I have been to Peru eight or nine times and have only gotten sick twice. The last time was on a bus ride that seemed like it would […]

While Machu Picchu is Peru’s main attraction, it is not the only interesting thing to do in Peru. See below for ideas on other cool things to see […]

Today Armando picked us up at 9:00 to take us to Ollantaytambo. We first headed to the Cusco market, which is quite large on Saturdays. After walking through […]

Armando picked us up at 9:00 from our hotel. Our first stop was at Sacsayhuaman – an archeological site that means “head of the Puma” – a site […]

I was awakened at 6:20 when the person at the hotel front desk called to let me know that Michael was sitting outside the door. The doors lock […]

I, my husband and three other couples decided to check Peru and Machu Picchu off of our bucket list. Our research started with the internet (tripadvisor.com is my […]

When I hiked the Inca Trail, I was astonished to see the porters literally running the trail in sandals made of rubber from recycled tires. They bounded up […]

We woke up really early to take the 8:00 train to Machu Picchu. After settling into our assigned seats, the train took off promptly at 8:00. This was […]

Preguntas is the Spanish word for questions. I feel like I’ve been driving my team in Peru a little bananas with all of my questions. The Inca Trail […]

We were met at 7:30 by Mary and our guide, John Alexander. The first part of our day included a tour to the Uros floating reed islands. Mary […]