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Farewell Santa Teresa, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Location Aguas Calientes to Santa Teresa Ticket Price n/a Return Trekking Time 4 hours, (+30 min by taxi) Retun Distance 20Km walking, 16Km by taxi Terrain Easy, level trek in…
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Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
(We have discussed the technicalities about planning the Machu Picchu visit in detail in our article “INFO: Machu Picchu Glossary and Planning Guide” so if you’re confused and trying to arrange your visit,…
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Aguas Calientes – The Way to Machu Picchu, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Location Santa Teresa to Aguas Calientes Ticket Price n/a Return Trekking Time 4 hours, (+30 min by taxi) Retun Distance 20Km walking, 16Km by taxi Terrain Easy, level trek in…
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Sweeties for the Eyes – Ride to Santa Teresa, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Ollantaytambo, Peru – Santa Teresa, Peru (RN28B) Distance 150Km Travel Time 5 hours (1 hour night riding) Road Conditions Excellent asphalt (dogs on pass), rough dirt from St. Maria…
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A Step Into the Past – Ollantaytambo, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Cuzco, Peru – Ollantaytambo, Peru (RN3S,RN28B) Distance 70Km Travel Time 2 hours Road Conditions Good tarmac Weather Sunny & cloudy Terrain Mountain valleys Food and Petrol Cuzco, Urubamba Accommodation…
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Planting Around the World Mission 17 & 18 (Ollantaytambo, Peru)
In our Planting Around the World Mission our challenge is to plant at least one tree for every country we visit during our world backpacking trip. Why? With all the talk about carbon…
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INFO: Machu Picchu Glossary and Planning Guide
Trying to plan our Machu Picchu visit, we found that the first difficulty is to decide how and what parts to visit. There is a lot of information on this subject out there…
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Pit Stop in Cuzco, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Puno, Peru – Cuzco, Peru (RN3S) Distance 385Km Travel Time 8 hours Road Conditions Mostly asphalt, 50-100Km sandy asphalt after Sicuani, dogs! Weather Sunny, chilly Terrain Dry & hilly,…
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An Auspicious Welcome in Puno, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Copacabana, Bolivia – Puno, Peru (RN2, RN3S) Distance 143Km Travel Time 3 hours Road Conditions Mostly asphalt, roadworks exiting Copacabana, dogs! Weather Sunny Terrain Hilly, Lakeside, Boulders Food and…
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INFO: Border Crossing – Kasani, Bolivia to Yunguyo, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Copacabana, Bolivia – Puno, Peru (RN2, RN3S) Distance 143Km Travel Time 3 hours Road Conditions Mostly asphalt, roadworks exiting Copacabana, dogs! Weather Sunny Terrain Hilly, Lakeside, Boulders Food and…
