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Belmond Andean Explorer

We woke up on day 10 to find that it was pouring with rain! It was a late start today, Joan and Juan Carlos were due at 10am. And there they were, right on time. Except they loaded someone else’s luggage into the car instead of ours! After a quick change, they whisked us offContinue reading “Belmond Andean Explorer”

Machu Picchu

Elias had told us that Peruvians will use any excuse for a party. Eating breakfast in the hotel restaurant while watching the activity on the platform, we could believe that. Whenever a train towards Machu Picchu was due, women in local dress would lead the passengers skipping and dancing onto the platform holding a bannerContinue reading “Machu Picchu”

Pisac

This morning Elias and Juan Carlos picked us up from the hotel and we drove to Pisac National Park. The route is very winding as it climbs up to passes and then down again. We stopped a couple of times along the way at sightseeing places. The hills are all terraced and the local peopleContinue reading “Pisac”

We started our day with a nightmare journey to Cusco. It took a little over an hour to get to Lima airport through the rush-hour traffic. Our driver told us which door to use to get into the terminal. Once inside, we were met with a wall of people! We discovered that we had toContinue reading “Cusco”