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Teresa and John in Quito
Teresa and John in Quito
We decided to contact Adventure Life for a tour of Machu Picchu at the suggestion of some good friends. This fabulous tour was our only ''guided'' tour in a 5 week, 4 country adventure through South America. This decision was perfect because we ended up learning so much more about the ruins, the culture and the country, than if we had walked in the front gates on our own. Read on. . .
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Saqsaywaman Ruins outside Cusco

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Saqsaywaman Ruins outside Cusco

Cusco Arrival

We enjoyed a brief orientation at our Cusco hotel with our guide, Teddy. We'd had a long journey from Quito to Lima, and we were thankful for the mate tea, the opportunity to unwind, and to rest for a day of hiking tomorrow.

Cusco is one of the most picturesque cities I have ever visited. The architecture is all colonial Spanish (frequently …
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Quetchua boy with his llama

Around Cusco

We've finally got our mountain legs and woke up yesterday to take a hike around the periphery of Cusco with our guide, Teddy Romero Mendoza. (I asked him what his given name was, and he said, ''Teddy''). The hotels and restaurants offer copious amounts of coca mate tea, and it really has helped to quell the altitude issues that came with landing …
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Cuzco Market

Sacred Valley

Talk about a perfect day! Here we are, smack dab between the Peruvian cloud forest and the rain forest (think Amazon) up in the Sacred Valley in their summer, i.e., rainy season, and every day has been bright, if not sunny. Today was no exception and our guide, Teddy, was ecstatic!

Tomorrow we reach Machu Picchu and we are very excited to see …
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Peruvian traditional weavers

Machu Picchu

We left Ollantaytambo this morning, where we had spent the night last night after our van carried us there (about 2 hours out of Cusco). We had a quaint little room with wood beam ceiling posts, and a friendly family, who helped us get settled. We listened to the rushing river outside our bedroom window as we drifted off into a deep sleep after …
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Leaving Aguas Calientes

We left Aguas Calientes, the little town at the foot of Machu Picchu, on PeruRail, retracing our path along the Urubamba River back to Cusco. While it wasn't sunny, the weather was dry and warm. We left in the morning amidst a downpour that didn't look as though it would let up all day. The day prior, we had a bit of rain as well, but we were …
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View from the upper trail at Machu Picchu

Around Cusco

We had more opportunities to explore Cusco for a couple more nights and enjoy the ceviche, quinoa and local cuisine. An excellent museum has just opened that has an incredible display of huacos (remains for Incan graves) that were removed from Peru by Hiram Bingham and taken to Yale University. The museum, Casa Concha, or Museo Machpicchu, is a …
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