I’m up early this morning for the last leg to Machu Picchu.  A bus ride along the river to a bridge.  Once across, we slowly climbed a switch back road occasionally backing up to let a bus pass.    Out one window is a vista of the mountains and the river, out the other a wall of stone, ginger, [read more]

Up, up, out of the Sacred Valley this morning to Chinchero, a small Andean village at 12,300 feet.  After a brief [read more]

Up at 5:30 this morning for a 7:00 departure to the airport.  Our group was booked on four different flights to Cusco.  Mine was next to last.  We made up for it though [read more]

First day in Lima was overcast and misty, perfect for walking around. I headed out toward the ocean or at least the cliffs above the ocean. Lima is at the northern end of the Atacomma Desert so it sees very little rain. It does however get an ocean effect that creates mist [read more]