Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 184

I had been anticipating my arrival in Latin America for a number of years now. Always being intrigued, as a young scholar, by the rise and fall of the mighty Inka culture, among others. And the constant political and social unrest that has bickered the whole continent over the past century. With it's recent past being littered with so much fighting and guerilla warfare. I think we all know the latino's are very passionate people. It's that passion in it's varying forms I was also looking forward to seeing. The mad football fanatics, the salsa and tango enthusiasts. The colourful and vibrant architecture. Would 3 to 4 months, on the quickly noticeable gringo trail, with fairly poor spanish; be sufficient time to delve into the psyche, personalities and cultural diversities that are uniquely Latin American. Knowing ... read more

Hello again peeps who maybe interested in our travelling blog. Thanks for all the quality comments, all very amusing. Wish we were so funny on the blog but experincing amazing things can be a bit on the monotonous side!!! Here is some more travel blurb if you find time from your busy days on your computers at work or home, hope you all appreciate, especially when we try to get them to arrive for you Monday morning! Here is Becky´s fascinating and rather factual synopsis from our current travels or is it travails: Condor watching: Colca Canyon, Peru Got up and left Arequipa at 3am to do a long, and very cold drive (road was at 4900 metres) to Colca Canyon to see condors. Lots of people were getting alttitude sickness which boded well for the ... read more

In Cuzco Ultima oprire din vacanta noastra Salut, Am ajuns de ieri dupa-amiaza in Cuzco si ne pregatim pentru cele 4 zile de munte(Inca Trail) spre Machu Pichu. Avem toate detaliile: 42 km de parcurs cu 1400m de diferenta de nivel si o zi super grea cu un col la 4200 m. Se pare insa ca e f. interesant si sunt multe lucruri de vazut. Fiecare va merge in ritmul lui, nu ne alearga nimeni asa ca o sa ne descurcam. Avem 2 ghizi, 20 de carausi si un bucatar, expeditie in toata regula ce mai. Cuzco ne-a surprins in mod placut caci este diferit de ceea ce ne asteptam sa gasim. Este un oras f. frumos, vechi si plin de farmec. Va punem si cateva poze. Va pupam si va mai scriem peste 5-6 zile ... read more

From Puno I went to the lovely gringo-filled city of Cusco. My introduction to the place wasn't the best because the bus broke down and was really late, the person that was meant to greet me from the hostel wasn't there and when i made my way to the hostel to get my room that i booked and paid for in Puno, i found that my room wasn't booked and paid for and the hostel had never heard of the person that organised it for me. I'd been swindled! The hotel was full so it meant a lot of wandering around, going to other hostels that were also full, late at night trying to find some place to stay. The problem was finally solved after a couple of hours, and I found a place and crashed, ... read more

Well we got back to Cusco last night after a train back from Machu Picchu and what a beautiful train ride, it really is a gorgeous valley. We showered (finally!!!!YAY!) and went to get some food. We were pretty buggered but we wanted to try guinea pig (cuy) and alpaca and so we arranged to meet Rob, Jason, Maryke & Pascal. Maryke & Pascal could not make it (passed out) so the four of us went. We found a nice restaurant and Rob & I ordered alpaca, while Jason & Matt got guinea pig. mmm not sure if the cuy was a good idea. It came out grilled and whole. Head in tact in fact Jason´s was perfect, the ears, jaw intact with a little claw reaching out... Now Jason did try but I thing the ... read more