Travelogues Cusco

Last weekend I bought a tourist ticket because almost all the ruins were included in our scooter tour. There are also several museums included in Cusco. On Thursday morning, I...

Aquapark Lima

From Sucre we first drove towards Salkantay and at our first campsite we set off to a beautiful lagoon overlooking a glacier. Here we immediately noticed that we were at 3800m...

'Inka Jungle Trail' On the way to Machu Picchu, Day 3

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Ausangate Trek 5 Days , an incredible and lesser-known hike that surrounds the sacred snow-capped mountain ('Apu') of Ausangate (6,372m / 20,900ft), taking you through...

We have embraced Cuzco, despite its altitude, with its people, markets, and the beautiful surroundings. We have not dealt much with cow heads and snail slime, but we have...

Fog and clearings alternate. Once again, we are amazed by the skill and creativity of the Incas. The huge rocks, weighing tons, were painstakingly pulled up by hundreds of...

We decide to wait on a plateau from where we have a very good view of the ancient Inca fortress... when the fog clears😉. Around 10 o'clock, the clouds start moving and a little...

Researchers believe that the Incas conducted agricultural experiments in Moray. In the round depressions, surrounded by platforms up to 1.80m high, they examined the effects of...

In Cuzco, one must always expect heavy rain showers. Therefore, we like to take advantage of the dry or sunny periods to visit the beautiful main square 'Plaza de Armas'. During...

From Lake Titicaca, we took a bus for about 12 hours across the border to Peru. Our destination was the beautiful city of Cusco.

Last night, my friends and I decided to climb the Rainbow Mountains. We were picked up in the morning by a taxi that took us to the starting point of the hike. Since it was...

To reach the legendary Inca city of Machu Picchu at an altitude of 2400m, we first drive by van from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo. During the rainy season, the train only runs from...

There are still 2 more sights on the program: the pretty town with Inca ruins Pisac and the salt terraces of Maras. Unfortunately, both are currently not accessible due to heavy...

Inca, Inca, Inca ... los alrededores de Cusco están formados por muchas construcciones incas. En la mayoría de ellas se puede caminar subiendo muchas escaleras. Algunas...

After I lay down again, I went out again. The sun came out again. Looking back, it's a shame that I was so afraid of the rain while hiking. Of course the weather can always...

If you travel Peru, or South America, it's sort of given that you HAVE to do Machu Picchu... well, I can confirm. Located in the Andes near Cuzco at about 2430 m of altitude,...

We still have time to visit the small market before the train departs. Our altitude training has paid off, we have coped very well with all the efforts and are reveling in...

We are ready: we have had the ticket for the time slot from 6 to 12 o'clock today for months, the rain capes are ready, we take the bus for the last meters up to the entrance of...

The western end of the Sacred Valley is bounded by the town of Ollantaytambo, which is named after the Inca fortress of the same name. From this strategically advantageous...

With Carlos we start on a day trip to the 'Sacred Valley of the Incas' as the Spaniards called it. Before we descend through the beautiful green Andean landscape to the Urubamba...

From Rio we fly over Bolivia to Cuzco, an old Peruvian Inca city with a historic old town. Here the Spanish conquerors ravaged, robbed, destroyed and murdered in the 16th...

View from our apartment

Last weekend I unfortunately didn't do anything because I had a fever until Tuesday and the cold really got into my bones. But on Sunday I happened to see on Instagram that two...

We took the night bus from Puno to Cusco - quite a twisting hellride over hills and stones, where the bus driver seemed to be racing against someone. So we arrived all crumpled...

After a mostly pleasant journey - especially for Jana, who slept very well thanks to Vomex and her small stature, for Philip the seats were a bit short - we arrived in Cusco in...

We have been staying in the Cusco region for about three weeks now. After a week of language school, we spent a week in the Sacred Valley, followed by about a week in the Amazon...

In the footsteps of the Incas

There's actually not much to talk about today. One day after the big event, it's time to chill and lick your wounds. I got a good night's sleep, went into town, dropped off the...