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June 10th 2008
Published: June 11th 2008
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We arrived in La Paz early on 29 April, and after a short taxi ride from the bus station, found a nice place to stay close to the centre of town. La Paz (at over 3,600m) is often cited as the highest capital city in the world, but whilst the city is the seat of the national government, Sucre (located in the south-central part of the country) remains the constitutional capital. Certainly, you ... Read Full Entry



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Simon Morley
Moz
Moz
32 years old, just taken a sabbatical from my job in London to travel for a year. Intending to visit SE Asia, Nepal, New Zealand, South America and Central America - with a final stopover in New York on the way home.... full info
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Peru, Salkantay Peru, Salkantay
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Day 2 of trek
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Day 2 of the trek, here come our bags and food!
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Day 2 of trek, at over 4000m it´s slow going!
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Day 2 of trek, at the highest point of the trek!
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Day 2 of trek, 4600m means we´re at the pass!! With our Dutch friends Christina and Laurens.
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Day 2 of trek, at the pass!
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Day 2 of the trek, view from the top!
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Day 2, view from the pass
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Day 2 of trek, view from the pass
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Day 2 of trek, starting our descent
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Day 3 of trek
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Day 3 of trek, campsite on night 3
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Day 4 of trek, walking up the side of a huge lush valley
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Day 4 of trek
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Day 4 of trek, looking at Machu Picchu from afar!
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Day 4 of trek, a manly hug! Si and Laurens.
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Day 4 of trek, our train to Aguas Calientes (the access town for Machu Picchu)



10th January 2009

Jan Peters
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Good report...
Good report...please read mine as well at http://www.jan-peters.net/MyLife/AndeanBlog --- it has loads of our Peru & Bolivia stories.
13th September 2010

Julia
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Question: Guided?
Hi there - Looks like you both enjoyed a wonderful trip. Was it guided or did you and your partner travel solo? Also, was safety an issue? Thanks.
19th November 2010

Moz
Simon Morley

We booked a 4 day tour to take us from Tupiza to Uyuni, and a separate guided tour near Cusco (Salkantay trek) but otherwise did it all ourselves, and it felt safe - only place we felt a little nervous was walking around some of the quieter streets in Limda

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