We had a beautiful day trip on the deep blue waters of Lake Titicaca, remarkable for its size and its height above sea level - 3800m. When walking near the water on the pre Inca agricultural terraces you have the illusion of being by the sea, and perhaps being in a southern Mediterean country, Greece or Italy. One island we visited on the Lake is inhabited by a family groups of the Uro people. Their island is in water 20 metres deep, is man made entirely of reeds...

4 days and 3 nights. From kilometre 82 to the Sacred City. A breath taking view soon after dawn when the cloud finally lifted, allowing us our first, and long awaited glimpse of the remains below.It was a very atmosphereic trek taking in jungle, high mountain passes (4000m plus) and cloud forest. We had every different type of weather (well, it is the rainy season here), visits to so many temples, defensive positions and Inca stores along the way. We admired orch...

Made it.We are staying in a hostel on the hill overlooking the fair city of Cusco, relaxing and testing our acclimatisation. - No worries so far.Despite the efforts of the hustlers on the main square, (offering postcards, shoe shine - even though we are wearing tevas, cinema, restaurant, massage) I quite like Cusco. It is a Spanish looking city with domed churches, symetrical parks and columns. Before the conquest, Cusco was the Inca capital, but was destroyed by...

Just a quick stop off for 1 night here.The embassy and consulate really were amazing, and the passport was waiting when we returned from Galapagos. Not so Ecuadorian bureaucracy. It took visits to 2 offices (at different sides of town) and 7 hours of waiting to get the stamp which you legally must have to enter the country, so conversly you must have to avoid huge problems when leaving. A 30 hour bus journey to Lima, and we are already looking forwards to leaving...