Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 4

19 Aug Day 7: Puno - Cusco We were picked up at 6:30 this morning and taken to a coach for the trip to Cusco, arriving at 5:00 pm on the dot. We were told when we got on the coach it would 5:00 pm. Liz was clock watching and picked up the fact that it was exactly on time. It was just as well we had some-one who knew what they were doing in the driver who picked us up and dropped us at the bus station. He got all the right stamps and so on added to the tickets. From there it was off to Cusco the ancient Inca capital. This is one of the most spectacular road journeys in the world as we travelled right along the spine of the Andes and is ... read more

So after 23 hours of travelling, we have finally arrived in Cusco! It has been an extremely exciting journey where we've bumped into lots of interesting travellers! We met a lovely Peruvian family in Lima and they were giving us facts about Peru and lake titicacca. The view from the plane between Lima and cusco was beautiful and it included the snow capped mountains and valleys. When we landed in cusco, Saadia and I were picked up by Betty from Mundo Verde. The driver and Betty were amazed by the fact that we were Asians from England! They expressed their love for bollywood movies and Shah Rukh Khan! We are staying in a lovely hostel with very friendly staff and the view from our window is incredible! We've been around the town and had a lovely ... read more

Seit heute Vormittag besitze ich ein Kabel um meine Kamera an den Computer anzuschliessen. Hier ein paar Eindruecke meiner bisherigen Reise.... read more

Der Trek war unglaublich. Das mit dem Canyon, der tiefer ist als der Grand Canyon hat sich allerdings als ein Schmaeh herausgestellt. In Cotahuasi ist einfach nur Pampa. Lustigerweise beinhalten manche Ortsnamen in der Umgebung tatsaechlich dieses Wort z.B. Pampamarca. Ich war so ziemlich die einzige Touristin dort und konnte Peru pur erleben (in einem Ort kein Strom, keine santiaeren Anlagen, "Strasse" dorthin gibt es seit 3 Jahren, wobei der Begriff Strasse ein wirklich anderer ist) Die An- und Abreise war leider ziemlich lang. Aber die Landschaft und Erlebnisse dort waren die Strapazen wert. Mit meinem Guide Joel habe ich mich super verstanden. Er konnte wirklich viel ueber die Geschichte und Kultur erzaehlen. Es war einfach nur grossartig. Gestern Abend bin ich nach 24h im Bus in Cuszo angekommen. Heute Vormittag habe ich schon ein paar ... read more

The bus from Puno to Cusco was 7 hours, a lovely ride through lush green valleys following winding rivers along the way. We had two days to orientate ourselves and confirm our bus-train and entry tickets for Machu Pichu. It was a 1 3/4 hour bus ride to the train station to catch the 2 hour train to Aguas Calientes. The journey was beautiful and we booked the train with windows in the roof so you can fully appreciate the scenery. The vegetation changed to more lush and tropical as the altitude lowered following the river Vilcanota. This is the region where the Andean spectacled Bear lives, no bear sightings but we saw so many orchids, over 250 different varieties can be found in the Machu Pichu valleys. Aguas Calientes was once a tiny village consisting ... read more