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The entry line at 6:15 a.m.

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Street Sellers Cusco

5 Reviews Everywhere you turn you'll see street venders plying their wares. You can't blame them they are trying to make a dollar. Alpacha sweaters are big on the list of merchandie. It's good to know when...

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Disenchanted Machu Picchu

6 Reviews Hi, Just a quick warning for those thinking of booking a tour company to see Machu Pichu in the future. We went recently with Gecko (Peregrine) Travel and after promising in our itinerary that we...

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Too Expensive Machu Picchu

1 Review Don't get me wrong. Of course you need to visit Machu Picchu, of course you need to get there. But because of this obvious necessity of mass tourism, the whole place has evolved and continuing to...

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Gringo Trail

by flynboxes

Well, that is the name the Lonely Planet gives a route that sticks to the UNESCO circut to the East and South. I found it to be a very fitting name. If you are going to follow it then do it on your own and stay away from the countless tour operator (aside from a few day trips) that you can pick up for cheap if you bargain with them and are pressed for time. This place is so geared for tourism that it almost feels fake at times..kinda like Cairo if you never get out of the tour groups and see the city on your own. Plan your own trips. You can buy just about anything there so no need to pre-purchase anything in the states except for your plane ride to/from home. Be flexible and talk to the locals. Dual pricing is big here as in most places. My girl friend went out her way to feed the stay dogs in Cuzco that the locals seem to ignore. They were not mean and were more gentle than our own...

Expensive entry to Machu Picchu

by ddbleu

It's a wonder of the world and a tourist trap all at the same time. Yes it's definitely worth going, but you can do it all in one day. You have to pay about US $80 each day to get in, with no discount for multiple days. The best way is to get the train from Cusco and arrive any time in Aguas Calientes, spend the night, and get one of the first buses up to MP in the morning. They start around 6a. You'll beat the crowds arriving on the trains, see lots of animals out in the early morning, and it's absolutely beautiful in the mist and early morning light. Spend an entire day, hike to Intipunku, and get an evening train back to Cusco. Bring your own food and water. The MP Lodge operates a snack bar by the entrance and it's very expensive...bottled water about US $4. They even charge to use the bathroom there!

Beware of Prescott

by LeDragon

When we visited Sacsayhuaman, as a short day tour from Cuzco while waiting for the « camino Inca » trek, we met a self proclaimed guide. Altough we didn’t really wanted him, we listened to what he had to say. A part of it which impressed me much was when he brought us to a low circle of rocks. He asked for a volunteer to go to the middle. Against my will, I was designed. He asked me to speak. Then, he asked me if “I felt the force of the location”… Hum, I felt nothing and I was not at all impressed by this classic sound effect at the center of the circle : the Greeks built their theatre this way many centuries ago. I mean : this is sound architecture, but not at all a proof of a so called “powerful sacred location”But, the guide kept on, telling us that Pizzarro defeated a way larger Inca’s army because the Incas believed he was a God. From the start, I wondered about such an...

Be aware

by juanspaceman

Be willing to go a little further. Know as much of the worst things, be willing to trust locals, show no fear but always be aware of the possible outcomes. The people are on the whole very nice and will share experience with you, not normally seen, only for your honesty and willingness to show interest. Show fear. Go to somewhere else!

local markets

by riocopa

all cities in peru have shops for locals and the tourist shops,my friend and i played the gringo tax game,where as in the local markets i would stop and check out the price for an item then she would come up and ask about the same item and we would see how much the price difference was between the gringo and the local,tip is allways go with a local if at all possible to avoid the high price of being a gringo all the people ai met were very friendly and would go out of there way to make you welcome,and would go shopping with you to avoid you paying the gringo tax shop in regular stores where the prices are marked

Beware of Package with Hotel

by chetshah

At Cusco, Peru we booked a package trip to the inca trail and machu pichu. The trip was a one day trip to the inca trail by bus going to Pisac, and ollantatambo and then connect by train to aguas caliente for machupichu. The package included a 2 night stay at aguas caliente and when we landed there we found the hotel to be a crappy hostel. We arraived late at night so we could not even change it till next day. If you get the package, exclude the hotel and then when you get there, find your own. You will have no trouble finding a decent hotels in aguas caliente.

Sickness from altitude

by katsiarz

Being always positive and leading a healthy style of life, I could not believe I would have any problems with my breathing or with my stomach when I reach Peru. I have heard that every tourist experienced altitude sickness in Peru during first two days as there is not enough air to breathe high in the mountains. However, The terrible headache and diarrhea that accompanied me during my first week in Peru made me to believe in what I have heard. Altitude sickness usually disappears as soon as the tourists go through acclimatization and adjust to the height. However, this altitude sickness is a little bit tricky. The altitude in Pery varies due to changes in landscape. ( Lima-about 2000 above the sea level, while Cusco is at 3500 above the sea) The altitude change results in headaches, problems with breathing and diarrhea Whenever a person moves from one city to another, he/she experiences...

Machu Picchu

by hartti

I don't really know who is collecting all the money from tourists visiting Machu Picchu, but it is quite an amount. The ingoing fee is only 20$, but everything is organizated so that you have to pay everywhere royal prices from Cusco to MP, and back. When I noticed this, I cancelled my plans to visit MP. And I think I had the right, because Peru is not only MP. Look for all the information about Inca Trail and prepare to walk a lot. If you have plenty of time (or money!!!), there will be no problem. There are so many other attractive and more archeologically valuable places, Kuelap, el Brujo, Huaca de la Luna, etc... And still more undiscovered. So I'll suggest you try to discover own archeological archeological monuments, and get your name on the newspapers! You can do as Hiram Bingham did, he was asking the locals where could be some archeological monuments. Of course locals knew...

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Beggers

by hartti

The beggers are always there, looking so poor and desperate that how could you go by without giving a dime, or two!? But in reality, they may be more wealthy than you!!! Generally, you may see the beggers in the wealthy or tourist places, as in the center of towns, or in San Isidro, Lima.

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Inca Trail Fantastic

by Irenne

I am 80 years old and I am very contented of to have fulfilled a dream to go to the Inca Trail, my two children before did with SAS travel but when I consult by a space they do not had, now I have been able to find by recommendation of a friend to company ALL TREK TOUR OPERATOR (www.alltrekcusco.com) I am fascinated by the route and also by to have enjoyed the high meals but in my life and the marvillosos guides, I am recommending to this company is very good.IrenneAustralia

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