Santa Maria, Peru

Travel Blogs from Santa Maria (9)

False Start, Santa Maria, Peru travel blog
False Start
Apr 22, 2006

... a lovely 4 hours of standing! For the last hour I got a seat and the view from my window looked very enticing, palm trees! Santa Maria is only 1,400 meters above sea level so itīs a bit more tropical that Iīd been used to recently. Bring on the sun and ...

A travel blog entry by irax
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Inca Trek day 1- Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Peru travel blog
Inca Trek day 1- Santa Maria
Mar 10, 2009

We woke very early in the morning after a sleepless night in fear of what was to come. We sat in a mini van for 90 mins until we reached the top of a mountain. we then got out and began decending on the bikes. Karrina was scared the whole way as it was ...

A travel blog entry by karrina
Day One of the Inca Jungle Trek, Santa Maria, Peru travel blog
Day One of the Inca Jungle Trek
Sep 9, 2009

... to reach Machu Picchu. The first day of this trail however involves mountain biking down from around 4,350 metres down to Santa Maria which is a total drop of almost 3km through winding mountain roads with numerous hairpin bends. Our trip started at 8am; ...

A travel blog entry by sheerin09
Inka Jungle - Day 1 - Mountain Biking, Santa Maria, Peru travel blog
Inka Jungle - Day 1 - Mountain Biking
Apr 25, 2008

The Inka Jungle trip is a great alternative to the real Inka Trail.  Apart from the fact that we hadnīt booked in advance and couldnīt do the Inka Trail anyway, we preferred this option.  It was half the price, you only needed to carry a ...

A travel blog entry by kerryanders

Forum Discussions on Santa Maria (1)

tips on cuzco?
Posted on May 18, 2006, 23:24:40
... service to Machu Picchu which costs an arm and a leg, or if youīre still wanting to do some walking, then I recomend the Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Aguas Calientes route. You donīt need to spend lots of money at tour agencies (Unless you want to do the bike ...

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