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Alpaca: clothes and food

The overnight bus to Cusco was incredibly hot. At least is wasn't freezing cold, but why can't they get it right? It seems that the temperature outside being above 23C means they have to try and lower it to 10C, whereas the outside temperature being above 23C means they have to try and increase...

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The Happy Couple on November 6, 2009 from Cusco, Peru

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

PERU TOURS

The White City, located by the foot of the Misti volcano; we then drive to the famous Colca canyon, better known as the valley of the Condors. There is a good chance to see these birds soaring in the area; http://www.kumaruq.com/ we then continue on to Puno where the highest navigable lake in...

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perutours21 on November 4, 2009 from Cusco, Peru

from the travel blog: PERU TOURS

Floating Islands and Reed Bananas

In the morning, before heading off on our floating islands tour, I had a small run-in with the weirdo control freak of a hostel owner. There were two small jugs of coffee by the rest of the breakfast things, which I thought was a bit odd since there were quite a few rooms, but I assumed he must...

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The Happy Couple on November 4, 2009 from Taquile, Peru

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Not Puno Day

The hostel in Puno was really quite nice. It was organised into little apartments and our room was part of a two bedroom apartment, sharing a bathroom, kitchen, and TV room with one other couple. At first the manager seemed very keen to please and very helpful, but we soon realised he was just a...

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The Happy Couple on November 3, 2009 from Puno, Peru

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

South America plan - latest

Updated in Puno. Joanne has given up waiting for her work to let her know if she has a job, so we are now waiting for BA to get back to us with a quotation to re-reoute her itinerary. As always, the plan is still vague... for more up-to-date schedule information check this...

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The Happy Couple on November 2, 2009 from Puno, Peru

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

High-Altitude Epilogue

Nursing bug bites, sore knees and calves, we opt to take it easy in Cusco over the next couple of days. I do some exploring around town for a few more photo opportunities, but mainly we spend time being lazy and figuring out the next stage in our respective tours. The final night in...

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paco on October 31, 2009 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

Hot Stuff!

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hotstuff on October 29, 2009 from Cusco, Peru

from the travel blog: The Inca Trail, October 25-28 2009

Inca Trail - Day Four

Machu Picchu revealed! We wake up at an early 3:30 in the morning basically to save our place in line. A quick breakfast and packing with our headlamps then we head down the trail about a kilometer before we reach the checkpoint. By the time the gate opens there are several hundred...

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paco on October 28, 2009 from Aguas Calientes, Peru

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

Inca Trail - Day Three

A lot of down! The final pass is a mere 80m higher than the morning´s camp site, and then it´s down another 1000m for the rest of the day. A lot of sore knees creek down the steep staircase and I´m very glad I was talked into renting walking sticks, as the steps are also fairly...

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paco on October 27, 2009 from Aguas Calientes, Peru

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

Inca Trail - Day Two

STAIR-MASTER-5000 We are awakened by our guide who gives us tea to enjoy in our tents, but we then have to quickly pack up before breakfast and we hear what´s ahead of us for the day. Not one, but two passes, both above 4000m elevation! The sun is shining this morning and we head to...

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paco on October 26, 2009 from Aguas Calientes, Peru

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

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