1-25-07 The Sacred Valley of the Incas

 
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An 8:20 bus pick up and we were off to the Sacred  Valley. First stop? Pisac, a set of Incan ruins and also the name of the current town they reside in.

1-23-2007 Machu Picchu

 
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Think it’s a cake walk to take a day trip to Machu Picchu? Check out this timeline.

1-22-2007 Touring Cuzco

 
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Haven’t made it to Cuzco yet? Here’s a breakdown of how our initial visit shaped up.

1-21-2007 Lima to Cuzco

 
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Adjusting to the altitude when you first arrive at the gateway to the Sacred Valley can be a challenge. Our advice? Pace yourself.

1-20-2007 Sightseeing in Lima

 
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We squeezed in quite a bit this day. The national museum, the Museo del Larco, the national cathedral and finally, the Monasterio de San Francisco with its catacombs. Here’s a run down . . .

1-19-2007 Pachacamac

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A fairly large site thirty minutes outside of Lima, this set of ruins is only about fifty percent excavated.

1-18-2007

 
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After overnighting in Tumbes, we found out there was a small local airport with an airline we had not found online.

January 17, 2007 Getting from Guayaquil to Lima

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This was quite a project. Issues to be considered? Price, logistics, and trying to do it without pulling an all nighter.

South American Travel Lessons:

 
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It’s been awhile since we’ve done a hard core road trip. A couple of lessons we needed to relearn?

1-14-07 Hanging out at Cabanas La Tortuga in Ayampe, Ecuador

 
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How did the stay start out at our little beach paradise? Read on to find out.