Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 182

Where to start? Well after 3 weeks of spanish classes I started to dream in spanish. now I don´t even know what I am dreaming about didn¨t undersatnd a word of it. maybe my brain is ahead of my tongue for the first time. This weekend three of us decided to rent motorcyles and take a tour of the Sacred Valley. It was abit of a challenge for me to get back onto a bike after the last ride ended under a ford ranger in Victoria. anyone who rides can say that riding becomes a part of you that you can not give up, it gets into your viens. I have been craving a ride for a long time now. noe was the time, the other drivers here well that will be something to tell you ... read more

Well, i´m now in Cusco after completing the trek yesterday resulting in an amazing visit to macchu picchu. Last time i wrote i was in Arequipa and its been none stop since. We left Arequipa for Chivay and got there early afternoon, it had been a little chilly in Arequipa but it was freezing in Chivay...total shock to the system and i think that combined with the altitude made me get a little ill. The drive to Chivay involved driving along passes as high as 5000m and the altitude affects you a little weirdly as everyone just felt really tired and lethargic. That afternoon we drove out to the colca canyon which was really good and we spotted plenty of condors which was good, didnt manage to catch any on my camera though caroline got a ... read more

I received a message from a blog reader saying that I had become the "Backpacking Bridget Jones" in her mind. So this is what my life has come to eh? Is it because I'm still searching for Mr. Right? Well, I know there are a lot of us out there...at least I'm not stuck watching The Dating Game on t.v. Havn't found it on Peruvian telly anyways! I arrived in Lima in the middle of the night after a rather exhausting indirect route from Brazil. Not quite feeling like paying for a taxi to do a few too many circles finding accommodation, I opted for a few hours kip on the airport floor. Yes it was uncomfortable and a bit cold, but it saved me a bit of dosh not having to pay for a bunk ... read more

From Lima, we flew to the city of Cusco. At 3,326 m (about 11,500 feet), it took us a couple of days to acclimate and get ready for the next phase of our trip. Mate de Coca (coca leaves) is served everywhere to help fight the symptoms of altitude sickness. Cusco (originally called ¨Cosco¨which means ¨belly-button¨in Quechua) was the center of the Inca empire. It is also apparently the continent´s oldest continuously occupied city. Many of the Inca buildings here were destroyed by the Spanish, who built many of their buildings on top of the Inca foundation walls. There are many Inca ruins outside of the city center and in the Sacred Valley outside of Cusco along the Urubamba River (which becomes the Amazon in Northern Peru and into Brazil). Cusco is a big city (approximately ... read more

HI All I arivived in Cusco yesturday by bus from Lima. 21 hours on a bus after flying all day from home. the trip by bus was rough but very worth while the scenery was fantastic. the sleep was not. the bus rocked from side to side alot as the roads are very windy. from sealevel to 3600 meters.a lot of people were getting sick on the bus. the altitude has gotten the better of me for the past couple days so I am taking it very easy til I get more aclimatized. I have met so many really cool people so far from justabout everywhere. I am really getting over the doubts I had at the beginning of this adventure. I am going to the school in cusco where I have chossen to study Spanish ... read more