Hotel Wiracocha Cusco

A quick update on our last day in Lima, and first day in Cusco. We tried the local way of traveling by using the colectivos = a mini-bus that drives with a dangerous speed, and you might not be properly in before the driver goes again! Mad... But thus we used this way of transport to get to Central Lima (aka downtown or old town). The difference between where we stayed and how it looks in central Lima was shocking. There are some very colourful shanty towns hanging on Cerro San Cristobal (mou...

It seems as if this whole day was sacred, from the amazing fresh morning breeze at breakfast, getting Word and visiting the Sacred Valleys of the Incas. Mark 11:22 says Žembrace this God-life. Really embrace it and nothing will be too much for youŽ. Such an inspiring way to start a day!! This was a fun-filled day! We took a local taxi to Pisac. Never would I have guessed the pleasant drive this would be!! Mario, our driver, was the most amazing person. So passionate about Peru, and with our b...

Spending four days in Cusco to see and learn more about the Inca heritage and history, ending off by visiting the most amazing Inca city on the mountain called Machu Picchu. Ah, wow!!! What a place! It took us 4 hours on the backpackers train (thus the slow, cheaper train) to get the town close to the ruins. Then a bus ride up into the mountains to the entrance. Going up and up and up. The nature looks so different here. The Mountains are green, not as brown as in Lima or Cusco. The Amazon Ju...

We stayed about 4 days in Cusco, which gave us a lot of time to get to know this city. Cusco is beautiful! The Plaza de Armas/main square is a peaceful place, full of families and children and young people in love. Sort of a Paris in Peru. On MOnday we did a lot of touristy things. We visited the Qorikancha/Place of gold. It is now known as the Santo Domonigo. This is a place where the Incas had their temples for the Sun, Moon, Stars, Rainbow and Lghtning. The Spaniards documented that they h...

En un inicio no queria ni pasar por Lima por todo lo que se dice pero tenia que hacer algunos tramites y tenia mucho tiempo libre, empece a hacer turismo lo primero que visite fue la ciudad todo el Jiron de la Union despues la huaca Pucllana que queda en Miraflores algo increible en medio de todos los edificios y casas modernas lo mismo que en el distrito de San Isidro la huaca de Huallamarca. Sin duda alguna lo que mas disfrute fue mi viaje a Caral una antigua civilizacion contemporanea a la...

In May of 2005 we hiked the 3-day Salcantay Trek, the back way into Machu Picchu. Read the detailed accocunt here.