It was a 5:00 a.m. start this morning to catch the first train from Ollantaytambo, an Inca-Rail service to Machu Picchu. Boarding was very different from anything we have experienced. We were led traditionally dressed musicians and dancers from the Booking Hall down the street to the railway station and the awaiting train. The journey …
We are in the Sacred Valley, a 42km long fertile area formed by the Vilcanota and Urubamba Rivers flowing from the watershed above Lake Titicaca to the Amazon. Along the valley we saw crops of maize, alfalfa and potatoes all grown here because of the alluvium but in Inca times they were known as ‘a …
Today was a getting there day – a flight to Cusco. The collection by our taxi from the hotel was easy until quickly everything stopped. There was a road closure without warning, then some 30 minutes later on the coastal highway we quickly arrived to the edge of the airport. Here nothing moved. Eventually someone …
We spent the morning touring the Centro Historico where the remains of colonial era buildings, churches and Art Deco buildings are at every corner. The churches are packed with ornate guilded altars with amazing carvings in mahogany covered with gold leaf and other timbers which have the appearance of rock. Nearby is the Museo Larco …
We departed Manchester on time at 05:55 on our flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. It was interesting because we have never flown on the new Airbus 220. Arriving early we had a leisurely transfer to our Lima flight on a Boeing 777-300 extended range which enabled us to fly the 6,515 miles nonstop. …