Sacred Valley
Day 256 – Aguas Calientes, Peru This the start of my three days-two nights tour. Today is the visit of the Sacred Valley. (Pictures here.) Note: we are still around 3,000m above sea level. I’m lucky to be acclimated, not headache, no dizziness, no shortness of breath left beyond the normal exertion. San Pedro de…
Room mayhem
Day 254 – Cuzco, Peru Today was a rainy day, so I didn’t adventure outside much. I went to the Mercado San Pedro, a market renowned for its food diversity, but as it was late in the afternoon, it wasn’t as spectacular as it should probably be. Still, it was nice. On the way back,…
Circuito Religioso Arzobispal
Day 253 – Cuzco, Peru I won’t say much about yesterday. I was sick again, a mild tourista I guess, though I have been careful about local food and water, and I spent the day in bed feeling very sorry for myself. Today I was feeling better, so I adventured out again. Since I had…
Museo Inka
Day 251 – Cuzco, Peru I have some catching-up to do! I’ve added pictures to the Cuzco Gallery too, so head there for more. My main visit today was to the Inca Museum. I learned about the architecture, and the importance of lamas in the culture -as provider of meat and wool, and the ceremonial…
Chocolate Museum
Day 250 – Cuzco, Peru I have been sleeping a lot these last days, arriving by night bus, watching the Superbowl until late at night (kidding, I left before the end. I had to look up who won, although the Patriots were well in the lead when I left.) But today the sun is peeking,…
Cuzco
Day 247 – Cuzco, Peru I love when they say that the bus will arrive at 6am and it arrives at 5:30am. What are you supposed to do that early in the day? I finally accepted the offer of a taxi driver -good thing I had some local currency!-, who touted his official status -guide…
Copacabana
Day 246 – Copacabana, Bolivia This was my last day in Copacabana. I had decided to take a night bus to Cuzco, so I was leaving at 6pm. I was awoken at 7am by a brass band going down the street and petards were been joyously let off in the town. I knew that around…
Lake Titicaca
Day 245 – Copacabana, Bolivia 8 months since I started travelling! I had booked an almost expensive hotel in Copacabana, near the centre, where I have my own room and en-suite bathroom. I don’t have a heater though, and it is cold! The shower doesn’t give really hot water either, so taking a shower is…
Bolivia
Just a few lines to say that I’m currently drinking a hot chocolate on a terrace overlooking Lake Titicaca. The altitude is 3860m and I’ve been finally rid of my headache for at least 2 days now. I’ll properly write an account of my days between San Pedro de Atacama and Uyuni shortly, for now…
Salar de Uyuni tour day 3
Day 242 – Uyuni, Bolivia All the pictures here. Because we were supposed to watch the sun rise above the salt flats (salar), we got up entirely too early -4:30 am- to leave at 5 am. As it had rained all night, we drove on muddy roads, crossing the occasional stream -four wheel drive, yeah!-,…