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On to Ollantaytambo
We took a taxi from the airport in Cusco to the town of Ollantaytambo. The taxi took us straight to our hotel, where we were finally able to put down our bags and rest comfortably for a bit. Our hotel was not as fancy as some of the places we stayed later in our trip, but it was clean and comfortable, and the staff were very helpful and very …
Inca Citadel of Ollantaytambo
Prior to our arrival at Machu Picchu at the northern end of the Urubamba Valley - an area commonly known as the Sacred Valley - our exploration commenced in the small town of Ollantaytambo and its interesting archaeological site. During our two hour collectivo (minibus) journey from Cuzco, we wound along the Sacred Valley through endless farmlands …
The BIG BEAR!
... us and we couldn't see anything, literally 5mins later the clouds.cleared as if on cue and we could see a 2nd inca remain with Jennifer standin in front of it. It's amazing how quickly the clouds come in an out. We walked 14km today, the longest stretch and I was constantly at the front pack! The hardest was going down hill coz of my knees :( In the evening we played **** head again and Our guides shared with us a Peruvian drink: hot water, black tea, rum, sugar and lime - ...
Day one ......the inca trail....8th November
... about how hard you think the trek is with a few kg on your back! We we're given an hour to get our tents organised and if you were brave enough to attempt to use the one toilet that was at the campsite!! If anyone has been to a music festival over a weekend and tried to use the toilets on a Monday morning, the smell is pretty bad. Well multiply this by ten and that was the toilet on the first night! We didn't use this one, as none of the girls did, so ...
Ruins and that
... both the local market and the Inca ruins there. I enjoyed learning about the Incan architecture an especially enjoyed hearing that they housed guinea-pigs under their beds. Our last stop before Ollantaytambo was a corn beer brewery where we learnt about the brewing process of the beer they drink in the highlands. We also played a drinking game there called Zappo which involves throwing gold coins into a frog's mouth. Of course I got the highest score.
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