Amaru Hostel

... villagers around Cusco and for that matter south america live.  And I have to say I was very happy to go back to the hostel with its running water and proper sanitation.  In the end I felt like I would have rather just given my host a donation ...

... for moving.  She had been ill all night – with no flushing loo!! Then we walked with our bags to our new hostel.  We were starving after the breakfast at the hostel.  We’d heard about a place called Jacks round the ...

... for attractions around Cusco): 130 Soles (52 CDN) Dinner at a Cusco restaurant: 25 Soles (10 CDN) - Two big pieces of chicken, Rice, french fries and glass of Mango juice. Amaru Hostel: 30 USD Pictures of my TRIP: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcalgary/ ...

... x 10 soles (tip) Pisac Guide: 40 soles Custom made Quena (I hope): 60 soles Bus to Cusco from Pisac: 2 soles Taxi to Plaza De Armas: 10 soles Dinner in Cusco: 25 soles Amaru Hostel: 30 soles Pictures of my TRIP: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcalgary/ ...

... in a car driving by...($3 to the airport...it is $20 fixed from the airport...hmm?) we flew to Cusco. Stayed in Amaru Hostel, which was amazing. Colonial style, balconies, lots of courtyards and so on. Was a great recommendation from Susan at Adam´s ...

... again which I did later ;) After, I went back to the hotel, watched a horror in Spanish then went to sleep. BUDGET: Taxi from Amaru Hostel to Inka Express station: 10 soles Inka Express from Cusco to Puno: 45 USD CD from the band at the Lunch buffet: 20 ...

... to our Hostel.  It is a real cool town at almost 11,000 feet of elevation (we feel it).  The doorways are small in our hostel (maybe 4.5 feet high).  My buddy Steve is 6 feet 5 inches and I am 6 feet 3 inches tall.  We look funny ducking into our ...

... waiting in the line to get into Machu Picchu, the two females who I later found out to be sisters from France (people from my Hostel) was wondering if I knew where to go for Huayna Picchu which I said I kinda knew and they said lets group so I said sure ...

... on my lap and say something in Spanish about buying stuff from them.  They were so cute but they won't leave.    Our hostel was wonderful.  We got a nice one for our first stop as we knew we'd want one after the long trip.  Most ...

... a good Sunday afternoon walking in the street with a good ice cream. The city has some nice places and I stumbled upon the Tupac Amaru museum which has many pieces explaining the culture of the province with clay. Very nice. On my second day, I woke up ...

... ; I ended up helping them to sell their Cd's during their break - the name of the band if anyone wants to google them is "Amaru Pumac Kuntur". Friday, we managed to get a bus ticket out of Cuzco to Arequipa - 10 hours on an overnight bus.  the rest ...

... before heading to Bolivia. After a good flight back to Cuzco (although it was delayed) we were met by the driver from our Hostel and quickly taken to the taxi.  Here is where it got wierd.  He left us to wait for other people ...

... , has excellent meals.  We ate there almost every night.  Cheap, fresh juice can be enjoyed overlooking the river, in the Hostel/Restaurant on the right on the way to the train station. - Transport:  Taxi from San Blas in Cuzco to the ...

... , have a walk around and you´ll see a row of cheap hotels in Barra on the ocean, just around the corner from the expensive hostel(s). Luiza in Sao Paulo says it is true for most of Brazil, that the hotels are cheaper than the hostels. From now on we plan ...

... tourist strip of Copacabana´ ignoring the five  pizza joints and  two  hippy cafes and the sleazy bar attached to a hostel, finally ending up in a simple Bolivian family run restaurant  (the children of the family were doing their homework on ...

... which caused drowiness, and had managed about two hours sleep. We were both in zombie state. We took a taxi back to the El Tuco hostel, it was dark and cold and our room was not going to be ready until 10am, so we waited in the common area trying to ...