This is part of a series called Galápagos Islands and Macchu Picchu 2022 After Machu Picchu, we took a different route back to Cusco and ended up in the little town of Chinchero, the weaving center of Peru, at 12,500 feet!We stopped for a weaving demonstration at a textile co-op, where the local ladies showed…
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This is part of a series called Galápagos Islands and Macchu Picchu 2022 The day finally arrived for our trip to Machu Picchu. The only way to get to Machu Picchu is by train — or one of the many Inca Trails that lead to, or leave from the complex. There are no roads of…
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This is part of a series called Galápagos Islands and Macchu Picchu 2022 On our second day in the Sacred Valley, it was time to do a little climbing. In some respects, it was a dry run for our trip to Machu Picchu on Thursday. Deb decided to take the day off to save her…
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Today it was time to move to the mountains to start visiting the many archeological sites there (there are over 19,000 archeological sites in Peru!). After leaving our hotel at 5:45 am and dodging the police who were trying to enforce the President’s one day lockdown over a protest against the rising fuel prices, we…
View MoreThis is part of a series called Galápagos Islands and Macchu Picchu 2022 Yesterday was a very long travel day — we left the ship at 10:45 am and got to our hotel in Lima at 11:30 pm (planes, trains, and automobiles…). But we were thrilled to not have to lose a day due to…
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