Today is all about two very different ancient sites that are geographically close. Only 50 Km from Cusco, the Moray ruins are made up of terraces that were supposedly used by the Incas as a plant nursery. Although the real purpose of these terraces is not confirmed, modern historians speculate that on Moray's steps, it was possible to simulate all the microclimates of the Inca empire, thus permitting the priest-scientists who worked there to experiment with ...

Though the most famous Inca's ruin is Machu Picchu there are many other Peru ancient ruins that are also worth a visit. Today is dedicated to visiting and learning about some of the Inca archaeological ruins of the Sacred Valley. Being the epicentre of Inca civilization many of these sites are clustered around Cusco. This rich assortment of ancient ruins is a testament to the Incas great civilization. The Incas constructed huge buildings, walls and fortificatio...

I came here totally unprepared. Cusco was to be the base to begin our tour to The Lost City of the Incas - more famously known as Machu Picchu - BUT the city itself and the surrounding areas have so much to offer. With our fabulous guide we all learned so much about the Incas. The Incas were originally a small tribe in the southern highlands of Peru. In less than a century, during the 1400s, they built one of the largest, most tightly controlled empires the wo...

I am so disappointed with our stopover in Lima as we are not going to see anything much except for the bus ride from the airport to our hotel and back to the airport. Our only bit of sightseeing was an evening walk through Barranco. It was cold and wet, but we persevered so we could at least see something this city has to offer. It appears that Barranco comes alive of an evening as people are out and about wining and dining. This is Lima's arty, bohemian neighb...

Our last day in Buenos Aires and we are doing the two extremes today - vising the oldest and youngest barrios. San Telmo is the oldest barrio and preserves colonial-style houses along narrow cobblestone lanes, illuminated with pretty wrought iron lanterns. It was originally home to high society before they moved elsewhere in the 1870s to escape an outbreak of yellow fever. Their ornate homes were converted into convetillos to house poor immigrants, which save...