Category Archives: Peru

Back from the Rainforest

Sat, 24 May, 2008 – 5:55 AM MDT

Have been chilling out in Cusco for the last couple of days catching up on washing. Leaving for Chile tomorrow…. Really looking forward to getting to New Zealand as we have been travelling for about 2 months now.
Here is a video of our Rainforest Trip

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The Inca Trek of Doom

Wed, 14 May, 2008 – 8:22 PM MDT

Here is a video I have created which hopefully summarises our 4 day trek to Machu Picchu

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Inca Trail (Day -1)

Fri, 9 May, 2008 – 5:51 AM MDT

Today was basically prep for the Inca Trail. Susan spent quite a lot of time packing. I think we are both getting a little apprehensive. I’m feeling a little sorry for our porter who will be taking 12kgs of our stuff up mountain for us, however I think we are going to struggle with our [...]

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The Sacred Valley

Thu, 8 May, 2008 – 10:51 PM MDT

We booked ourselves on a day trip around the nearby sacred valley today. It was pretty much a bus trip around the Rio Urubamba which is only 15km from Cusco. One of the highlights was the Pisac market. Although dominated with tourist stalls there was still a traditional Andean market where local picked up corn, [...]

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Cusco is very high up

Wed, 7 May, 2008 – 1:50 PM MDT

Arriving in Cusco and being 3360m above sea level took it’s toll on us. The thumping in my brain was a definite sign I was experiencing at least mild altitude sickness. Susan was also struggling with shortness of breath but apparently it’s quite normal and that is why we need to spend a few days [...]

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Lima – where Marrakesh meets Bangkok

Tue, 6 May, 2008 – 8:49 PM MDT

We had an extremely long day yesterday. Starting at 4:30am from Heathrow we didn’t get to Lima until around midnight GMT. Not surprisingly we were a little tired. Being a bit spaced out we were glad not to be driving through the manic roads. Lima seems like a cross between Marrakesh and Bangkok. There were [...]

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