After our overnight at the Eco Inn (should be called the Echo Inn!) we boarded our flight to to Puerto Maldonado. Pedro our guide met us and a short drive to the office to unpack our day pack gear and leave our suitcases at their base. One small duffle between us later off we went…

Today was our 3rd and final day at Machu Picchu. It was very very smart of us to pay the crazy hotel costs to stay up top. 5am this morning I poked my head out of the window to see if the sunrise was worth it. It wasn't. Weather was much better than yesterday but…

Well today is the day we visited for the full day. The reason “everyone” comes to Peru. Must say the second day was as impressive as the first. You could “do” Machu Picchu in one full day but we wanted “the shot” and sunrise and sunsets. So we stayed the extra time. Thank goodness today…

This morning it was time to hop the train to Machu Picchu. Vistadome class which means big windows. We enjoyed those windows, some of those canyons are awesome. We have pretty scenery at home. This can be just as pretty.       A bus takes you up a crazy logging road. Ok it's not…

Today was a lovely 9am start for a tour of Cusco (Qosqo). We went straight up to Sacsayhuaman. Which translates as city of stone. Many of the stones used to build the cathedral were taken from this archaeological site (the walls were probably at least 10 feet higher). Stone walls (limestone, diorite and andesite) showcase…

Another 545 start to get our 8am train from Puno to Cusco. It takes 10 hours, but they sure do it in style. I can see why travel used to be viewed as this grand adventure instead of the sardine can style of modern airplanes. Nice wide seats, cloth napkins, big windows. Oh and a…

Yet another 7am start to go exploring. We did not sleep well so today was a rought start. We are both glad we forced ourselves to get moving though. Because, how often do you walk on water Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world (12 000 fee above sea level). The Uros…

Bright and early this morning we had a taxi take us to Lima Airport. Traffic in the morning in Lima is a little nuts. Still not as bad as Cairo or Pnom Penh but it did take as a good 45 minutes to get there. Lima to Juliaca via Lan Peru was uneventful. 1 hour…

First off, the hotel we stayed at makes their own Pisco. As I said yesterday, we tried it at the pool. Kris wasn't a huge fan so we had to smile as our waiter brought us another set of shots as an after dinner gift. This time we both drank ours. I quite like it.…

545 start today to get breakfast and check out of Lima. Our driver (Christian) was right on time. He only spoke Spanish so conversation was limited. I never really realized that the coast of Peru is quite a desert. The Andes prevent enough clouds from forming so there is very little rain and mostly just…