Category: Travel
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Machupicchu
in: Travel
We spent three days at Machupicchu. The first day we arrived at about 11:00 AM. The train fare included a guided tour which covered the main site over a period of about 3 hours. It seemed comprehensive and the guide seemed to know what he was talking about. The second day was spent climbing Waynapicchu…
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The Inca Trail to Machupicchu
in: Travel
There 3 ways to get to Machupicchu: bus/car; train; hike the Inca Trail. The hike is four days from Urubamba. The train takes one and one-half hours. We opted for the shorter “hike”. On arrival in Aguas Calientes we were immediately bused to the entrance of the site of Machupicchu. The immediacy was good; Aguas…
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Sacred Valley
in: Travel
What a difference a day makes, and may be a better tour guide, a more relaxed pace and 1 kilometer lower altitude. We had lunch at Alhalambra near Urubamba followed by a walk through the archeological site at Ollantaytambo. Our guide said that when she was a child living in Ollantaytambo there was no appreciation or…
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Cusco and the best-spent Sol
in: Travel
All the advice says take it easy on your first day in Cusco. At about 3600 meters physical activity can be taxing. As we had come from Arequipa and Colca Canyon we expected the transition to be negligable. Wrong. Linda and I arrived about 9:00AM; Olga and Yesid arrived about an hour later. We finished…
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The Flight to Cusco
in: Travel
We were fortunate to arrive at the airport early. Our travelling partners discovered at check-in that they had been bumped. The good news was there was a flight leaving immediately for Lima with a connecting flight to Cusco. Had we arrived even 15 minutes later they would have missed that flight to Lima and the…