Casa San Blas Cusco

CUZCO The navel of the Earth as it was so called by the famous Inca Empire, Cuzco still holds true to its grandeur today. An Inca chief stands high atop the city, reminding newcomers in whose footsteps they once treaded. Climbing from the pretty Plaza de Armas through narrow streets of cobblestone to our hotel was probably the most difficult daily task due to the altitude and steepness, but finding quaint little cafes and trendy restaurants to while away the hours was nice and easy. We even s...

Greetings from Cusco! We arrived without problem, other than Lan Airlines forcing me to change seats away from Juli & Mike for no reason.....I think they thought I was too fat to sit in the row. No altitude sickness yet, but we are sticking close to the hotel just in case. If we are up to it, we´re headed out to some ruins at the edge of town that aren´t covered by our tour. So just the market at the Plaza de Armas for now. Last night was fun.....got caught behind an improptu parade in Ar...

Since I last wrote we have visited the Charles Darwin station in the Galapagos, made our way to Quito, Ecuador and flown here to Cuzco. The Charles Darwin station was great. There are turtle eggs that they have gathered, hatched and are protecting till the time they can survive on their own in the wild...usually 4 years. There are also many iguanas there that they are protecting as well. Joe Flaherty would love this place! . We arrived in Cuzco yesterday mid day. Cuzco is so different from Qu...

Flights from La Paz to Lima and onward to Cusco ending with a challenging approach for the pilot as, buffeted by turbulence, he banked the aircraft steeply before swooping down onto the high-altitude runway (3300 metres) for a perfect touchdown, rewarded with a spontaneous round of applause from the some of the more twitchy passengers! With all the form-filling formalities completed at Lima it was simply a case of picking up bags and heading for the exit, where we were met by the delightful C...

Hej alle!

Nu kom vi endelig afsted. Det har bestemt vaeret en lang tur, men det er det hele vaerd, naar man sidder paa det, der minder om verdens top i denne smukke bjergby med kringlede veje, klipper og bjerge og sol i krydderen! Vi bor paa det hyggeligse hotel i hele byen, er vi sikre paa. Her er saa dejlig en atmosfaere!

Vi havde et kort stop i Lima, hvor vi blot overnattede. Derfor kan vi naturlogvis ikke tillade os at sige noget negativt, men umiddelbart tror vi ikke, den b...

We travelled from Copacabana in Bolivia to Cusco in Peru,the journey took around 9 hours. You get used tothe long journeys after a while. Cusco is beautiful, the Incas created the city in the shape of a Puma. This was the centre of the Inca empire which spanned from Colombia to Argentina and Chile. The Incas are famous for a number of things, one being the walls or foundations of buildings, they used different walls depending on the importance and function of the building (royal palace, relig...

Salut, on commence par les bonnes nouvelles: et oui, on a survecu a ce magnifique trek. Cependant, ca ete beaucoup plus complique qu on pensait. 1- La nuit avant le depart, on va manger dans un petit pub bien branche et JS se claque un chili (il rafole des chili, specialite locale). Ce petit souper se transforme en cauchemard quand JS se claque, digne de la fin de semaine de chalet avec francois a quebec, une infection alimentaire de la mort qui l empeche de dormir de la nuit. Resultat, j ai ...

No blog for you today... just pictures. I´m writing this on the 16th at 1 in the morning and im supposed to wake up at 4:30 to get ready for our 5 day trek. Enjoy.

We´ll update the blog on the 20th or 21st when we´re in aguas calientes.

It is over. The adventure in the Andes, Maccu Pitccu. It is realy a magic place. The best experience of my life

Entry containing 15 photos titled: Our Hotel - Casa San Blas, Room 318, Room 318, Bathroom, View from our room, Locals, Sunset at the main square, Church in the main square, Small streets at night, Streets, Jack´s Cafe, Streets, View of Cusco, More Cusco, Earthquake relief