Written by LenR on September 7, 2009
- We spent some hours at the Inti Wata Cultural Complex which is controlled by the Transturin destination management company. In some ways this is entirely artificial and is nothing more than a tourist trap but...
Written by LenR on September 7, 2009
- Just off the northern tip of the Copacabana peninsula, Isla del Sol has been attracting visitors for many hundreds of years. The island was one of the most important religious sites in the Andean world,...
Written by LenR on September 7, 2009
- The pleasant little town of Copacabana is just a few kilometres inside Bolivia from the Peru border. It is a good base for exploring the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca and is also the most...
Written by LenR on September 7, 2009
- South America is not like Europe in that each country still religiously controls its borders and crossing between countries can be a time consuming business. Even though things were quiet when we were there the...
Written by LenR on September 7, 2009
- The bus left Puno early morning and fortunately it was not full. As we were the last to board, due to the operator forgetting to pick us up on time, we were forced to the...
Written by LenR on July 27, 2009
- This is where the tourist trains for Machu Picchu terminate. The town is not great but the setting is magnificent. Aguas Calientes lies in the valley below Machu Picchu and is situated along the roaring...
Written by LenR on July 27, 2009
- While doing a four-day trek along the Inca Trail may seem exciting to some, most visitors to Machu Picchu travel by train. This is still a spectacular way to travel as you follow the increasingly...
Written by LenR on July 27, 2009
- There is so much to see in Cusco and in the surrounding area that the number of attractions almost becomes overwhelming. Some years ago someone had the thought of selling a combined ticket which would...
Written by LenR on July 27, 2009
- Some visitors use Cusco purely as a stopping point n the way to Machu Picchu but this is a mistake. One of the joys of this city is to explore the many narrow cobblestone streets...
Written by LenR on July 17, 2009
- You can go white water rafting or kayaking, paragliding or hang gliding, or horse riding in the Sacred Valley, trek through its hills and mountains, hike part of the Inca trail, or explore what the...
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