I´m 3000 or so metres up. I noticed coming in on the plane that the ground didn´t seem so far away. We´re trying to deal with altitude sickness by not doing much. Ayaka´s foot is getting better slowly, but it still bothers her. The roads here are narrow and full of taxis, so we have to be careful. When you poo, you have to put the paper in the b...

Had a crazy day. Started out with no hot water at home. Marie, my host mom, decided to try to fix it. So she stood on the bathtub with a kitchen knife, stabbing at the shower head for about 45 minutes. She finally got it fixed and I went to take a quick shower (I was meeting a friend and had to go...he was actually already at the house waiting f...

30/07/2008 - 03/08/2008 We decided we'd had enough of Cusco really so we booked a bus to Ica on the coast and spent the next few days going round the general sites of Cusco, starting with the Church and Convent of La Merced which has a beautiful courtyard surrounded by paintings, and holds the worlds 2nd largest pearl in the shape of a mermaid, ...

We have officially been in South America for two weeks and are beginning our third week here, with about three more to go! To sum up the past five days in one entry seems impossible, but I'll make the attempt nonetheless.... As Chris already mentioned, we were picked up early Monday morning to begin our 4 day trek to Machu Picchu. Unfortunately,...

Cusco ischt ein Ort, wo viele hangen bleiben. Gar nicht günstig für mich, der nicht mehr viel Zeit, aber umso mehr Pläne hat in Südamerika... Habe es daher sogar geschafft mich auf ein paar wenige Tage in Cusco zu beschränken, obschon es ein sehr einladendes Fleckchen ischt!

Asaf Inca, Inca everywhere; despite the spanish conquistadors attempts to tear down temples, kill the leaders, wipe out the language, and convert the indigenous people to christianity it still feels like the Inca Empire exists today. Cusco itself is littered with Inca walls (many of the churches were built on top of them), the people speak Qechu...

Je suis en train d'écrire mon journal quand un bénévole entre dans le local d'informatique avec douze petits orphelins ayant environ dix ans. La messe terminée, il leur avait promis une promenade vers l'école. Je voyais Jean-Carlo, mon neveux, dans leurs yeux. Je me lève et leur dis bonjour. Je les guide près de mon ordinateur et je commence à t...

We were up at 3am and the taxi was already waiting for us... and believe it or not, there were people on the streets....not as many, but some. We arrived at the airport and Jarrett was surprise with the amount of people leaving in different flights at that time...he was also surprised the stores and eating places were all open.... we even had a ...

Today we flew to Cusco which is 3400 metres above sea level. The air is thin but we are taking altitude tablets so there was little side effect apart from feeling a little tired on the first afternoon. Cusco is a fabulous town with cobble stoned streets and big beautiful 17th century baroque style cathedrals in the main square. This afternoon we...

Our first destination in Peru was Cusco. Three flights and 12 hours later, first thing we did after our arrival was drink some coca tea and fall asleep at our hotel. our hotel was in a perfect location right near the Plaza de Armas and all the restaurants and shops. After our nap, we ate at the Map Cafe, a very nice Peruvian restaurant located i...