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Lake Titicaca

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By notsowildrover | Views [1051] | Comments [3]

And so to the place which has made schoolchildren laugh for decades... Lake Titicaca. Lulled into a false sense of security by the smooth efficiency of my Machu Picchu trip, I booked with the same agency to travel by bus to Puno for my weekend on Lake ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

The Inca Trail

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By rimy | Views [679]

Day 1 Inca trail! A n early rise: 5ish . Breaky and a quick idiot check to make sure we have packed all our necessities. The typical Peruvian breakfast, flat hard cased Bread, filled with air and jam. That’s right, oh for a little ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

The Peruvian desert

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [607]

From Arequipa we made our way back to Lima, en route we spent a night in Nasca and 3 nights in Huacachina, both in the Peruvian desert. We stopped in Nasca to fly over the Nasca lines, mysterious lines in the desert made by the Nasca people between ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

machu picchu

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By notsowildrover | Views [565] | Comments [1]

If there was one trip in Peru I had to make it was to Machu Picchu. Anyone who knows me even a little will not be surprised to hear that I decided not to trek there at altitude along the Inca trail - I was panting just climbing the stairs to get to ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Lake Titicaca

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Ollyantaytambo, Sacred Valley & Machu Pïcchu

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Photo Gallery

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FIRST WEEK IN CUSCO

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By notsowildrover | Views [492] | Comments [1]

My family First of all, a bit more about my family. How can you go wrong when the first thing they do on your arrival is offer you coca tea to overcome the effects of altitude sickness? I'm not sure if that is what has done the trick, but I have been ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Yuspagarasunki! Thank you very much in the language of the Incas

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By kristinandchris | Views [447]

Firstly I have finally been stuck by my first bought of sickness and thankfully its only a bad cold, but am off to bed soon as my nose and throat are on fire. Actually most people in the group are sick and we are blaming the inca trail. Just ... Read more >

Biiiiig stones in Cusco

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [527]

Hola guys... thank you for all the comments! Keep them flowing! I wasn't looking forward to leaving Arequipa and the Colca Canyon for another big city, Cusco. We got up early, 4.30 am for the flight to Cusco... Arequipa was so beautiful in the predawn ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Condors in the sky & Alpacas on the table, Tears in my eyes and Bats in the bathroom

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By kristinandchris | Views [444]

It has been about 6 days since we have been in civilisation! Feels a bit odd.... Condors in the Sky and Alpaca on the table: Took an overnight trip to Chivay which is high in the Andes to go in search of the Andean Condor and to start the aclimatisation ... Read more >