top rated photo tagged 'world heritage site' in Ollantaytambo
So... the day that I had been dreading. The start of the Inca trek. At six in the morning we were picked up from our hostel, as others were just getting bcak from a night out! We got on our bus and ...
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The Hills Are Alive  (Mar 28 '07)
As you are aware by now, I haven´t been able to shut my mouth about the Inca Trail since I decided to travel through SA. I know that some of you have contemplated getting a welder in to weld my chops ...
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu  (Sep 30 '06)
Well just like everything else in South America the early organisation of our trail was a bit of a shambles, the company we booked through couldn't tell us what we needed to bring and then wanted to ...
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Cusco and the Inca Trail Since this entry is has a lot of explaining to do me and Mel are going to share writing this one.... After a couple of days of acclimatising in Cusco (a lovely city by ...
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We got to Aguas Calientes in the dark, so missed the mountain scenery, but the silhouettes of the cliffs looming over the town is incredible. It´s like being at the bottom of a massive stone bucket. ...
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Left Cuzco and headed just outside to Sacsayhuaman (pronounced Sexy Woman), an Inca site overlooking Cuzco.  The site has zigzag walls thought to signify a puma´s teeth and was a fort overlooking the ...
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What a city!  (Mar 04 '07)
One of the highlights of the trip was always to trek to the ancient city of Machu Picchu and it was amazing. It was a four day trek and we were accompanied by a guide, porters, cooks and fellow ...
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The highlight of our trip  (Dec 28 '05)
Ok, we were so eagerly looking forward to visiting Machupicchu - the untouched Inka city.  The Spaniards never found this city, and it was (re)discovered by a US historian, Hiram Bingham in 1911 with ...
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Enigmatic Inca Trail  (Apr 06 '07)
No smelly feet have ever been unwashed for so long for fear of losing the memories the food the cultural rollercoaster and a truly unforgettable experience that was the little trek to Machhu ...
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Machu Picchu and Cusco  (Feb 27 '07)
"As Naomi put it, for the extra money we got no slug on the wall and a bit less paint dangling from the ceiling."
We had an unexpected adventure just getting to Cusco from Puno. We arrived at the bus ...
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