Cusco is a beautiful city. It is very well preserved, with original Inca walls all over the city. However, upon arriving the city, we took it very easy for 2 reasons. 1) The altitude - Cusco is about 3,300 meters above sea level. So the air is very thin. Think of it this way. Colorado is mile high, which is about 1,600 meters above sea level. Cu...

Would definitely have to say that the town of Cusco is one of if not the nicest town I've ever been in and my stop here is possibly the outstanding highlight of my travels. Once capital of the Inca kingdom and now cultural capital of South America, Cusco has an abundance of things to see and do. The nightlife is awesome and one of the new seven ...

After a grueling 10 hour bus journey we landed in Cusco. It was grueling because we were in this rather horrible town called Julica for about an hour, which we later found out was the contraband captial of Peru. Also no one bothered to finish building their houses in this town as apparently you don´t have to pay taxes if you don´t finish them. H...

La conduite des chauffeurs de taxi est assez particulière ici. Puisque ce ne sont que des hommes qui conduisent ces bagnoles, j'ai l'impression qu'ils se laissent manipuler par leurs testostérones. Ou, si vous voulez, cette façon d'être un macho, un vrai homme, un héro, un gagnant, un... C'est tellement drôle de les observer. La majorité conduit...

Woke up today with a slight hangover. The Loki Hostel bar is way to convenient for all the backpackers that do not want to go up and down the steps outside. Every night is dancing on the tables and bar night. I tried to get away early because of the tour the next morning but I kept getting dragged back by some very persuasive people. The bar had...

Day 18: With the overcast skies the day before, we had been debating whether it would be worth it to get up extra early so that we could catch the first bus at 5:30 a.m. so that we could see the sunrise from Machu Picchu. We decided we'd still catch an early bus, but that we'd miss the sunrise. So, after our worst breakfast of the trip at Gringo...

The group wakes at 4. I skip breakfast. We are qued for 30 min (the authorities do not open the gates until 5:30) so that we can be among the first on the trail and arrive before others at Machu Picchu. Some people race ahead to be there first. I have no energy; from being one of the fastest, I am now being passed by everyone. Since it is not po...

I had run out of excuses... I didn´t have to get up at five for a morning hike in the rainforest (`selva` in Spanish), or pack my life belongings (I´d done this) or have anyone to call or any other burning reason not to go to the police station, where I´d been warned people were buratic and didn´t give a damn about rich tourists. Sighing, I left...

Its good to be back in Cusco. It is familiar to me now, and I love the way the ancient Inca walls seem to fuse with all aspects of modern life. We stop off for one night in the comfortable Hotel Ninos again. This time we upgrade our room to "Laura", a double room with en-suite. The room has three beds, hot powerful showers and a rustic wooden be...

rob-after a massively enjoyable twelve and a half hour journey on a bus that was last serviced in 1912 i think we arrived late doors in cusco, home of the inca empire and immense amounts of ****** tourist souveneirs, if i ever see a llama hat or macchu picchu postcards again it will be too soon!!! we bowled up to hostel loki hoping to get a bed-...