Best Western Inca

... , August 5-13, 16-20 & Boliva August 14-16, 2005 LOCATIONS: Lima, Cusco, Lake Titcaca (Puno & Copacabana), Arequipa MAJOR SITES: Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Colca Canyon BEST CHOCOLATE: Chocolate-covered Gourment Coffee Beans BEST BEER: Cusquena

... towels. In their toilet no tracks of used toilet paper and a pile of election pamphlets. What a custom how terrible in our western eyes. As a present for ourselves since our last visit to the Netherlands we brought dettol towels. We always use these to ...

... Roatan behind us we headed for the town of Copan (not to be confused with Coban, our current location), a small town in western Honduras very near the Guatemalan border famous for the nearby Copan ruins, the remains of an early Mayan settlement. The town ...

... founded by Annie Beckhelling in January 1997 on a hectare of land donated by Spier. The education programme began with two cheetahs: Inca (6-year old male) whose role was to greet visitors at Spier and Shadow (1-year old male) who travelled to community ...

... Although it would be amusing to try. We also resisted the urge to splash out $32 dollars on a bottle of Ron Zacapa - supposedly the best rum in the world - although I'm guessing the XO bottle at a cool $82 dollars is truely the best - for $150 you can ...

... for some reason and since it was dark (and the place is very hilly, bit like where you live Mama & Tata), walking wasn't the best idea so I looked for a taxi.  This guy who said he was a taxi gave me a price and I negotiated with him until he ...

... us up from the airport and gave us a quick tour of the city in the dark. She was pleased to see me again (we hiked the Inca Trail together you know) and tickled me under the chin and shook my flipper!   The next day Janey took us to the best place ...

... went for a bit of a wander. Back at the hostel I chatted with an older Aussie couple for a while. Dinner was just mediocre western food. I tried the Bolivian national beer, Paseña, but it's awful stuff. Blecgh! In the morning, the weather was clear and ...

... to the chef, and about 150 soles to Julian for being such a fantastic guide. So far, this Llama Path Inca Trail trek was probably the best "tour" or trek that either Katie or I have ever completed, anywhere. It was virtually impossible to find a fault, ...

... analyse it, so best just to take in what the tour tells you and decide what parts you really want to see. The entire south western part which is higher up and includes the Guardhouse was a part I didn't even go into (however I had glanched down on it ...

... is abandoned and we retire soon after everyone introduces themselves, including our megamen porters... most of which were looking for rich western wives. Nov 29th  Day 2 - The Pain and the Reckoning Day 2 of our walk in the park ...

... would show us various flowers and cactus and tell us about it`s various uses by not only the villagers, but also in the western world today (e.g. a parasite growing on the cactus which when crushed turns bright red and is used for dye by the villagers but ...

... they sent me some info on it.  So rather than go to yet another market one Saturday morning, we set off for the Inca Prison in western Quito with the names of some prisoners who might want to chat to new people, and some gifts of shampoo in case ...

... , an elegent aracaded colonial main plaza, an excess of museums and craft shops, and cafes and restaurants catering to Western, and particularly English, tastes. Usually embarassed by Darren`s habit of carrying tins of baked beans with him when he goes ...

... bills and some coin we tried to change for soles. The bank would not take them. So we had to the internet and I tried to western union myself money but I could not remember my card information, so that did not work. I then called my parents, by now we ...

... thought that Písac defended the southern entrance to the Sacred Valley, while Choquequirao defended the western entrance and the fortress at Ollantaytambo the northern. Inca Pisac controlled a route which connected the Inca Empire with the border of the ...

... ;became lost until "found" again in the early 20th century by American explorer Hiram Bingham. As is the case with many western explorers who claim credit for scientific archaeological discovery's, he was led there by a local guide who knew where it was ...

... of light an added factor. As soon as th peering sun permitted (about 5a.m.) I moved with undue haste to the western toilet thoughtfully installed at the campsite a few years ago, and never cleaned since. Fiddling with the banio door, I failed to ...

... tunnels! the people are mad!!! after this trip we moved onto cuzco i think!!! great place. laods of brillaint restaurants serving western food!! everything you could want, lots of shopping, which i manged to stop myself doing too much!! its from here ...

... robbers). Much of what had been sold on the black market has since been recovered though. It is the richest grave in the western hemisphere. The Señor del Sipán belonged to the Moche (also known as Mochica) culture whose origins lie in the first ...

... eventful, had our first Inca Cola Drink (national soft drink of Peru), exchange money (what a mission-had to do this at Western Union after walking what seemed like hours), walked through Miraflores (area in Lima we are staying in), and made a typical ...