 | Cusco, Machu Pichu and Pukklasunchis
2008-07-21, Cusco, Peru. By: pedrofletc | | Either Cusco has gotten a lot more sophisticated over the last 6 years, or I have become a lot less so, because the food, which I remember as pretty basic, is great, and the nightlife likewise, is too... |
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 | Any more culture and I´ll fall asleep standing up
2008-06-11, Cusco, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | It’s easy to lose sight of the reality of the situation here and get consumed by work, but every so often I have to step back and remember that I came here for an experience, not a career. Family memb... |
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 | Wow, what a month continued....
2008-06-06, Cusco, Peru. By: cbr600f | | Well, as promised more tales from my month of dolphin volunteering …..
Aldo and Stefan told us that we would each have to have a go at starting the zodiac engine, one of those pull chord things tha... |
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 | Wow, what a month !
2008-06-02, Cusco, Peru. By: cbr600f | | Hello all, well here I am in Cusco, just round the corner from Machu Picchu.
Firstly I am having major problems downloading my photos today so there won't be many pictures with this story I'm afraid.... |
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 | Machu Pichu
2008-02-17, Cusco, Peru. By: mdlstone | | What a fabulous day we had in Machu Pichu. After spending 5 days in Cusco, I had a much better sense of the history of the Incans (such as we know) and the culture that they lived in, as well as the ... |
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 | Finally! Pictures!
2008-02-02, Cusco, Peru. By: annebake89 | | theres not much of a story since most of you have read my emails but here are some pictures of the trip so far! |
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 | Sending me off and moving on
2008-01-20, Cusco, Peru. By: juliac | | I had meant to say right at the beginning thank you to those of you who sent me off or who got in touch before I went. It was nice to see those I could and to speak to those I couldn´t. Whether at the... |
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| Calves of a hockey teacher
2008-01-18, Cusco, Peru. By: juliac | | Everything feels a bit surreal today and to emphasise this, on the way to the internet cafe this morning, I saw a toddler trying to ride a tiny dog, and then further up the road, another dog sitting i... |
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| The night before the morning after
2008-01-13, Cusco, Peru. By: juliac | | Yes, tomorrow begins at 5.20 when we´re being picked up from the hostel for the first day of the Inca Trail trek. I should be packing and going to bed early, I know, but where´s the fun in that? I´ve ... |
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| Speaking in Russian
2008-01-09, Cusco, Peru. By: JuliaC | | I´m here in Cusco alone until Ange and Pete arrive on Saturday and we set off on the Inca Trail on Monday. The altitude has hit me hard - it´s about 3300 metres here and I don´t feel well. Cusco is an... |
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 | Cusco
2007-06-03, Cusco, Peru. By: adsdan | | Yesterday afternoon we arrived in Cusco. Suffering from severe headaches due to the altitude (3400m above sealevel), we stayed at our hotel for the evening.
Today we ventured out to see the attract... |
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 | No, no, no, no, no!!!
2007-05-01, Cusco, Peru. By: rossycaz | | For the past 3 days we´ve been chillin´in Cusco. We found a laid back, colourful hostal in the San Blas area of the city. San Blas is mainly narrow cobbled streets on the side of a hill above the main... |
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 | Cusco and the Inca trail
2007-04-08, Cusco, Peru. By: danhayes | | Arriving in Peru, even on the border town of Tacna I noticed how much culture and identity Peru had, something I hadn{t seen since I had left Brazil. Not to fault Argentina but it often seemed like I ... |
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 | sexy woman
2007-04-10, cusco, Peru. By: vorn | | wednesday afternoon one of the local soccer teams cienciano beat boca (big team from argie) 3-0 in the copa liberatore (SA club comp) so wednesday night was a pretty crazy night in cusco. the plaza wa... |
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 | Cusco
2007-03-25, Cusco, Peru. By: jess | | It has been a while since I’ve written. I haven’t been to that many places... but, as always everyday is an adventure. Last I mentioned I was in Huaraz, in northern Peru in the Andes. It is a beaut... |
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 | Back to Cusco!
2006-09-27, Cusco, Peru. By: emwalters | | In September I decided to return to Cusco for a few days to visit some good friends! It was also nice to get out of the city for a few days and relax in the mountains. It was great to catch up with ev... |
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 | Cusco Open 06
2006-10-22, Cusco, Peru. By: emwalters | | Between 19-22nd October 06 was the Cusco Open, a paragliding competition held in the Sacred Valley, Cusco. There were around 50 pilots from all over the world and . . . there was a chica from WALES . ... |
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 | I Am In Love
2006-09-24, Cusco, Peru. By: sauntering | | With a city, that is. And maybe that's preferable to another human being. Because places, places may arguably offer more stability. They really only shut down after natural disasters or political u... |
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 | Having an AMAZON time in the Jungle!!
2006-08-21, Cusco, Peru. By: lyndz | | Hello all,
FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE - MORE PICTURES UPLOADED!!
Right, well as you know we survived the Inca Trail Trek and managed to get back to Cusco safe and sound. Those that have been read... |
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 | An Inka-readible trip to Machu Picchu!
2006-08-09, Cusco, Peru. By: lyndz | | (MORE PICS UPLOADED!)
Yep that's right, we made it, all 45 kilometres of it, and there were times when I honestly thought I wouldn't be here to write another instalment!
We took the scenic 10 h... |
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 | New Pictures uploaded
2006-08-03, Cusco, Peru. By: lyndz | | Hi all,
Now we've got a new "all-singing & all-dancing" camera there are photo's a plenty for your viewing pleasure.
Wish us luck for the Inca Trail, we leave at 0400hrs on Friday 4th Aug!!!
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 | The most touristy place in the world
2006-07-07, Cusco, Peru. By: r_crerar | | So I did manage to leave Huacachina at 8am in the morning, although only just due to a slight issue with forgetting to go to sleep the night before - oops. Yeah Nasca lines with a hangover - not the ... |
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 | Livestock
2006-05-31, Cusco, Peru. By: adeboy | | OK it was only a bus journey but a lot can be said for finding that cheapest bus available if you want to experience some real culture.
After stopping for the inevitable tire repairs. (I think tha... |
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| Supermarket!!!!!!!!!!
2006-05-31, Cusco, Peru. By: adeboy | | After taking a bus from Copacabana across the border into peru I bumped into a Portugese guy that I met in Cafayate in Argentina at the bus station in Puno. He had just bought a ticket to Cusco and s... |
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 | Thank you Juan!
2006-03-05, Cusco, Peru. By: eminperu | | This journal goes out to all my Welsh friends! I think you'll all be very proud that I managed to bring a part of Wales to Cusco! And how did I do it . . .
Well I told the lovely Juan about Queen E... |
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 | A big thanks to Chris!
2006-04-11, Cusco, Peru. By: eminperu | | Well I'm no longer living the life in Cusco but before I left I was able to visit the kids I worked with one last time. A friend from home, Chris, kindly raised some money for me to spend on the child... |
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