Q`Armenq`A Cusco

... det havde Tas' knae ikke godt af, hun fik rigtigt ondt, men hun klarede den lige til, overnatning nr. 2 i Challway.

20. september.

Tas' knae havde det bedre idag og vi begyndte at gaa, men da vi naaede til junglen blev det slemt, saa kunne hun slet ikke gaa mere. Saa Henry fik bygget en smart baare til hende, som alle drengene fik lov at slaebe med hende ovenpaa(billeder kommer senere). men efter vi havde baaret hende en times tid ...

... 1 egg white, 6 cubes of ice and 1 or 2 drops of Angostura bitters used as decoration. The ingredients must be mixed in a cocktail shaker prior to serving. If a liquidator is used, then all ingredients less the egg white must be mixed for one minute, and for five further seconds after adding the egg white.

The origins of the drink can be traced back to the era of the Viceroyalty of Peru in the eighteenth century when pisco used to be ...

... most of the other trekkers will camp. In the afternoon you will be going through a unique Andean cloud forest, afterwards arriving at our camp, at Llulluchapampa at an altitude of 3,600 m.a.s.l. (B+L+D).



DAY 3 : LLULLUCHA / PHUYUPATAMARCA



Today, the first part of the trek takes us to the Warmiwańuska Pass ...

Cuzco - probably the most talked about city in South America, one of THE must-see's of the region. Everyone we met had nothing but really good stuff to say about the place.

Home of the Incas, home of Machu Picchu, home of classic colonial architecture........................but unfortunately also home to TRUCKLOADS of loud Americans on overpriced package tours (and we mean truckloads - they rarely travel independently). We lost count of the amount ...

... different civilizations of Peru, organized in a geographic and historical way. The main galleries of the museum showcase the most consequent collection of gold, silver and jewelry of the Ancient Peru.The museum also includes a much appreciated erotic gallery depicting in a very realistic way their sexual habits. The Larco Museum is one of the few museums in the world allowing tourists in the storage area. In total, the collection ...

... du Perou mais est aussi connu pour son mysticisme. Les pierres aux formes etranges sont pour certain le resultat de tourbillons d'energie d'origines extra-terrestres. D'ailleurs des groupes de jeunes ne montent y passer la nuit que dans l'espoir de voir apparaitre quelques ovnis et le village regorge d'histoires etranges que me conte un vieux paysan sur la place. Il faut aussi ...

... of the ruins to completing an epic 12-hour day at Machupicchu, in which i managed to be the first one on top of famed Huaynupicchu (The Nose of the head that sits behind the ruins in most people's photographs of Machupicchu). We hiked all the ruins, some of which we had all to ourselves. It was a great day; one to be cherished to be sure. We visited Otayallantambo, a smaller, lesser-known ruin on the way back to Cusco and then spent a few days in Cusco catching up on ...

... america again! The irish chaps had met a cool local, Fernando, the night before, he was a rich, gay, flamboyant, clothes designer, who ended up taking us to a drag queen cabaret show... Peru is very macho, and the whole concept of lots of very butch, heterosexual looking men getting very into this outragious show was very bizarre,,, it as a bit like the fight club concept, no one spoke about it and photos where very much banned... people ...

... ou se tenaient des ceremonies en lhonneur du soleil de la lune et des etoiles. - Sacsayhuaman: site visite est la forteresse  nom donne pour son style mais qui etait en fait un centre religieux. la taille de ses pierres est enorme! certaines parraissent peser entre 90 et 130 tonnes! forment des dessins: lama, oiseau, patte de puma. tous les 24juin accueille la fete de L Inti Raymi, fete du soleil.

... it was alright) and then with the same teaspoon carried on stirring. After what seemed like ages, she finally handed over my cup of tea. The overnight bus ride to Cuzco was more comfortable than my previous bus experience. I actually slept. Though not before the bus stewardess handed out bingo cards for everyone to play a game of bingo. She called out the numbers into her microphone so the chances for anyone falling asleep on the bus as the ...