Salkantay Trek and Machu Picchu, by Baz We had always been keen to do a trek on our way to the lost city of Maccu Picchu and, as the Inka Trail was booked up, there were 2 options: The Lares Trek took 4 days and 3 nights and was of moderate intensity, the Salkantay Trek took 5 days and 4 nights and we were told it too was not a massive challange. We went for the Salkantay option but found that it was alot tougher than originally billed. We set off from Cusco o...

Cusco, by Baz Seonaid and I are half way through our Spanish lessons and the novelty is starting to wear off. Its very intensive learning for 1 week, but we are both picking up quite a bit. We´ll stick with it.More interesting are the protests and demonstrations that are going on throughout Peru at the minute. There have been demonstrations all week and today there is a strike by one of the main Unions in Peru - the CGTP, over rising prices of food and other ne...

Cusco, by Seonaid We have arrived in Cusco, and to my surprise I`m suffering more from altitude sickness than Baz. It`s like running up a flight of stairs and not being able to get a breath into your lungs afterwards, something I`m not used to, so it`s a very weird experience. We are staying with a family in Cusco and they are just lovely. Marga can speak a little english and the son Rodrico speaks perfect english, but the granny Amada hasn`t a word of English ...