Destination: Peru

Pardon me, boy, is that the Machu Picchu choo-choo?

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [464]

(I was cracking wise with Connie and now I can’t get the stupid song out of my mind!) The heavy rains in January and February pretty much washed out the famed “Inca Trail” and did considerable damage to the railway between Cusco and Aguas ... Read more >

A few quick stories...

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By saritaskr | Views [426]

1.  Our class at The Casita is pretty much just insane!!!  Today was the first day the kids were actually relatively calm.  Lorena teaches most of the class while I literally pull apart all of the boys every few minutes to keep them from killing eachother ... Read more >

Photos: Idukay - Casita Esperanza

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By saritaskr | Photo Gallery

Photos: Birthday Parties!

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By saritaskr | Photo Gallery

Photos: Idukay Travels

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By saritaskr | Photo Gallery

Moray and Chinchero

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [362]

We first heard about Moray from the Wrights at an Explorers Club meeting.   Their descriptions and photos were right on target.   Moray is 1 ½ hours by taxi from Cusco, all uphill through breathtaking scenery.   We could have been in Switzerland ... Read more >

Sacred Valley

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [321]

Church bells were pealing as we left the Plaza at 6:30.    We wanted an early start for Lake Huacopay, just beyond the ruins of Tipon.    All along the way we say the devastation caused by the flooding of January and February.    Fields were destroyed ... Read more >

Photos: Around Cusco

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery

Peru

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By emily_zitcer | Views [599] | Comments [2]

Having finished off the main bulk of our Bolivian travels in La Paz, we went briefly to Lake Titicaca, on the border of Bolivia and Peru.  The lake itself is not all that impressive, other than for its title of being "the world´s highest naviagable ... Read more >

Sexy Woman

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [396]

Ascencio was waiting for us in the Plaza San Blas just as we had agreed.   He would be our driver this morning – and probably for several more days – as we explore the Inca sites around Cusco and the Sacred Valley.   We could have taken a ... Read more >

Namballe to Cajamarca, Peru

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By thefuegoproject | Views [5095] | Comments [4]

La Frontera to the highland city of Cajamarca, in Northern Peru 6/3/10 to 25/3/10          645 km and thousands metres of climbing and descending! We entered into Peru via La Balsa and entered a whole new world by the time we reached ... Read more >

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The Best Laid Plans: Part V

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [367]

Today didn’t go exactly as planned.   We boarded the bus for Copacabana, Bolivia only to find out that Americans have to pay $135 to enter Bolivia.   It seems the president’s new best friend, Hugo Chavez, of Venezuela convinced him to dump ... Read more >

Photos: Puno to Cusco

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery

To Cusco...But no Macchu Picchu :-(

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 | By frasarah | Views [568]

Another night bus from Puno to Cusco. The bus itself wasnt that bad, but the journey was horrible. We nearly had our first set of tears but at least the 3am arrival at the bus station was not as bad as we had first anticipated. We bundled into our twelve ... Read more >

Around Lake Titicaca

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [401]

We were lucky to get a bus from Arequipa to Puno.   It seems the demonstrations we saw yesterday in the Plaza were the bus drivers going on strike.   No buses to Lima or Cusco but Puno was spared and we had royal treatment on Cruz del Sur;... Read more >