Took a while, but I finally went through all the videos and put together this four-minute compilation of our trek on the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. I’ll be writing a follow up post as well with some tips and more information about what our experience was like. Stay tuned! -Colin
Tag: Cusco
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: 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…
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 Boleto Turístico: Saqsayhuaman & Q’enqo
Some of the largest and most impressive ruins included on the boleto are found at Saqsayhuaman (alternatively spelled Sacsayhuaman, Saqsaywaman, Saksaq Waman, among others; we found that multiple spellings of the same word, even on official tickets or signs, is extremely common in Cusco). Saqsayhuaman is a huge fortress overlooking Cusco. You can reach it pretty…
The Everyday Travelers 