Santiago was one of our favorite cities in South America; it’s extremely modern, has an easy public transportation system, and it has something for everyone. If you are heading further south into Patagonia and you forgot any major items, Santiago would be the best place to purchase any last-minute items. We didn’t have too much…
Author: Colin, Emily, & Tyler
"Find life experiences and swallow them whole. Travel. Meet many people. Go down some dead ends and explore dark alleys. Try everything. Exhaust yourself in the glorious pursuit of life."
Lawrence K. Fish
Visiting the Peruvian Amazon
Planning a trip to the Peruvian Amazon can be daunting. There is an overload of information, trips ranging from 3 days to 3 weeks, from $200 to $2000. We planned out our trip when we were already based in Cusco, so this was especially overwhelming. There are endless tour companies claiming that they have the…
Cusco’s Best Vegetarian Finds
Food is important. It’s a basic life necessity, and it can be a highlight or a lowlight of places you visit as you travel. So often, the three of us are boiling pasta, eating crackers, or making PBJs so we can keep our costs down. Getting a meal out somewhere not only gives us a…
The Boleto Turístico: Tipón
Tipón – the last place to visit on the boleto, or rather, the last place that we actually managed to see. We had planned on trying to get to Tipón and Pikillaqta in one day, but that didn’t quite work out. The day got off to an interesting start. We had read that you…
The Boleto Turístico: Chinchero, Maras, & Moray
We visited Chinchero for one day trip, then we visited Maras and Moray separately, but many people visit all three in one day. To get to Chinchero, you can grab a colectivo on Pavitos Street. We were let off on the side of the road next to a very small town, and we weren’t totally…
The Boleto Turístico: Pisac
After catching a colectivo from Cusco to Pisac, there are two ways to get from the village of Pisac up to the actual ruins: hiking or taking a cab. Colin wasn’t feeling that great the day we were there, so as a group, we actually did both. Colin and I killed time checking out the…
Snow-Covered Rainbow Mountain
We haven’t posted in a long time because we had very limited wifi while traveling through Patagonia, but we’re back! Time to catch up on everything from the last few months in South America, starting with Rainbow Mountain! The infamous Rainbow Mountain was pretty high up on our list of places to visit during our…
The Boleto Turístico: Puka Pukara & Tambomachay
The next two sites on our boleto journey were Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, both part of the Saqsayhuaman Archaeological Park. To these two sites, we decided to take a taxi. Puka Pukara was fairly small. We learned puka in Quechua means “red,” and pukara is said to mean “fortress or defended place.” At dusk, the rocks there appear reddish…
The Everyday Travelers 