Photos for this entry: Christmas celebrations in Cuzco and Sacsayhuaman Wow. What an interesting day. We woke up to construction and fireworks at about 6 am. OK, the fireworks, I get. Construction on christmas day? Take a rest! Our local german yogurt joint was closed, so we stumbled down to the plaza for breakfast. After …
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Xmas eve in Cuzco
(All photos for this entry are posted here) The fireworks for Christmas eve started at around 6am today. The bastards. Little kids running around with fistfuls of gunpowder in paper; every mother’s dream. Every building around is tile, stone, mud brick, or cement. I don’t think it would transfer too well to San Diego. The …
Pisaq, Peru
(All photos for this entry are posted here) Anna and I took the bus to Pisaq today. 2 soles. Hell of a deal, that’s around 60 cents. The bus ride back was quite the experience though. The bus for Cuzco pulls up, and people rush the thing to push their way on. We ended up …
Inka Trail, Machu Picchu
04.12.21-22 Photos of Machu Picchu, Peru 04.12.17-22 Photos of hiking the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu We finished the trail on Dec 20, and I hiked up Wayna Picchu (mnt behind Machu Picchu) yesterday. It was a fantastic experience – great people, and a rewarding effort. I will have to write more on the subject, …
Preping for the Inka Trail
We got an update on the trail weather tomorrow; rain. The second day (climbing 1400m to a 4100 meter pass) it looks like snow. Fun! If it rains on the third day, we get to walk down 3000 wet stone stairs, even more fun. Wish us luck :)