South America: Peru, Aguas Calientes, and Machu Picchu The fog lifted and revealed the amazing ruins. What a long and amazing day! Be in the Know: I can’t reiterate enough that you shouldn’t be in a rush to come here … Read More
The scenery on the drivewas beautiful! It’s been a long day, but we made it to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo). This pueblo is the nearest place you can find to the ruins of Machu Picchu and this is … Read More
A struggle, interesting sights, and a chocolate museum in Cuzco, Peru. Yep, this has been a good day. For a small donation, thelocals will let you take a pic. I justcouldn’t resist these two! To start, we decided to … Read More
Last night was a great night for sleeping with no monkey sightings this time at Posadas Amazonas. I wonder, will I be able to sleep without the constant sound of the jungle as a backdrop? Best picture of a monkey … Read More
Ugg! Up before breakfast and daylight. Our guide is both cruel and a genius. He wanted us up early for our Amazon canopy tour so our group could see the sunrise from the tower. All the other groups were after … Read More
Wow, what an amazing day it’s been at Posada Amazonas. We were up early for breakfast and then headed to the oxbow lake for a slow trip around the perimeter. On our walk to the lake, a troop of … Read More
We’re ready for our Amazon adventure! My main reason for taking this trip was to see the Amazon basin due to a novel I’m working on. I’m excited to be here. Yesterday was a long day and an interesting night. … Read More
Completely Amazing Peru travel, so far! Pyramid walls as viewed from the outside of the fence I had been so excited and done so much research about the Amazon Basin, that I was completely surprised by our stopover point; Lima, … Read More