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Resting day

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Machu Picchu

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

We had planned to hike on the famous Inca trail. We had read from Internet that it was possible to book while in Cusco. Unfortunately, amount of hikers is restricted, and January is a specially busy month (the trail is closed on February because of the rain season). The closest possible date for us would […]

Cusco and city tour

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

The overnight bus trip from Nazca to Cusco took 15H instead of 12H planned. Luckily, we were in good company :)     Cusco (from Quechua Q’osqo) means belly of the world, as it was at the capital and center of the vast Inca empire, spreading from south of today’s Ecuador to north of Chile and […]

Nazca, Peru

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

We spent about 2 days in Nazca. Mostly doing nothing the first one, to keep this blog up to date, rest a bit (especially since temperature was quite high), and Netta got to try the pool in the first hostel :) On the second day, we found a very nice and cheap hostel to stay […]

Paracas, National Reserve

Friday, January 9th, 2009

From Lima, Francis had organized our arrival in Pisco, next to the Paracas Reserve. It’s important that someone comes fetch you there as the town is rather dodgy by night (we arrived late). We didn’t get much sleep, since tours were already booked and started early in the morning. We have had difficulties to sleep […]

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