Casa Andina San Blas

... day earlier to visit her family, and Natalie and we checked in for our connecting flight to Cusco. In Cusco we stayed at the Casa Andina San Blas hotel (http://www.casa-andina.com/peru_hotels/cusco_san_blas_hotel-2-3-14.htm). This is a nice 3 star ...

... the airport by Milagros who was coordinating our tour for the next 5 days, she was excellent and she accompanied us to the Casa Andina (our hotel for the night) where she spent 1/2 hour explaining our itinerary Cuzco sits at an elevation of approx ...

... chosen by our airline and was in a great location, just off the main square but far from luxurious. The second hotel was in San Blas, a very arty area of Cusco. The hotel was lovely but we soon realised that something wasn’t right when we saw that ...

... benches. We heard from fellow travelers that Peru was a backpackers paradise, but so far it has beat all expectations. We stay in San Blas up the hill away from the touts in the main square. I love the boutique shops, specializing in hand crafts and coca ...

... at night (jackets and sweaters a must).  We settled into our room, then toured the Plaza in our neighborhood (pics) of San Blas.  The streets were filled with people, alpacas, dogs, cats, pigeons and lots of vendors. Dinner that evening at ...

... in our bodies is being sucked dry.  What a difference! We settled in (beautiful hotel – we’re staying at the Casa Andina Private Collection, room 228) and then met up for lunch at Chi Cha (it means “black corn” in ...

... streets, some beautiful architecture, lots of traffic with small cars, smog, and a very bustling city.  We stayed at the Casa Andina Private Collection. The small hotel was built inside a monastery and a good location to see all the sites. We ...

... , I told my landlady that I was going out by 730 am, so no breakfast. She just got up by that time. I went to Plaza San Blas waiting for Jenny and Eduardo. Jenny came first and told me that her throat hurt and she went to the pharmacy and got some pills. ...

Day 11 30-06-07 Check out of the Casa Andina and into the Hostel Touristico de San Blas.  As we walk to the hostel.  Jon sees a place to rent motorcycles, so w head back there and sign up for a tour of the Sacred Valley tomorrow.  It ...

... in an interior courtyard so it was a nice leisurely afternoon.  After lunch, people were free to wonder around and we went behind the San Blas area and just kept on going up which gave us a very good view of the city below. We were suppose to meet ...

... in Cusco for a while we were kind of sick of the site of the Plaza de Armas so we went for a walk up to the Barrio de San Blas which is a bit uphill from the plaza, Its a lovely area with little side streets and a nice little plaza next to the church. We ...

... to worry about being the worst student in his class for I would be the best too. After stashing my stuff at the nearby Casa Andina in San Blas we headed to the first of the inca ruins on our list - 'Saqsaywaman' (which until I saw spelt for myself was to ...

Final destination CUSCO!! We have reached the final stop for our 2 week trip into the south of Peru, I´m very sad but then I remember I still have 10 more days in Lima after thankfully! We started off our trip from Puno to Cusco on a great foot, ...

Carlos of Condor Travel and Tours was very knowledgeable, easy going but passionate about his his historic region, his city (Cusco), his ancestry and the Andean culture.  Our driver was Mauro. We shopped in the marketplace at ...

It has been great!  The only downside has been some physical problems of our own.  Over 11k feet in elevation, this is a place to rest up and acclimatize for the visit to Machu Picchu which is at the lower elevation of around 9k ...

LARES TREKKING This trek is for those who want to get out off the beaten track but still want to see Machupicchu. Lares takes you to a place so hidden that very few people have gone there. The Lares trail is known for its crystal-clear lakes and stunning ...

Hi Again!     At 10:00am local time (actually coiniciding with Chicago time) we arrived in Cusco, Peru, after having left Chicago ON TIME (yes, it´s true!) at 4:30 Friday afternoon to Miami, then an all-night flight to ...