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Inca Trail - Day One

We start the day waking up at 4:00am to meet up with the crew at Llama Path who put us on a bus and hit the road for a two-hour drive to Piscacucho where we have breakfast and start off on the trail. We check out some of the ruins across the river and some more again when cresting the...

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paco on October 25, 2009 from Aguas Calientes, Peru

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Inca Trail Prep

More exploring of Cusco by going down to the market where all sorts of local food and crafts visited by locals and tourist alike. We take care of the rest of the arrangements to start the Inca Trail on Sunday. After renting sleeping bags and walking sticks we head to the first briefing for...

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paco on October 24, 2009 from Cusco, Peru

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Exploring Cusco

The guys running the hostel are jerks so we opt to find a better place in the neighborhood. San Blas has a great view of the city, with narrow cobblestone streets and steep roads that in some cases only hold enough room for pedestrians. We take care of our plans for the Inca Trail and start...

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paco on October 23, 2009 from Cusco, Peru

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Border Crossing II

On the way back to Peru, we now have our second illegal border crossing to contend with. Helen (English) crosses in the usual way while Jason and me (American) kind of casually tiptoe our way back to Peru, since our passports say we should already be there anyway. A policeman sees us but...

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paco on October 22, 2009 from Yunguyo, Peru

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The Inca Trail & Machu Picchu

Trekking the Inca trail – like my trip to the Galapagos – is another hard-to-describe experience. It started early (5am) but I seem to be getting used to these early morning wake up calls. I was fairly rested by this stage anyway, as I'd been in Cusco a few nights. I'd needed to chill out after...

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Sam_C on October 19, 2009 from Aguas Calientes, Peru

from the travel blog: Epic Detour

Still hangin´ in Puno

I talked with the airline who lets me know my bag is in now at the Juliaca airport. Me and Jason hop on the local bus into town, and then onto a sketchier bus to the airport. The one guy there tells us to come back six hours later, because the fellow with the key to the luggage area won´t be...

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paco on October 19, 2009 from Puno, Peru

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

First day in Peru

I find myself just after midnight in the Lima airport. I just barely made the connection in Houston, but I have learned my backpack has not. Do I stick around another day or do I press on and let the airline take care of it? I opt to press on. I fly on to Juliaca, then take a cab to Puno...

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paco on October 18, 2009 from Puno, Peru

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The Great Laptop Heist

It will go down as one of the greatest crimes of the century. Somehow, in the downstairs compartment of a luxury night bus, in a locked room with only 9 seats, while my bag was between my legs and I don´t remember ever being asleep, somebody managed to rummage in and swipe my laptop. And...

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Jason Kester on October 18, 2009 from Puno, Peru

from the travel blog: South!

Golpe de timon!!

Pues eso!! Ahora en Lima. Unos dias de paseos y relax. Y el jueves para BCN.

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Eka on October 17, 2009 from Lima, Peru

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Schoolin´

Spent a week in Arequipa taking Spanish lessons and wandering around the town. Arequipa is cool, with a colonial vibe, cobbled streets, and Stone buildings. We stuck it out for almost 10 days in the end, and since we weren´t doing tours and stuff every day it actually ended up being the...

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Jason Kester on October 16, 2009 from Arequipa, Peru

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