The Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru: Puno, Cusco, Salkantay Trail and the Putukusi mountain June 4th 2014 Most of you may know that Peru is famous worldwide for the Incas ruins there and have heard about Machu Picchu. Well, if you are waiting for me to tell you the story of me going there, I have to tell you right now that you might be disappointed. I indeed chose to visit this area on an alternative way and I ended up not even visiting the site of the ruins, even though I had an amazing view over the ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
I always dreamt about visiting each country on earth and well, even though I am not planning on visiting all of them next year I think visiting 16 or 17 countries for 1 year would already be a very good start. I started travelling when I was really young with my parents -Europe, North America and North Africa- and this love of travelling has never stopped since then. 2 years ago, I discovered travelling alone in Asia and I loved it, so I decided to extend it and to go round the world for one year by myself. Some people would think that you feel alone when you are travelling by yourself but it ... full info