El Puma Hotel Cusco
Av Garcilaso 806 Cusco, Peru
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Lima to Cusco
We had a verrrrryyyy early wakeup to go to Cusco this morning (we had to leave the hotel by 5am). There was a breakfast that was set up for us by the hotel but by the time we got down there almost everything was gone, I guess you have to move fast in Peru if you want to eat. The driver who took us to the airport said that the best thing to do when …
Machu Picchu
Oh what a day! We woke up at 6am and caught the train to Moyabambo, a very small town in the Sacred Valley. The drive up there, from what I was awake for, was beautiful with great scenic views of the valley and the Andes at sunrise. Even coming into Moyabmbo was amazing as we decended from the top of a mountain into the city. We also saw some cool …
Sacred Valley
Today was another early one with an 8am wakeup. On the agenda is a trip through the Sacred Valley, which we saw a little bit of yesterday but now are going for a more in depth version. We got up with just enough time to catch a quick breakfast, some coca tea, and then we headed on our way to the Sacred Valley. We started the trip down into the …
7 1/2 hours on a bus - tiring but well worth it!
Spent 7 1/2 hours on the bus today, getting from Puno to Cusco today. All in all, a very nice ride. If you're thinking "chicken bus", ie., where your neighbour is holding live chickens on their lap, you're very far from the truth. This was a Greyhound-like bus -- a bit tight for space, but reasonably comfortable. We were even served lemon cake and …
Observations, anecdotes, and other non-sequiturs
I thought I'd add an entry that doesn't focus so much on a sequence of events, but more on various little things - observations, short anecdotes, random thoughts, and other unrelated things that I want to capture before I forget them all. I expect I'll have other such entries during this trip - stay tuned... No pictures as of yet with this entry - …
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