Cusco, Peru

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The Inca Trail - Machu Picchu

Day One: Met the rest of our group and our guides and porters for the trip. The first day trekking was relatively easy going so we could all adjust to the high altitude. Whilst we walked steadily with plenty of breaks, our group of porters put us to shame as they carried 160 pounds of weight on...

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billyandsophie on June 05, 2008 from Cusco, Peru

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Cusco, Peru

The town of Cusco is divided into two parts, the central area at the bottom of the valley and the higher area which includes the ruins of Sacsayhuaman (or Sexy Woman as the locals call it). Visited the ruins of the Sacred Valley. Ollantaytambo was particularly impressive with it's huge...

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billyandsophie on June 02, 2008 from Cusco, Peru

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Still in Cusco

Second day in Cusco before the big day tomorrow. There will be no news the next 4 to 5 days because i will be on the inca trail (camino del inca) with the highlight: Machu Pichu. You can follow my theoretical progression in this trek using the following...

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thetourist on October 24, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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3400

After a short flight, finally arrived in Cusco. You may wonder the title but Cusco is 3400 meter high. Still didn`t try the coca leaves tea but that may happen quite soon. The day was just for resting and visiting the main city and in the evening trying some typical peruvian food. Don`t ask me...

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thetourist on October 23, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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Inca Trail Trek - Day 2

The day was off to a fine start when Solay brought hot chocolate to us in our tent. With a full belly of pancakes and porridge we set off uphill for 500m to the infamous ´Dead Woman´s pass´at 4215m. The push uphill from our camp was challenging but we made it in about 45 mins. It was rather...

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chrishoorweg on September 13, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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Inca Trail Trek - Day 1

An early morning pick up of 4am - but hey we didn´t mind as we were so excited. Drove through the Sacred Valley and had breakfast at Ollantaytambo - pancakes and eggs, yummy! Back into the bus for another 40 mins arriving at the Trail Head - KM 82 at 2750m. A quick group snap, stamps in the...

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chrishoorweg on September 12, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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Cusco and Surrounds

After our amazing week in the Amazon and getting our camera gear wet, we arrived in Cusco. Wow, what a pushy city!!! Too many street touts trying to sell you everything from finger puppets to different tours. By the end of two days, we were well and truly ready to head into the mountains for...

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chrishoorweg on September 09, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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My life in Cusco

Being that this is my last full weekend in Cusco I thought I would share some details of my daily life. Cusco is an amazing city, it is quite small which makes it easy to walk every place, and it is alive with history. Most days I get up at about 7 am. and review my spanish homework prior to my...

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Shawn04 on February 03, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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Rafting on the Urubamba

On saturday Heidi, Leticia (my house mates), Dante (a teacher at the school) and I spent the day rafting the Urubamba river. There are several options, but we decided to do the one day trip. We met our group at 9:30 am in the main plaza in Cusco and took the bus 1 1/2 hours to the base camp....

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Shawn04 on January 30, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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Sacsayhuaman

Located on a hill overlooking the city of Cusco are a string of ruins. The first is Sacsayhuaman which was the originall fortress of the city. During the Inca´s time the city of Cusco was layed out like the body of a puma with the fortress of Sacsayhuaman as the head. The site is pretty...

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Shawn04 on January 30, 2007 from Cusco, Peru

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