We made our way to Cusco for the same reason that most tourists have, Machu Picchu. Cusco is a beautiful colonial city that was built on the foundations of the capital of the Inca Empire. The stone wall foundations still stand today, surviving numerous earthquakes because the stones are [...]
From Arequipa, we boarded an 8 AM San Cristobal del Sur bus for Puno and Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world at almost 16,000 feet. This bus ride was the first in which we encountered a safety check where officials boarded the bus and actually made sure everyone had, and was [...]
After about 2.5 hours of a harrowing, rainy bus ride along the cliff edge of the canyon, we arrived after dark in Cabanaconde. We made reservations for Hotel de Fuego, but after following an employee from the bus to the hotel and see 3 different rooms, we opted to look for something else. There seemed [...]