Archive for December, 2008

From Lares to Cuzco

December 26, 2008

Getting up for breakfast, this morning is taken at a slightly slower pace as we don’t have far to walk today.  After eating we grab our daypacks and follow the road for around an hour to where we’re met by our bus, which takes us on the long, winding road back to Ollantaytambo in the […]

Meeting Lares trek locals

December 18, 2008

Woken up with tea and coffee served to us in our tents this morning (don’t get this sort of service at home – take note other half, if you’re reading this).  By 6:30am we’re packed and sitting down to a breakfast of porridge, pancakes and hot drinks to fuel us for the 8 hour day […]

Stepping out on the Lares Trek

December 11, 2008

An early start this morning, we leave two of our group and G.A.P. leader behind to relax in Cuzco for the next few days, while seven of us along with our trek staff (guide, cooks and porters) head out of Cuzco via the Sacred Valley to the village of Qeshwarani, and the start of our 3 day […]

Out and about in Cuzco

December 5, 2008

Time to explore in and around Cuzco today. Cuzco is the archaeological capital of the Americas and the oldest continuously inhabited city on the continent. Most of the city streets are lined with Inca built stone walls, and are full of colonial Spanish architecture, great restaurants, and shops and markets brimming with local artwork, jewellery […]