Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 178

Well I had one good bus ride. just when I thought it was over. this is one of the best bus stories I have to tell. I got to La Paz at 7 am found a bus that left for Cusco at 8 am sweet no delay, I would be In cusco by 8 pm to see my friends. I had t email them to say I would be in at 9pm, bad move. but I was excited to see them after 3 months away and many adventures to tell about. It was advertised as a direct bus to cusco. Direct here means 3 bus companieas, a boat 3 cities and alot of standing around. the first bus went from Lapaz to Coppacabannna. It was the smoothest part of the trip, we had to get off ... read more

The hostel is at the top of an impressive hill and its only when we venture into the bar we truely appreciate the amazing view this hostel offers, an uniterrupted panoramic view of the entire town and mountains stretching into the background. We enter our dorm room to the sounds of several Irish people playing and singing Lady in Red, these seem to be veterens of the hostel and we soon learn that they have a very strict cycle of drinking all night and sleeping most the day, then repeat for atleast a week. As we stroll down the steep hill to town it becomes clear that Cusco lives up to its reputation of being a charming and beautiful place, even the street urchins seem quite reserved although there seem to be an increasing amount of ... read more

Well, I got my share of diarrhea. Started during our overnight stay in the Lima airport, continues til now. Got the chills and fever yesterday, but after 2 doses of Cipro I feel much better. Arrived in Cusco yesterday morning, the city is gorgeous, but I was sick, so saved all the exploring for today. We did goto a Korean retaurant last night, the food was amazing, and yes, I ordered RAMEN. God damn I miss asian food. The restaurant is small, 2 rooms with 4 tables. The walls are covered with short messages travelers have left there. If anyone ever visits Cusco, check out this restaurant, and you will see mine and Brian´s name on the wall. Today we will explore the city, take some pictures, and from what I understand, Brian´s treating me to ... read more

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Cuzco (altitude: 3,500 m / 11,500 ft), from the Quechua Qosqo (which is now the official spelling) means the “navel of the world” - a name the Incas must have thought fitting for the capital of their mighty empire, which spread some 4,000 kms (2,500 miles) along the Andes from modern day Ecuador to Chile, just south of Santiago (so you get a better idea with more familiar countries, this distance would be the equivalent of going from Lisbon in Portugal to Moscow in Russia). A small part of this huge empire was spread along the fertile Urubamba Valley, known as the “Sacred Valley”, which we visited on a guided tour. Asked to wait for the bus at 8am outside our hotel, we thought we had been lucky when we were picked up pretty much on ... read more