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28 Reviews This is very real and can be extremely dangerous if you don't take care. Most people will get mild symptoms including breathlesness and tiredness. The first day may also give you a headache and...
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62 Reviews Sacsayhuamán is a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco. The complex is typically Inca. The cut boulders are massive and fit tightly together without the aid of...
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30 Reviews If you choose not to trek to Machu Picchu the train from Ollantaytambo is the next best choice. Peru Rail offers a number of daily departures and three standards of travel - Backpackers has standard...
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11 Reviews For some backpackers, it's not always necessary to pay 10~15 soles to get a taxi from Cusco airport. Bus is an alternative. Exit the airport on your left, wait for bus C4M. It's a 30-minute ride and...
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7 Reviews Pisac market is close to the Scared Valley and Sacsaywaman. Many tour buses which go to the Sacred Valley may make stops here as well. Remember that the markets are only open Sunday, Tuesday and...
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7 Reviews and 486 Opinions Very nice hotel including all amenities, even wi-fi. Recommend the tours booked via Sergio at the...
39 Reviews You will have to climb for a very narrow path, it will take you 45 minutes to 1 ½ hour to complete it and you will arrive to a plce where you will see and amazing landscape of Machu Picchu Citadel, it...
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37 Reviews MACCHU PICCHU The way to get to Macchu Picchu is by "The Expedition Train" from The city of Cuzco This train follows the Urubamaba River along the Urubamamba valley to the small town of "Aguas...
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49 Reviews At about 5pm we finally arrived at our campsite at Wiñay Wayna which means Forever Young in English. After a snack we went to the ruins of the same name where the scenery was stunning as the clouds...
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9 Reviews You're at about 9500 feet above sea level. The sun is real intense at this level. If you took the pills to fight altitude sickness like I did, that lowers the resistance to fighting off sunburn also....
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6 Reviews Being so high above the sea level, most visitors suffer the "altitude sickness". In the first 2-3 days you will feel a little headache and some stomach problems. To fight that is advisable to drink...
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5 Reviews If you are hiking the Inca trail, definitely bring an emergency rain poncho. We hiked during the "dry season" and on day 3 it poured. My backpack and everything in it would've been soaked without the...
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8 Reviews Hopefully, it won't be raining when you see the ruins of Machu Picchu -- so you better plan for it! I visited late April and the weather was purrrrfect! The recommended time by most experts is...
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Los Ayamarcas fueron los primeros habitantes de Chinchero , hace más de 2.000 años , que se opusieron fuertemente al dominio de Cuzco , hasta que Tupac Yupanqui...
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Q: does anyone know how long of a bus ride it is to get from La paz to Cusco? and how often the buses leave and from where? thank...
A: by bus is a long trip (have plenty of water with you) imho it could be better to have stops at Tiwanaku and/or Titicaca Lake otherwise for a direct link check AeroSur, I...
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Valle Sagrado /Sacred Valley (2.850m)
El Valle Sagrado de los Incas se extiende a lo largo del río Vilcanota (el mismo que aguas abajo toma el nombre de Urubamba o Willcamayu). Abarca el área comprendida entre los pueblos de Písac y...
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tambomachay,puca pucara and sacsayhuaman
sacsayhuaman:3km from c. puca pucara:7,3km tambomachay:8km from cusco
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We all agreed that Cusco is our favorite stop in our trip. The crisp air is so refreshing. The people, the sun, the history and the food. Too bad we were always in a rush to get to somewhere else. I...
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The Sacred Valley of the Incas
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Our Tambopata-Cusco-MP trip 2005
August 19, 2005 - the long awaited day finally came. Despite all the preparations, researches and readings, I didn't feel like I'm ready for it. Our flight was leaving at 7:30pm from Philadelphia,......
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