I had to get up today at 3am. We were taking a 4 hour bus ride to the Condor peak. The Incas worshiped condors because they were the animals of the upper world (the puma is the middle world, and the snake is the underworld). Here was the only spot where condors emerged for everyone to see... My trek to Colca Canyon was 2 days. In my group were two guides (Gelmond and Erika), Eyal (a guy from Isreal), and a couple from Quebec (Philippe and Caroline). I liked the ...

The bus arrived in Arequipa at 5am. I did not sleep well, and my cold came back in full force. I was going to my hostel...to sleep! My hostel was not the original one that I choose (I was right next to the one I wanted though). The hostel was owned by a cute couple. I ended up sleeping until 12pm. I felt a little better to explore the city a bit. Every city in Peru has a Plaza des Armas, so I figured that would be the best place to go first. I sat on the balcony ...

I got up today, refreshed and great! I slept in again til very late. Today, I had to go book my bus ticket to Arequipa, my next destination. I ended up going with a company that a woman told me in Aguas Caliente. It was much cheaper than the Cruz del Sur company (the flashy company around Peru). There was one place left (thank God!), and it was for 8:30pm. I got back home at around 3pm to back my bags. I had told everyone to join me at the house so I can say goo...

This morning, I decided to sleep in and catch up on all of the sleep I lost. I ended up sleeping 10 hours and it was worth it! There were a lot of new people in the house, namely Athinais (from Greece!), and Michael (from Cyprus!). Hassan came at around 1pm, because we had planned to go get a massage after Machu Picchu.There was another strike today for taxis and buses so Hassan and I walked all the way to the Plaza. In Cuzco, in the Plaza des Armas, there are m...

Journey to Machu Picchu (Day 5) "Knock, knock...are you guys awake, let's go!" It was Wes waking us up at 3:30am. We heard a bunch of people getting ready outside our room. This morning was a raceto get tickets to Hyanapicchu, a mountain right next to the ruins where we can view Machu Picchu in its entity from the top. Hassan and I took 10 minutes to get ready and we were off. We needed flashlights because it was still night. There was a river of peop...