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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2558]
"Buenas dias," call out our porters as they hurry us from our tents to the breakfast dining lodge. They're on a mission to get us up and out so they can haul ass down the rocky trail to make their 6:00 a.m. train. Half asleep we do our best ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1151]
We wake up to a valley full of clouds this morning, so thick we can't see our trail. After a warm porridge breakfast we hit the trail. Shortly into the trek it starts to downpour... welcome to the rainy season here in Peru. It stops briefly for us ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2975]
Making it to Dead Woman's Pass
Thankfully we awoke to Darrin feeling a little better. With hot mint tea delivered at 6:00 a.m. to the door of our tent, and a fresh batch of pancakes whipped up by our cook, along with the most amazing warm quinoa ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By rachel_thomas | Views [491] | Comments [1]
Since I last updated you on my travels I´ve met an American lady called Mary and I became her personal guide for a week or so. It was good fun but exhausting!! We bought a boleto de touristica each which was $30 and includes entry to loads of museums ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By henrique | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By henrique | Views [4088] | Comments [1]
A maioria das pessoas quando vai para Macchu Piccho pega o trem de Cuzco até Águas Calientes, definitivamente a forma mais confortável para alcançar a antiga cidade. Há uma forma mais economica que custa cerca de metade do preço. A minha edição de 2003 ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1227]
We didn't know if we'd even make it to the starting line today. After having been so careful about what we chose to eat the four days before our trek, Darrin came down with a case of food poisoning around 11:00 p.m. last night, and was up all night. ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1064]
We sent a bunch of warm trekking clothing home from Nepal to lighten our loads over the past seven months and are a bit light on things for our four day Inca Trail trek. The good thing is that we only need a few layers, as there are no showers, and ... Read more >
Tags: Packing & gadgets
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1396]
The opportunities for importing Peruvian handicraft abounds here. While good, unique product here is not cheap, sourcing from local villages is a must. We perused the stalls and stores, snapping up a few samples and taking photos of really neat handicrafts ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1035]
Cusco is a pretty amazing city. The outskirts of the town rise up steep mountain slopes, cobblestone roads and Inca stone walls snake through the interior of the city, and tiny red mud-brick houses tower above the city center. Poverty abounds and ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2973]
At 3600M we are happy we chose to stay a few days in Cusco before heading out on the Inca Trail, which reaches a maximum peak altitude of 4200M. One of the local remedies for overcoming the ills of altitude sickness (which kicks in for some people ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By dirosa | Views [574]
Cuzco in Peru is a pretty,
atmospheric, historical town perched high 3500 meters above sea level.
Anything above 2000 meters above sea level can lead to altitude sickness and
when Jonny and I arrived in Cuzco we instantly ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1154]
Our schedule in Peru is dictated now by our set date for our Inca Trail permits. We needed to book our trek a month in advance, and even an month in advance (during low season), the dates were extremely limited. Only 500 people including guides and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [940]
While Lima is a huge sprawling city with a few areas of safe refuge for the traveler, the area we're staying in, Mirflores, is pretty well patrolled by police, and relatively safe to walk around. It's like any big city, pockets of good and bad, rich ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1114]
pWe spent the bulk of our day in the airport today. Upon arrival, we are greeted with a long line of unhappy passengers and a five hour delay for our flight. The LAN Peru rep says that all flights into Lima have been delayed for weeks now, apparently ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
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