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Monday, June 15, 2009

Peruvian Adventure Series 4 of 9 – Day Five 5/15/2008 Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo {Travel}

Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today I’m going to walk you through Day Five – Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo. This is a nine part series of my excursion to Peru. If you haven’t read the Travel Tuesday entries please take the time to check it out.

Just a quick recap:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 -Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

In this blog entry I’m going to walk you through my day 5 in Peru at Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo. Let’s begin.

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

My day started at 8:30 am traveling through the a scenic landscape to the Urubamba Valley, the “Sacred Valley of the Incas”. Before we arrive at the town of Pisac we make a quick stop at Awana Kancha. At Awana Kancha I got to see all 4 camelids: Alpaca, Llama, Guanaco and the famed Vicuna with its super-fine wool.

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We were given a short presentation about two brothers who created the idea of Awana Kancha (translated: Palace of the Master Weaver) back in 1989. They informed us of the history of the animals and their importance as a source of food and clothing in Pre-Columbian culture and the current peoples of Peru.

Awana Kancha

We also were allowed to feed the adult llamas and alpacas some fresh alfalfa (their main food staple). View full post »

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Peruvian Adventure Series 3 of 9 – Day Four 5/14/2008 Machu Picchu, Peru {Travel}

Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today I’m going to walk you through Day Four – Machu Picchu. This is a nine part series of my excursion to Peru. If you haven’t read the Travel Tuesday entries please take the time to check it out.

Just a quick recap:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 -Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

In this blog entry I’m going to walk you through my day 4 in Peru at Machu Picchu.

Let’s begin. Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

I woke at 4:30 am which is like waking up at 1 am California time. Talk about crazy! Once again I rushed to shower and head upstairs for light breakfast as my train departed on-time at 6:30. My personal guide took me straight to the train station where I quickly boarded. I knew that the train ride was roughly about 8 hours long so I brought a few snacks with me and had my camera out in case I saw something interesting. I think these next couple of photographs will speak for themselves.

I took the photograph below through the train window. I really like seeing the landscape in the background and the women in the foreground with her baby on her back working hard keeping those cows in line. She wasn’t alone as she had her dog helping.

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View from my seat of the front of the train going around the bend.

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During the 8 hour train ride we passed by so many cities/towns/villages. I saw a few men and women standing their selling their goods.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Peruvian Adventure Series 2 of 9 – Day Three 5/13/2008 Cusco, Peru {Travel}

Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today I’m going to walk you through Day Three – Arriving in Cusco, Peru. This is a nine part series of my excursion to Peru. If you haven’t read the Travel Tuesday entries please take the time to check it out.

Just a quick recap:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 -Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

In this blog entry I’m going to walk you through my day 3 in Cusco, Peru.

Let’s begin. Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

My day started bright and early with a transport to the airport to take me from Lima to Cusco. Not a long flight as I believe is less than an hour.

The first thing that hits the arrived visitor to Cusco are the Inca walls; enormous granite blocks carved to fit together perfectly without the aid of mortar beds. Many of the walls were simply built upon during the construction of a new Spanish city. It’s a tribute to the Incas that their anti seismic design has survived the test of time while the Spanish colonial architecture has been rebuilt several times following a wave of earthquakes that have hit the city. Cusco was referred to as the ‘Navel of the World’.

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When I travel alone I don’t always have to stay in a 5 Diamond resort. In fact I’m not sure of the rating at the Casa Andina but it was always clean and the staff is always happy to help you with what ever you request. When I’m traveling I only use the hotel for sleeping and showering. This trip my goal was to stay in a clean room/hotel and get me out on tours to maximize each day to the fullest. View full post »

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Mia Ko - June 4, 2009 - 12:18 am

I love the fountain pictures and the lady walking with her llama!
My goodness, look at all those steps! Can’t imagine just walking up that one!
The image with the ladies selling their goods is a funny one because the ‘internet’ sign just feels out of place!

t - June 3, 2009 - 12:36 pm

beautiful photos~ love the dog, soccer boy and mom with baby! great captures!

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Peruvian Adventure Series 1 of 9 – Day One 5/12/2008 Lima, Peru {Travel}

Every year I get the itch to travel between the months of April and May. As I sit here I think about the trip I took last year around this time. Last year I had the pleasure to travel to Peru. I’ve always wanted to travel below the equator. I also had dreams of seeing and experiencing Machu Picchu which is a forgotten Inca city high up in the cloud forest. To me there is something about ruins. I just love them! Must be some Indiana Jones in me. So with the help of my friend Matt, I booked my 10 day adventure. A trip I was taking by myself.

A quick overview of what my ten day agenda consist of. I’ll be going over the details as I share each day with you over the next 9 weeks. Here’s the agenda:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 -Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

One thing you must know about me, I like to fill my traveling days with every second. So when my friend Matt and I were booking, I told him I want to leave LA and get into Peru in the wee hours of the morning. So we booked my flight leaving LAX at 1:30 pm and getting into Lima, Peru at 1:00 am. It’s an 8 hour flight with a 4 hour time difference.

My rational as to why I would do this to myself, I wanted to arrive early morning, sleep for a few hours and get out and about sightseeing. I only had this one day to visit Lima so I had spent as much time as I could sightseeing.

With no more delays, here is the recap of my first day.

Day One – Fly from LAX to Lima, Peru

Day Two – Lima, Peru 5/12/2008

My plane landed around 1:30 am. I got transferred to my hotel “Carmel Hotel” around 2:30 where I slept until 9 am. I rushed to shower, had a quick breakfast downstairs in the hotel and walked out to hit the streets with camera in hand. I planned on waking earlier but the fight had me exhausted.

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Lima is located on the central western coast, is large, noisy, polluted and shrouded in a misty coastal fog for much of the year. There is a sunny period, December through April, when many coast and highland people go to the beach. Despite the unimpressive landscape; the friendly people, important historical sites, quality museums, and variety of dining and entertainment establishments make Lima a very interesting place to visit.

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