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Tag: Peru

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 43 – Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru

    Friday 8 January 2010 Highlights: The Inca Trail landscape, Warmiwanusca (aka Dead Woman’s Pass), Paqaymayo Inca Trail Day 2 A very tough day for the Inca Trail Hike; at least from a cardio perspective. We got up around 6 am and our ever helpful porters provided a wake up drink of coca which I declined…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 42 – Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru

    Thursday 7 January 2010 Highlights: The Inca Trail landscape,Piskaccuchu, Llactapata, Wayllabamba Inca Trail Day 1 I had a bad night with diarrhoea – not a great start to the hike but Karen set me up with pills to shutdown my system, Gareth got me some antibiotics and I also took some herbal pills – in…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 41 – Cusco to Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo, Peru

    Wednesday 6 January 2010 Highlights: Planelerra project – Ccaccacollo, Pisc Ruins, Inca Pub, Hiking the ruins of Ollantaytambo We visited the Planelerra project in the Ccaccacollo Community. Planeterra, which is the charity arm of GAP Adventures to help local communities, has been working with the Ccaccaccollo community to develop a women’s weaving cooperative since 2005.…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 40 – Cusco, Peru

    Tuesday 5 January 2010 Highlights: Sun Temple, Exploring Inca Ruins We decided to forgo the free breakfast at the hotel and instead went to ‘Jacks’ were I had the ham & cheese toast, Andrew went for the pancakes. The serves were huge and no one managed to finish. Gareth, Emma, Kelly & Karen decided to…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 39 – Cusco and Sacred Valley, Peru

    Monday 4 January 2010 Highlights: Paragliding over the Sacred Valley of the Incas I finally managed to eat some food for breakfast so I must be getting over the bug / food poisoning. Andrew managed to convince Karen to sign up for paragliding today so off all three of us went at 9.30 am. The…