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Arequipa & Colca Canyon

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Arequipa ia a beautiful city – it is known as the white city due to the colour of the stone used in the buildings.

Our main point of call here was the Santa Catalina convent.  [read on]

Nazca

Friday, June 29th, 2007

A night bus from Cusco to Nazca, not the best nights sleep either of us have had, saw us pull into Nazca at around 7am.  Before we knew it we were in a taxi to the airport to get a 8.30am flight over the famous Nazca lines.  [read on]

Choquequirao Profile

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Walking profile:

Choq graph

 

KM  M       Where
0     2800   Cachoma
16   1900   Camp
19   1500   Rio Apurimac
25   2900   Marampata
29   2850   Choquequirao
32   3300   Pass above Choquequirao
40   1950   Rio Blanco
46   2950   Maizal
52   ... [Continue reading this entry]

Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

So after our trek, we decided to give the 4.30am start and 2 hour walk up to Machu Picchu a miss and instead caught a very expensive bus (US$12 return each) - having said that everything about Machu Picchu and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Choquequirao to Aguas Calientes

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

From Cusco we took a 3 hours bus to Saywite, near Cachora - the bus journey was interesting, in that the bus didn't really like going up hill & kept breaking down, we were just grateful we were only heading ... [Continue reading this entry]

Isla del Sol

Monday, June 4th, 2007
Next stop Copacabana and the Lake Titicaca from the Bolivian side. Copacabana is the place to catch a boat to Isla del Sol, the centre of the Inca creation myth, well it is if you want to go with the ... [Continue reading this entry]