Eco Inn Cusco

... over the white line with traffic coming the other way. Texting is tricky when doing 130kph. Surprisingly, we made it back to the Eco-Inn in Cusco alive. Cathy and I spent the afternoon shopping in Cusco. At 7.00pm most of us met Vlad (our lead guide on ...

... as the headache I had when Cory, Zack and I went to visit Aunt Annette and Uncle Lynn in Colorado.) I had a three hour tour of Cusco city today...again with a private guide, Marisol.  She spoke the best English of any of my guides so far, so we had ...

Feeling much better after finally getting some sleep. After breakfast we had a bus tour of Cusco and nearby Incan ruins. Koricancha (Temple of the Sun) was awesome. Amazing Incan architecture that the Spanish built a monastery on top of. We visited the ...

Arrived in Cusco and transferred straight to the Eco-Inn. Had dinner there (very nice chicken soup) and headed straight to bed. Starting to feel REALLY ordinary as I approach 60 hours with only 2.5 hours sleep. Wishing I hadn't stayed up to watch the ...

Dear Robin Tried to reply to your email the other night and it just wouldnīt accept it (I didnīt have it with me at the time) = mucked around until I got highly pissed off and tired and stamped off to bed.  Then woke around midnight with the ...

... in it, so we passed on the website and hope it will help her and her family/friends. We checked into our hotel, the Eco Inn, which is a 3-star hotel ($60/night) on the outskirts of town.  It’s impeccably clean, the rooms are large and well ...

Disclaimer... pictures to come!  Once Samantha`s phone starts to work, we will upload them onto the site! Anyway, Cusco is incredible. We woke up this morning in our dream like beds, enjoyed a delicious breakfast at the hotel, and got in a cab to go ...

... on the sheets and a cat that ran into our room...), and woke up super early this morning to catch our flight to Cusco.  Thankfully, the travel experience was fairly easy and laid back (we were even able to bring water bottles through ...

... Machu Picchu didnīt touch my soul the way I thought it would.  And thatīs okay.  It is still an awesome, spectacular place and Iīm so glad I am had the opportunity to see it in person. I am now back in Cusco, my home for the next three ...

... Trail which was only two days away. The fear had most certainly set in. After a quick stop-over in Puno we reached Cusco and thus began; Trek Two - The Inca Trail   Despite knowing that numerous friends had already done the Inca Trail I approached ...

... the entrance to the women’s toilets (not for the first time in my life). Having been initially told our taxi back to Cusco maybe between 20 – 50 Soles per person, then Bill suggested it should be 20, we were left dumfounded by the first guy ...

For today's entry, here are a few fun facts for you:   1.  Did you know that you cannot flush toilet paper here?  That means that EVERY time I go to the bathroom, whether it's number 1 or number 2, I have to throw my toilet paper away in a ...

Machupicchu Machupicchu was constructed around 1460AD then was abandoned less than 100 years later. It is likely that most of its inhabitants were wiped out by smallpox before the Spanish conquistadores arrived. Hiram Bingham the credited discoverer of ...

Machupicchu Machupicchu was constructed around 1460AD then was abandoned less than 100 years later. It is likely that most of its inhabitants were wiped out by smallpox before the Spanish conquistadores arrived. Hiram Bingham the credited discoverer of ...

We checked out of the Eco-Inn after breakfast and boarded our bus to the Sacred Valley. The first stop on the way was an Aplaca/Llama farm. Items for sale were quite expensive, but it was interesting seeing how the wool is spun, coloured and woven. Next ...

... or pay a bribe. Guess what we did? With no camping readily available we shouted ourselves some pretty good accommodation at the Eco Inn (ph: 051 365 585; email: ventaspuno@ecoinnhotels.com) close to the shores of the lake on the north-eastern outskirts ...

... spent some time sorting out our stuff for tomorrow: - day pack - duffle bag for porter - stuff to go back to the Eco-Inn in Cusco. In the afternoon, the ladies organised a shuttle back to the markets at the entrance to Ollantaytambo. Some of the blokes ...

... way I am feeling much better and just hope it stays that way!  Tomorrow is a travel day as we go 4 hours back to Arequipa where we will relax for the afternoon before the 12 hour night bus ride to Cusco and the start of our own Inca adventure.  ...

From Cusco we took the train to Puno. The distance is 328 kms (145 miles), and it is a ten hour ride. The train ride is a bit unsettling. The coach is first-class only. You sit in lovely arm-chairs at candle lit tables, and you are constantly served by a ...