managed to get through it without falling off my bike, my main objective, and without ******** myself, my secondary objective. But I was still ill when we got back so we decided to go see a pharmacist and tell them that the anti-biotics were not working out. The dude said it was a parasite or virus so sold me some more pills and said I should be better in the morning.

28th - 29th October ...

... 8217; hind legs to keep them from running away. Since they had to travel light, just themselves and their horse, they also developed a reputation for thievery and consequently became very unpopular.

However, when the colonies began to rebel against Spanish rule, the guacho came into his own. Used to spending long periods of time in the saddle, having developed excellent horsemanship and used to fending for himself, often ...

... souvenir markets. We had a stroll round and nearly had our legs bitten off to enter shops so made a hasty retreat.

We booked a Cruz Del Sur bus to Cuzco direct from Lima through Cuzco Tours agency at $50US each and a tour of Macchu Picchu by car for $110US each (student price) with one night stay in Aguas Calientes, plus 2 nights stay in Hostal Santa Maria in Cuzco for $180US including everything. Apparently Cruz del Sur is the best company to make this journey with as it ...

... get too far towards reaching Machu Picchu.

The Buell seemed to be running real great afterwards - we made it to Ollantaytambo and a little further on, stayed overnight in a hostel there and in the morning we started tbe Buell again but the "check engine" light came on. We decided it not a good idea to drive further away from a place we could find help.

We turned around, abandoning our plans ...

... I was pretty exhausted. I still had to walk miles around Cusco to get back to the hostel (I may have taken a wrong turn along the way somewhere) and so I just crashed and spent the evening in the hostel. They have a restaurant serving reasonably-priced meals and I met some cool people and had a few beers... I resisted the temptation to go out, however, as I couldn't face the prospect of even more walking....

Today, I'm feeling good and energised. I've bitten the bullet and ...

Acordei cedo pois tinha marcado com a Maritza, da Intej (a organizaçao peruana que é responsável pelo meu programa de voluntariado aqui no Peru). Ela me buscou em casa e fomos até seu escritório. Ela me explicou tudo sobre o programa e o lugar onde eu vou trabalhar e morar, na cidade de Limatambo. Vamos para lá na segunda de manha e eu fico até sexta trabalhando e volto para Cusco no final de semana. Fica a uma hora e meia daqui de Cusco.
Cusco, Peru thaysmb

... so spannend vorwiegend Schott**straßen und stetig b**gauf. Mittags wurde für uns gekocht und dann weit** bis zum **sten Zeltlag**, imm**hin auf 3900m da wird es schon recht frisch. Am Abend waren es noch 10°C es wurde wied** gekocht, Duschen war nicht, Toilette war naja dafür war d** St**nenhimmel sup** (ist ja auch kein**lei Zivilisation h**um) und weil wir ja in d** südlichen Hemisphäre sind ist nix mehr mit groß** Wagen und Nordst**n, da heißt es Kreuz des Südens und ...