Peru is a fascinating country to visit. My little blog entry won’t do it justice, but I simply mustn’t leave it out of my chronology. I’ll describe three “walks” we did. 4 km from Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo) to the actual archeological site) Normal people (excluding those who walk the multi-day Inca Trail) take…
Image by CIFOR via Flickr An adventure in the Amazon is always at the top of my bucket list, even though I’ve could have crossed it off after my 2009 trip to Peru. The Unconquered is subtitled “In Search of the Amazon’s Last Unconquered Tribes” and that pretty much sums it up. Published in 2011, the…
I wrote a long message that didn’t get saved – I will recreate it bit by bit. Morning train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, which is the town below Macchu Pichu. Our hotel was arranged by the taxi driver/travel agent in Cuzco and was quite satisfactory. We had the day to wander around town –…
>We found our way to the regular bus station in Cuzco yesterday and got on a bus to Urubamba (1 -1 1.5 hours, but we´re not paying much attention to the clock=, where we changed to a crowded mini van for the half hour to Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo we had tickets for the train to…
>My trusty little Canon camera has recovered from its dunking. Seems to be working fine. I guess the test will come when I print the new photos or view them on a proper computer screen.
>Walked over to N’s hotel at 7.30 and we left there in a moto-taxi for the airport. Mototaxiing through town is an experience, and plays havoc with the hairdo. Flew to Limi, changed flights and flew to Cuzco – an hour and a bit. In Cuzco took an official airport taxi with the intent of…
Friday was my last day in Iquitos. It started very rainy but soon cleared up. The hotel people got a guide (really just a friend of theirs named Saul). I wanted to go to the part of town that is the famous floating town and marketplace, Belen (which means Bethlehem) but I preferred to go…
Today I relaxed in town. Up at 7, had to dress in my black pants and only shirt since all the other clothes were still not dry. Normally, I don´t care if I put on damp clothes and let them dry on my body. However, in addition to the many mosquito and ant bites, I…
Seeing Clarely 