After enjoying an enlightenment experience in Machu Picchu and missing our train, we went down the mountain to figure out how we were going back to Cusco.… Read more “Back to Aguas Calientes”
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Salkantay Trail – Days 3 & 4
On day 3 we were reaching our limits, our body ached and we desperately needed a shower. The baby wipes were not quite doing the job! When… Read more “Salkantay Trail – Days 3 & 4”
Salkantay Trail Day 2
After a tough Day 1, here is what I wrote on my 2005 diary: At 5:30 in the morning, our guide, Carlito, was already screaming: “Come on,… Read more “Salkantay Trail Day 2”
Salkantay Trail – Day 1
Translated from my 2005 diary: We woke up at 4AM and a bus picked us up at our hostel to drive us to where the trek starts,… Read more “Salkantay Trail – Day 1”
Cusco, Plaza, Cholas – Peru
Getting to Cusco brought us an enormous satisfaction feeling. After all, the entire “South America” trip had actually one destination: Macchu Picchu. And, although the hiking to… Read more “Cusco, Plaza, Cholas – Peru”
