Hotel Aranwa

The hotel is a heritage-listed, 400 year-old converted mansion. It boasts an "intelligent oxygen" system that introduces oxygen to the room to counter the effects of altitude. I'm not convinced that it's not simply marketing - the effects are imperceptible. Our heritage room is windowless (yikes!) but the bathroom is the most modern opulence we have seen in a hotel bathroom.

Cusco, Peruvian Andes

November 15th 2015
Geo: -13.52, -71.99LAN 767-300 to Lima, then a three-hour connection for a LAN A320 to Cusco, landing at 1535 (two hours behind Argentina). Cusco's elevation is 3,400m (11,150ft) so we'll need to adjust to the altitude. Machu Picchu is at 8,000ft and Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, is the highest at 12,500ft. Cusco was the Incan capital until conquered and plundered by Pizzaro i ... read more

South America » Peru

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

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