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Cusco and the start of the Jungle Trek
We arrived in Cusco late afternoon and went to find to tour operator through which we had booked our Inca excursion. However after a long walk (downhill) we found an empty abandoned office. After a quick check of the address in an internet cafe we were relieved to find that the company had moved offices! We confirmed our trek and headed back to the …
Machu Picchu
... free to spend the day as we pleased. We had purchased tickets to climb the mountain behind Machu Pichu (Machu Picchu Mountain - 3000m) and so, with legs still heavy from the mornings climb, we set off with a few others from our tour group to summit the peak. Ben, however, piked half way up the mountain and decided to head back down to explore the Inca Bridge. Determined to make it to the top, the rest of us continued the steep climb and finally made it to the ...
Peru Part 1: The Tip of the Glacier
... supposedly homed about thirty thousand people in its hay day, some eleven hundred or more years ago. Covering twenty square kilometers of desert, with coast to the west and yet more desert for miles in all other directions, it was built by the Chimu civilization and lasted until the Inca took over after about five hundred years or something (there’s a nice bit of a history lesson from us to you, you’re welcome). It was a really atmospheric place to wander round for ...
The inca trail
... decided to play animal charades whilst we were waiting for dinner, although fairly amusing this only lasted for one round and then dinner was served, a two course meal followed by different types of teas all prepared with one gas hob in a tiny tent. Tired and nervous for our day ahead we all had an early night. The following morning we were awoken by one of the porters shouting hola amigos and passing us some coca tea into our tent. Coca leaves are the same thing that cocaine ...
A la rencontre des Incas
... Presque seuls sur le site, nous visitons les terrasses agricoles et les ruines de maisons nobles.
Le lendemain, c’est au tour de l’ancienne citadelle de Pisac. Au sommet de la colline, la citadelle offre une vue saisissante sur le Rio Urumbamba et le village actuel situé sur un plateau. Nous atteignons les ruines en taxi et redescendons à pied jusqu’au village. Les pierres sont bien conservées ; nous découvrons ...