Yesterday at 9am we arrived into Buenos Aires and, this is my 5th time to this wonderful city. I do not think that I have visited a city more beautiful. It has similarities to Paris especially the architecture of the buildings and homes. Parana River Delta which is made up of 5000. The current Delta population is 3000 residents and [….]

Today we sadly departed Cuzco on another adventure to Puerto Maldanado and the Amazon Jungle. On our arrival at the airport in Puerto Maldanado we were surprised to find the weather quite cool and raining, it was a huge contrast from my 2010 visit when the temperature reached a boiling 42 deg.From the airport we were transferred to the office [….]

This is my forth visit to the Inti Rami Festival and it never ceases to amaze me. For the festival of the Sun, people made prior arrangements for the ceremony and when the Inca and his followers entered the temple, all the people toasted with chicha or a drink speciallgiven a tyy prepared for this ocassion. Here is a small [….]

Yesterday we arrived to Cuzco from Aguas Calientes. We caught the Peru Rail from Aguas Calientes which is a small vibrant town situated at the base of Machu Picchu. The trip to Ollyantambo takes approximately 1-1/2 hours on board we were given a typical Peruvian lunch and entertained by the staff of Peru Rail who performed a fashion parade of [….]

Today we departed our hotel at 530am to enjoy one of the most incredible sights on earth, the sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We hiked the steep stone-paved trail to the Sun Gate to meet our other companions who hiked the Inca Trail.It was such an emotional and excitting moment. Some of the group also took the opportunity to stroll to [….]

We departed our hotel at 830 am by vehicle to our starting point of our trek. On arrival we were presented with a small calico bag which contained out morning tea. The trek took us through farms of maize, wheat, potatoes and barley our guide Elias explained to us the daily life of these people. Our hike took us around [….]

This morning we said goodbye to some of our group who are off to tackle the Inca Trail . We wish them luck on their 3 day hike to Machhu Picchu, where we will meet them at the Sun Gate. The remainder of the group visited Chichubamba community village 15 minutes walk from our hotel. Chichubamba combines two of Peru’s [….]

Today was our free day in Cuzco, first stop Jack’s for a cappuccino then it was a shopping spree.Wandering through this lovely city, exploring the astonishing narrow streets of this tile roof colonial town will be your unforgettable experience. We found something astounding at every turn. Great buys are the traditional Peruvian handicrafts, alpaca-wool sweaters and rugs, ponchos, pottery, gold [….]

Photo 1 and 2 Silver workshop and a masterpiece made for aSharman Photo 3 Mother and baby – the mother was selling hats in the street Photo 4 and 5 University students performing during the festival in the main square of Cuzco

Unfortunately there is very little to describe about this day except that it took 13 hours from Puno to Cuzco. Normally the trip takes around 8 hours with 3 stops at some interesting places but due to a road strike on the Puno side of the border we had to take an alternative route to enable us to get to [….]

We departed out hotel by electric bikes at 730am it was bitterly cold during the 10 minute ride to the wharf where our boat was waiting. The boat excursion to Uros and Taquile Islands on Lake Titikaka. This full day excursion took us to the highest navigable lake in the world to the floating islands of the Uros Indians, man-made [….]