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…
Tag: Hiking
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…
5 Days in Ollantaytambo
Day 1 – October 1, 2016 “Do as the Romans do, right?” I said, as I handed over the backpack containing all of my worldly possessions for the next year and had it strapped on top of an old van. “The Romans don’t have huge backpacks.” Tyler had a point. I got nervous our backpacks…
The Everyday Travelers 