SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING  RIVER IS FLOWING WITH GUSTO !   PASSING THE TOWN OF MACHU PICCHU HIKING TO MACHU PICCHU  CROSSING THE RIVER BRIDGE UP UP UP  UP UP UP UP UP ! UP UP UP UP UP UP UP UP  !! YIKES! A NEW PAIR OF NORTH FACE PANTS ! THE…

ON MY WAY TO OLLANTAYTAMBO BLT VIEW FROM BALCONY  WELL APPORTIONED ROOM    MORE CURIOUS ALPACAS 

READY FOR OLLANTAYTAMBO PERU TUESDAY    AVOCADO STUFFED WITH SHRIMP + ROASTED TOMATO + TOASTED BAGUETTE = BREAKFAST OMG  VIEW FROM MY FAV TABLE  VEGAN BURGER FROM ISA IN MADRID SPAIN  1 KILO OF WASH DRY FOLD FOR S/2.50 =.85 CENTS USD   BACK TO UCHO FOR DINNER  VIEW OF UCHO KITCHEN FROM DINNER TABLE A LITTLE SPARKLING…

POACHED EGGS, ASPARAGUS, ROASTED TOMATOES, BACON HOMEMADE BREAD FRESH MANGO & PINEAPPLE JUICE  Renato & Poliana IN LA PAZ BOLIVIA  ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM THE US LIVING IN CUSCO  I WATCHED THE CHEF ROLL & CUT THE PASTA +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUNDAY EVENING AT BAR WITH VEIW OF KITCHEN SCALLOPS WERE FANTASTIC  BARTENDER IN ACTION   TEN BURNER GAS…

 MY ROOM FIRST DOOR ON THE LEFT   MORE CURIOUS LAMA   SPECTACULAR OVERLOOK  JULIA VISITING LAKE COMO ITALY BACK TO CUSCO FOR DINNER AFTER FOUR DAYS ON THE TRAIL  ALPACA – HOT ROCKS !

 HONEY WITH BEE POLLEN ON PANCAKE GOOD MORNING SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS   SEÑORA & HORSES WILL WALK WITH US TO CUPER HORSE & HER FOLD ALONG THE TRAIL TO CUPER COMMUNITY MEMBERS – CARNIVAL CELEBRATION COMMUNITY MEMBERS HEADING BACK HOME BAND PLAYS AS WE REACH THEIR COMMUNITY  ON TO CUPER COMMUNITY CUPER COMMUNITY…

 VIEW OF SACRED VALLEY FROM INCA TRAIL  INCA SITE ON TRAIL REQUIRED ADMISSION S/22.00   NO ELECTRICITY AT THE HOME WHERE WE STAYED   KITCHEN WITH WOOD BURNING STOVE VIEW FROM THE OPENING ON THE BATHROOM WALL VIEW FROM THE OPENING ON THE BATHROOM WALL HIS BATHROOM  HER BATHROOM  BOILED CORN & CHEESE AND TOASTED CORN SNACK…

ALAIN INCA TRAIL GUIDE & ^^OUNTAIN ^^AN HERD OF LAMA & SHEEP JOINED US FOR LUNCH SHEPHERD JOINED US FOR SOME CONVERSATION AS HIS LAMA & SHEEP PASSED BY COMMUNITY OF TAMBOMACHAY WHERE WE SLEPT COMMUNITY OF TAMBOMACHAY WHERE WE SLEPT  POTATO SOUP  CHICKEN RICE POTATOES AND VEGIES 

FEB 22 BEGIN FOUR DAY TREK  Day 1.-  Tambomachay to patabamba 8 hour hike   Day 2.- Patabamba to Ucbuyqosqo 6 to 7 hour hike Day 3.- Uchuyqosqo archaeological site and to  cuper community. 8  hour hike  Day4.-   cuper community to Urquillos 7 hour hike  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.7px Helvetica;…

VAILARINA – A LADY WHO DANCES

Cumbe Mayo (3600 m), a pampa on a mountain range, is 20 km southwest of Cajamarca. It is famous for its extraordinary, well-engineered pre-Inca channels, running for 9 km across the mountain tops. It is said to be the oldest man-made construction in South America. The sheer scale of the scene is impressive and the…

 RELIABLE ADVISE FROM THE TOURISM POLICE  REQUIRED ME TO PRACTICE “DONDE ES CORREOS” BEFORE GIVING ME DIRECTIONS AND POINTING ME ON MY WAY! PRACTICING MY SPANISH INCA TRAIL ROUTES  LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TONIGHT ! MY OWN PERSONAL SAFE & HAIRDRYER !TWO BATH TOWELS  & BLANKET SHAMPOO & SOAP  !! YUM YUM YUM GUINEA PIG !!!…