Trip: South America
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PERU | Tuesday, 4 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Monday, 3 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Monday, 3 Aug 2009 | Views [965] | Comments [1]
Costs pp: bus Urubamba to Pisac 2s, bus to Cuzco 2s or collectivo car 5s, bus to Puno 15s. Rooms ave 20s matrimonial no baño, 30s with baño. Collectivo boat to Uros 10s with island entry 5s. Unsure where to go next we decided on Pisac which has ... Read more >
PERU | Sunday, 2 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Costs pp: collectivo to Santa Maria 8s, Tanker to Ollantaytambo, collectivo van to Urubamba 1.2s. Single room (2ppl) at Hostal Urubamba 15s. We didn't think we would have a problem with the return journey but after taking a collectivo to Santa ... Read more >
PERU | Saturday, 1 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Costs pp: Train to Hidroelectrica 24s, collectivo van to Santa Theresa 3s We slept for 14 hours! Packed and down to the train only to find that todays train is full. Why they allow people to stand in the aisles in the buses and not in the trains ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 31 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Costs: bus Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu US$7 / 21s. Entry to Machu Picchu US$40 / 124s. Buy these tickets as soon as you arrive in AC at or near the plaza. This is the place that helped in our deciding where to travel, Kent has especially been looking ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 30 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
Alternate route to Machu Picchu
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PERU | Thursday, 30 Jul 2009 | Views [2081] | Comments [1]
Costs per person: Cuzco to Santa Maria by bus 15s, Santa Maria to Hidroelectrica by collectivo taxi 12s, Hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes by train 24s. Total = 51s. We were up at 6am to get to the Santiago bus terminal for the 7am bus. This is ... Read more >
PERU | Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Mostly buses run bang on or close to time but not the bus to Cuzco. It had come from Lima and the only passengers to pick up in Nazca were us and two Irish guys we made friends with as we waited patiently for it to arrive. Finally it came at 5.30pm ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 27 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [853]
Why is it that taxi/tuktuk drivers always suppose you are going to want to take the most expensive route to the next destination? We blame the americans... After assuring our tuktuk driver we didn't want to go by collectivo he dropped us at the most ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 24 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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We got an earlyish bus to Ica and after reading the LP guide decided to head out to a nearby oasis called Huacachina. On arrival we went looking for a room and found everywhere was pretty expensive as Peru is about to have a few days of festivals and ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 23 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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We asked the day before at the tourist office about travelling to Pisco on the coast by bus. They assured us there was only one bus and it left at 4am. Ok. So, up at 3am and taxi to the bus office and lo and behold there are 4 other buses and a van ... Read more >
PERU | Wednesday, 22 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009 | Views [1193] | Comments [1]
Our trip from Huancayo to here was supposed to take five hours, but the road is new and we made good time, arriving at 3pm (four hours). The scenery on the way was magnificent, similar to the road from La Union to Huanuco. Over huge hills and through ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 20 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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We spent so much time on the internet in La Merced that we ended up leaving on a 4pm bus to Huancayo. It was supposed to take 4 hours but we arrived there after 9pm and then by the time we got organised later again. We took a taxi to town as it was ... Read more >
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