Travelogues Cusco

Finally we got to our accommodation in Cusco. We are located directly above the inner courtyard of a kindergarten. It is full here every weekday morning from 7:30 a.m. In any...

After the exhilarating walking tour through Cusco, I met some amazing new people and decided to attend a cooking class today. First, we went to a local market with the chef to...

View from hotel terrace

Our trip to Machu Picchu was a beautiful journey. We woke up very early in the morning, so we were already at the bus stop by 6 o'clock.

October 29, 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinicunca Today we are going hiking again. I will be picked up promptly at a little after 3 in the morning. After about 3...

'Inca Jungle Trail' On the way to Machu Picchu, Day 2

We flew from Lima to Cusco in the late afternoon of March 4th and checked into Natys Guesthouse in the middle of the city. Naty and her husband are very warm and helpful hosts....

Cusco is the capital of the Andes. Before the invasion of the conquistadors, Cusco was the center of the Inca Empire, which extended from Santiago de Chile to Colombia in its...

And back in cold Cusco again. Cusco was and still is the Inca capital, so it has a bunch of ruins and monuments here too. We would have liked to see more, but first Jonas got...

Inti Raymi, the Inca Festival of the Sun, is celebrated every year on June 24th. On this date, according to the Inca calendar, the solstice occurs. The Inca belief was deeply...

Built on ancient Inca stones

Now I have been traveling for 4 months. It doesn't feel that long. I still have two more weeks of classes. From August 11th, I won't have any accommodation anymore. In the last...

Right now, I am sitting at Plaza de Armas and waiting for a friend from the USA whom I met in Lima and who is going to school in Cusco for a week. On Friday, I slept in a bit...

Saturday, March 31, 2018

the view from my hostel window on a misty blue morning sky with a mountain backdrop that never fails to fascinate me: sharp peaks that stand out against the blue sky. I already...

'Inka Jungle Trail' On the way to Machu Picchu, Day 1

Cusco,

On 26.12. we flew from Lima to Cusco. The one-and-a-half-hour flight was quickly over, but when we arrived, we quickly realized that we were feeling a bit dizzy. I felt a bit...

I love Cusco! At first, I had a bit of a headache and difficulty breathing, or rather, breathing was a bit heavy. But since yesterday, I don't have any more headaches and no...

March 27 - 29, 2018 / Machu Picchu

March 20-23, 2018 - Cusco and Inca Ruins

23- 30.10.2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco Cusco was the starting point for my hikes, so I spent almost a week in this charming city, did 2 walking tours in total,...

Wake up call was at 3 am! After that, we headed to the queue for the bus! There were already about 60 people ahead of us (the first bus left at 5:30), but we still got it very...

Hello from my new home for the coming four weeks - Cusco. The city is at 3.300 metres above sea level and approx. 430.000 people live in the ancient capital of the Inca Empire,...

recover

Hello everyone, as last week was very eventful and exciting, I haven’t had the chance to properly finish my travel blog until now, where I’ve been back in Germany for almost...

The day of departure has come. Our bus from Tacna to Cusco leaves at 7:45 p.m. Lissi has tasked Asma and Scholle with taking care of the trip from Arica to Tacna. The plan is to...

Last destination on our tour was the Sacred Valley, which we explored with the ATVs. We were picked up by a bus that took us to the starting point of the tour. We drove with the...

Upon arrival at the airport, countless drivers compete for the favor of the newcomers. Carlos wins the race, takes us to the hotel cheaply, and we arrange for a half-day tour to...

We boarded the plane again and arrived in Cusco in the morning, fully rested and ready to start our typical city exploration. Juli had already been here with her parents in...