A quick getaway to South America
In and around Peru
My wife finally got her greencard in the mail - but too late to do the Tanzania trip we had planned. I lost my carryover vacation days, two holidays past, and it became high season in Tanzania. So we decided to take a week off before the July 4th 2-day holiday and went to Peru, our first time in South America
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler darth bangkok
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Delays
We arrived in Lima ontime early in the morning. The only problem was our flight to Cuzco was delay for more than two hours. So we spent... Continue reading »
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from Cuzco to Pisac
So we arrived in Cuzco and went outside to find a taxi. We wanted to get a taxi to Pisac because it is 500 meters lower in elevation than Cuz... Continue reading »
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First stage to Machu Picchu
After eating at a food stall in Pisac at the market, we headed for a taxi to Ollantaytambo. The plan was to try to get a train to Agus Calien... Continue reading »
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An afternoon in the clouds
The train came on time and we indeed get the last two seats on the train as we were in the back by the bathrooms and the staff. We were on a... Continue reading »
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Three days in Cuzco
We arrived back in Ollantaytambo just after 6am and like the ticket seller had told me when I bought the tickets, there was a line-up of buses taki... Continue reading »
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3 days in the jungle
We arrived in Puerto Maldonado about 9am after a flight of only 30mns (the other choice was the 20-60 hr bus ride - the length of time changed depe... Continue reading »
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Journey Home
So our last day was a long one. A 9am flight to Lima, arriving at 11am. Our flight home wasn't until 10 minutes to midnight, so it was... Continue reading »
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