Cusco Plaza

1.- Transfer terminal or airport-hotel-airport or terminal. 2.- 2 nights in the city of Cusco in the Hostal Cusco Plaza***. 3.- 1 night in the Sacred Valley (Las Terrazas: 3 breakfast and 1lunch ). 4.- Tours: City tour Cusco, Qoricancha and principal ...

... this was under a dazzling blue sky.  This is an amazingly beautiful part of the world.   Our rather humble hotel, The Cusco Plaza 2, is located just one block away from the historic centre of Cusco, the Plaza de Armas.  This part of Cusco ...

... stars Novotel or 3 stars Best Western look good with both being just a short walk from the Plaza de Armas.  The Cusco Plaza 2, our hotel, is a definite NO!   Dinner that night was at our favourite place, The Inka Grill, located adjacent to ...

... . Seems the Spanish did this to a lot of sites, which is a shame, nonetheless this place is well worth a visit. We stayed at the Cusco Plaza II near the main plaza, which is a nice basic hotel. As we had five of our group come down with a mild form of ...

... a Chullo and purse just to get them to leave me alone, but it was worth it ;-) From Chincherro, we headed towards Cusco. I arrived at Hostel San Isidro Labrador - a couple of blocks up from the Plaza de Armas and was relieved that it ...

So we planned to take some Spanish classes in Cusco and l wanted to acclimatise in time to tackle the famous Inca Trail with a buddy from work, Matt (who was due to fly out to Cusco in a few days). Lou had done it three years ago so this one was just ...

... was an actual monastery dating back to the 16th century) - was not only beautiful and conveniently located near the central square in Cusco (Plaza de Armas), but! what was more important for us at the time -  it also provided oxygen on demand and ...

... , and decided to spend a few days in exploring Cusco before doing anything strenuous. Our first afternoon and evening we headed to the Cusco plaza, an easy walk of maybe 10 minutes from Inkarri. There was a crowd of young people there, with banners and ...

... , and often form the foundations of colonial and more modern buildings. Most of the streets are cobbled and narrow, with a Plaza de Armas, a beautiful cathedral, many churches, shops, cafes and restaurants. It was heaving with tourists and backpackers and ...

... , and abundant shops and markets. It also has endless touts and hawkers hassling tourists every few steps - "Massage senor?", etc, etc. Cusco must hold the world record for the number of massage parlours in one city, all catering for the post-Inca Trail ...

... hotel, as the previous morning had been such a disappointment to say the very least.  We found a second floor café overlooking the Plaza de Armas where we ate well whilst basking in the morning sun.  Following this, we went to the Museo de Inca ...