Got to the border and walked over into Bolivia. Got back on the bus and headed down to Copacabana. The town is known for its famous Basilica, being the home of the Virgin of Copacabana, and its delicious trout.
Read MoreWe headed off to Uros floating islands. The floating villages are about four miles from Puna and the home of the Uros tribe. These villagers have been living on these man made floating islands for over 1,000 years. The islands...
Read MoreThe worlds highest altitude lake, Lake Titicaca, is nestled in the Andes and borders Peru and Bolivia. We decided to first visit Puno, which is on the Peruvian side. We went out on the lake. At this altitude it feels like the...
Read MoreThis has to rank as a few of the best days of our lives by far. Ever since I was young and first saw the images of a city of stone being hugged by jagged, jungle mountain peaks, shrouded in clouds. I have aspired to get there....
Read MoreEvery traveller dreams of standing in this spot. Overlooking the majestic valley below. Yet it was only a few years ago that the idea of getting here physically was an impossibility. Words cannot even begin to explain the...
Read MoreDuring the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate for the Emperor Pachacuti who had conquered the region. During the Spanish conquest of Peru, it served as a stronghold for Manco Inca Yupanqui, leader of the Inca...
Read MoreWe hired a taxi driver for the day to take us up to the Sacred Valley and the impressive Inca ruins of Pisac. Such beautiful ruins, clinging to the tops and sides of the mountain. Some of the best examples of Incan irrigated...
Read MoreDrinking wine watching the sunset over the city. We will be sad to leave this place…
Read MoreQuenko this site consists of a series of subterranean passages with religious altars and an amphitheater. Tambomachay is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco. An alternate local name is...
Read MoreSacsayhuamán is a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco. This is the former capital of the Inca Empire. The complex is made of large polished dry stone walls, with boulders carefully cut to fit together...
Read MoreToday, it’s the second largest festival in South America, Inti Raymi, the festival of the sun. There are hundreds of thousands of people converging in Cuzco from all over the nation. The last few nights we have been able...
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Got to the border and walked over into Bolivia. Got back on the bus and headed down to Copacabana. The town is known for its famous Basilica, being the home of the Virgin of Copacabana, and its delicious trout.
