Hi Everyone, just returned from the 3 day lares trek to machu picchu and a day visiting the site. The trek was absolutely fantastic, never dropping below 3800 metres and gaining a maximum height of 4300 metres. This trek is slightly different than the official Inca trail to machu picchu which is quite heavily regulated, with only a certain number of people allowed to start the trail per day. The Lares trail took us through the mountains and gave us a glimpse in...

Hi Everyone Had a mad few days in Nasca. Spent 8 hours on the bus from Lima (buses are pretty good though, big leather recliners and you get a meal!). We´re famous in Nasca though! We stepped off the bus to hundreds of people and a brass band to greet our little tour group of 8 (we later found out it was National Tourism day and our group had been chosen to represent all the tourists as guests of honour!). They chose one of the girls from our group, Sa...