Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 194

Hotel: Sonesta Posada del Inca Cusco (Cuzco, Peru) $95 We moved over to the Sonesta hotel this morning, it was right off the square, and right across the street from the hotel where I had stayed in 1998. We were upgraded to the suite, which had a great view out over the rooftops and into the Plaza! We had several errands today, laundry and arranging our tours to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. We visited several of the museums on the Cuzco visitors ticket today. I had missed Qoricancha on my previous trip, what a mistake! It was fabulous inside with the old Inca stone walls. We did a city tour that afternoon, going out to Sacsaywaman (Sexy Woman), Puca Pucara, and other Incan sites.... read more

Arrived in Cuzco bright and early on Suzy's birthday...was greeted with a birthday hug by the owner of the Hostal Resbalosa, where we are staying in Cuzco. Went to a restaurant called Macondo for dinner, which is supposed to be nuevo andino/ jungle cuisine...what can i say, it was ok, the chocolate mousse for dessert was the best part, though! Relaxed and took in the charms of this beautiful city...smaller than Arequipa, with a few more backpackers, of course. Highlights include the excellent Museo Inca, and the Santa Catalina church, which is now a museum full of religious art...from the Cuzco school. Also, there being a number of supposedly Irish, English and American pubs/ restaurants, we found ourselves looking for some kind of food that would remind us of home. The food in these places isn't ... read more

So, as the previous entry should state we arrived in Cusco really early and had an extra day here almost. We checked out a load of hostals and settled on the Marani on Carmen Alto (San Blas area) because it had a bath and a massive room. We could only stay one night but we took advantage of the bath and booked in for another 2 nights when they had free rooms again. It also had cable tv which was nice. Not much else to say for this day, just general admin stuff. Checking out Cusco So on Sarah´s birthday I gave her her card and she opened the one from her family which was nice, then we proceded to the new hostal and left for breakfast at a place which had been recommended to us ... read more

And so to the home of the Incas, and Paddington Bear... My trip to Peru was neither long, nor original. With time short, I basically devised a plan for a short, sharp hit on the jewel in the thorny crown of South American travel, Cusco, and Macchu Picchu. This is probably the most established tourist centre in South America, and dont they know it.. from the touts at Cusco bus station to the ski resort like prices at the Macchu Picchu cafe, you are reminded that you are certainly on the tourist conveyor belt. Leaving Rachael behind in Bolivia (she´d done the Inca trail last year), and arriving in Cusco at 4am, after a 13 hour bus journey from La Paz, followed by 4 unpleasant hours waiting for the bus company office to open, wasnt the ... read more

Paucartambo Cusco - Peru Todo esto sucedio ya un par de a;os atras (como pasa el tiempo!!!) yo con un grupo de compa;eros en el bus de la universidad fuimos en el mes de julio a la fiesta patronal de Paucartambo (con motivo de trabajo de investigacion),este un pueblito muy tradicional que tiene como patrona a la Mamacha del Carmen, todo el mundo quiere ir en sus fiestas por ser tan popular y donde la gente paucartambina que radica en otros ciudades regresan solo para encontrarse con sus paisanos y celebrar las casi 2 semanas de fiesta, danza, comida y devocion. A;o tras a;o, mas en sus dias festivos este pueblito para repleto , no entra ni una aguja mas, donde el dia y la noche se confunde entre amanecidas de los coloridos trajes de los ... read more