Peru
Articles About Peru Travel Experiences
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Puquio, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Abancay, Peru – Puquio, Peru (3S) Distance 308Km Travel Time 7hours Road Conditions Great tarmack, Tarantulas crossing Weather Good, cold with drizzle & hail on high pass Terrain Gorgeous…
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The Beasts Come Out in Abancay, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Urubamba, Peru – Abancay, Peru (28B,28,3S) Distance 298Km Travel Time 7 hours Road Conditions Good asphalt, some works after Cuz., steep descent 55Km after Cuz. (dogs!) , police 80Km…
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No BBQ in Urubamba, Peru
TRIP INFO BOX Route Santa Teresa, Peru – Urubamba, Peru (RN28B) Distance 162Km Travel Time 6 hours Road Conditions Rough dirt to St. Maria, then excellent asphalt, fallen rocks, dogs! Weather After St.…
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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…