Cusco Inns - Reviews and Rates

I have left the coast behind and have once again ventured into the mountains. I am in Cusco, a fairly large city, nestled in a valley at 3200m above sea level, in the south east of Peru. Cusco was once the grand capital of the Inca empire - it was from here that the Incas originated, and the area is full of Inca ruins, including of course, Machu...

Maybe it was that I had built it up too much in my head or that the title of ´former capital of the Incan civilisation´conjures up magnificent images, but to call this city a mythical destination, that so many perceive it to be, is not entirely accurate. The combination of whole streets full of touirst agencies, pizzerias and street stalls and ...

Friday 4th July Our half-day tour set down for this morning was cancelled. We were elated. One of the things we have missed on this organised tour is the flexibility to do what we want, when we want. I made full use of the free morning to do one of my favourite things, especially when traveling. That is, going for an early morning walk around th...

After riding 8 hours and then more then 23 more, we got to Cusco finally. We stayed at a hostel on the first night and changed it in the morning because we did not like it. I can describe Cusco in one word, promising. Yesterday I had tab beer from Europe, for the first time in South America. The city looks really nice and pretty, very ancient an...

Once safely back at Cusco train station we got a taxi back to Loki only to find out that they had messed up our booking and there was only room in the large dorm. As we still weren´t both feeling 100% we didn't want to be in a large dorm so excepted their offer of moving us to a hostel at the bottom of the road!! Once settled in our new room!! w...

Well our first day back was good. We slept in and then we had spanish. We had planned a mass reunion of the hikers in the Irish bar (Chris is Irish too). It was great because Rik came for his last night and we had a kinda goodbye for Laura who has just left. Juan Carlos came out too and got very drunk. We went out clubbing and I bought only one ...

Back to machu picchu...another day of wonder and delight, of fascination with civilations past Woke up at 6, had breakfast and caught the 7am bus to Machu Picchu. At 120.50 sols ($40 or £20) MP isn't cheap which is why most people only go once. One day is sufficient to see it all if you have the whole day, not train to and from cusco, to little ...

Pikillacta and Tipon Pikillacta and Tipon are very close to Cusco, so we drove out on Sunday morning to see both sites before Claire and I went to the Cienciano (futbol) match at 1.30 (Cienciano lost again by the way - I think I may be a bad luck charm, as they have been losing since I got here). Pikillacta was phenomenal. Not even half of the s...

Okay..so I have been home for a week now...and many people have seen these photos, but I thought I had better finish the blog with the happenings of my last month in South America. I left Sucre, Bolivia and flew to La Paz, that's right, FLEW...I just couldn't handle another another 14 hour, overnight, Bolivian bus. I spent a few days in La Paz, ...

Inbetween our trips to Machu Picchu and the Jungle we explored Cusco and surroundings. From all the town in Peru, Cusco is the one we liked the most. Unlike most other places they care about architecture and cleanliness. All houses have the same brick roofs and it is fun to walk around and suddenly see the remains of inca walls in a modern build...