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2nd day trekking 9 hours of 23km through the tropical valley from Santa Maria to Santa Teresa. Visit a coca & coffee plantation, trek up high along narrow cliff hugging trails with steep vertical drop off and descending old stone … Continue reading →

Early start for the Nobbies embarking on the Inka Jungle Trail. Day 1 bike from about snow capped 4000m to lush green jungle of 1100m. Sounds easy but the weather closed in at the top bringing icy rain, sleet & … Continue reading →

Plaza de Armas, Cusco on a beautiful winter sunny day whilst doing last minute preparations for our Inka jungle trail for the next 4 days.

After 2 weeks at Spanish school we finally explore the Inca ruins in the afternoon located up the back hill of Cusco called Sacsahuaman, nicknamed sexy woman. Incredible stone work where the large boulders are all fitted together without mortar.

Grandmothers are always there to give that extra lift, even in Peru. Prams are rarely seen on the streets and the locals use a colourful wrap to carry their babies or their shopping. This grandmother walked many steep steps with … Continue reading →

Cooking classes at our Spanish School. Learning to make a typical Peruvian dish, stuffed rocotos, a green pepper stuffed with mince cooked with fried in egg white at the bottom. Muy rico (very tasty).

Let sleeping dogs lie. We pass these same dogs each morning in San Blais plaza, Cusco en route to Spanish school. They get fed by local shopkeepers but in the meantime they curl up catching the warm sun rays on … Continue reading →

The unique architecture and alleyways of Cusco mixed with Inka stone at the bottom and colonial Spanish at the top.

Practicing night shots with long exposure from balcony of local pub overlooking Plaza de Armas, Cusco.

Beautiful Plaza de Armas, the historic centre of Cusco dominated by a two churches. To the left is the Cathedral of Santa Domingo built on the foundations of an Inka temple which took nearly 100 years to complete by 1654. … Continue reading →