Pirwa Loadging Familiar Cusco

... one of the 7 wonders of world.

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Peru Vacations

PERU MAGIC

LIMA, PUNO, CUSCO AND MACHU PICCHU

10 Days / 9 Nights

Day 1: Lima

As soon as you arrive in Lima, our staff welcomes and picks you up transferring from the Lima ...

... sun and pondering the lovely alpaca hats, gloves and poncho´s. Davy has purchased a hat and gloves already - and a Peru football shirt and I have to say they all looked great and made me think I would like them after previously believeing I would never have been interested. It just goes to show you.

Davy, T-M and I enjoyed a couple of cold beers in the sun (again!) after Soph went for a walk which was preceded by a local lunch ...

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... and return to the lounge. Cerveza would be nice, but coca tea is in order as the cold is still doing a number on my lungs!

The group decides to head out for an awesome post-climb dinner at a local restaurant, having already agreed that tonight is the night to try the local delicacy- Guinea Pig! Kitty is the key instigator in this, but about half of us agree to go along and at least taste the little rodent.

The roasted Giunea Pig comes ...

... setting off on our second trek of the day. We wandered around the town of Ollantaytambo where there a few shops selling Peruvian goods, mostly hats, blankets and bags, I stocked up on coca sweets in preparation for the increasing altitude we would face over the coming days and set off with Dee for a cup of real coffee, we knew this would be our last chance for a few days.

Once our free time was over and just after we jumped back on the bus and headed for the start of ...

From Pisco to Puno:
After deciding to take a 22 hour bus ride from Pisco to Cusco with Ormeno, we soon discovered that Ormeno was also not all that good as expected. The bus was 1 hour late and we finally left Pisco at 8pm. After a good night sleep in the buses comfortable seats we arrived in Arequipa where we had a 2 hour break (never mentioned before!) to clean the bus.

After returning to the bus (which was not cleaner than before) we learned that it was ...

lever tranquillou, pour chab ce sera un peu + tard quelle nous rejoindra, direction pisac en collectivos, ruines superbes, jolie vue, redescente au village par petit chemin, on cherche alors a manger
ptit repas sympa ds un cadre magnifique "le blue lama, cosy et plein de jolies fresques murales avec le lama dans tous les pays.
puis flanage petage de la carte bancaire au marche...pas mal dachats (surprises...). pour chab, peps et ju, 1/2h pour se ...

... probably a religious center associated with the worship of water. Ritual cleansing may have taken place here for pilgrims on the final leg of the Inca trail to Machu Picchu.

DAY 04 : WIÑAY WAYNA – MACHU PICCHU.

e’ll wake early at 4.15am , have breakfast and set off on the trail again by 5.15am to get to Machu Picchu before sunrise. The sky starts getting light by 5:30am and the first rays of the sun reach Machu Picchu at about 7 ...

... getting up at that ungodly hour.

It was a chilly, still morning as we did the rounds, making sure we had everyone. When the last of us was on we headed in to the hills outside of Cuzco.

Wojtek went back to sleep, pretty much as soon as he sat down, whilst Ewa went quiet, with a thoughtful smile on her face.

Apparently the English guy in the seat in front looked a little like someone she used to know. This was the only other Brit in our group and ...

The Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu is about 50km in distance. After struggling in the Colca Canyon, I was worried that I would again have problems. I woke up at 3 in the morning on the first day to wash my hair, finish packing and get ready to wait at Loki's front reception. I was ready by 4:45 with my loose hair still wet and wild. After being dropped off where the bus was, with everyone's luggage already piled on top of the bus held together by ...