I recently hiked the 4-day version of the Inca Trail. I had wanted to do the 5-day version, but my available dates didn’t coincide with a 5-day hike. […]

Gustavo picked us up at our hotel at 7:15 to take us to the airport. As usual, traffic getting to the airport was awful. It took us an […]

I recently met a friend for tea who I hadn’t seen in a number of years. When I suggested she travel with us at Llama Expeditions to Peru, […]

There were two morning hikes – one at 7:00 and one at 10:00. We chose the 7:00 AM hike because we had heard that the trail was very […]

The night before the 1-day Inca Trail hike, you should prepare two bags. The first is an overnight bag for your stay in Aguas Calientes. You should pack […]

We were met by Mary and John Alexander, our guide, at 6:30. While we weren’t able to print our boarding passes for our flight from Juliaca to Lima […]

One of the first things I noticed when I arrived in Chiapas, Mexico, to attend the ATTA World Summit was the hordes of children roaming the streets, dirty and bedraggled, […]

Getting a hot shower can be tricky. On numerous trips to Peru and other countries within Latin America, I discovered that hot water doesn’t seem to flow as […]

The weather at Machu Picchu is typical of mountainous regions: unpredictable. I have experienced everything from torrential rainstorms that I thought would wash the site away to perfect […]

I looked up startled by the sudden sound of an avalanche cascading down the slope of a distant mountain. The shaman smiled. Apparently, the avalanche was a sign […]