Sunday, 1 Oct 2006 | Views [575]
Today, we boarded the Inca Express bus to the shored of Lake Titicaca, in South-Eastern Peru. We visited the Inca remains of Wiracocha temple at Racchi, a small highland town. As with previously seen ruins, these displayed all the usual impressive ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sunday, 1 Oct 2006 | Views [683]
Friday was spent exploring the beautiful Inca city of Cusco. We began with the ornate churches and cathedrals around the central plaza. With their 100% gold-plated altars, they were a little OTT for me, and the silver-plated alter looked more like ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 28 Sep 2006 | Views [477]
Today, we visited Machu Picchu, which is everything its supposed to be and more. The Inca ruins are in brilliant condition, lacking only the straw roofs of 500 years ago, and the location is truly breathtaking.
Perched on an extremely high peak between ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wednesday, 27 Sep 2006 | Views [388]
Apologies for the delay in updates, as I have been rather busy!
Wednesday, our first day in Cusco, was spent touring the Sacred Valley. This included a visit to the small indigenous market town of Pisaq, where the interesting market and pretty surrounding ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tuesday, 26 Sep 2006 | Views [610] | Comments [1]
Meeting up with my parents in Lima all ran to plan, and we spent the following day sightseeing in Peru´s capital. I still wouldnt describe it as a beautiful city, although there were several old and intricate cathedrals, palaces and churches, particularly ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Monday, 25 Sep 2006 | Views [317]
Last night, I made the journey from Piura, in Northern Peru. I paid a little extra for a ´bus-cama´ seat, which was definately worth the expense. For those who havent experienced a ´bus-cama´, you are missing out! In terms of bus travel, I have never ... Read more >
Tags: A Little Luxury
