In this second post on my recent Inca Trail experience, I take you through a day by day look at this famous hike, from KM 82 all the way to wonderful Machu Picchu (and Aguas Calientes and back to Cusco once more). Part I is here for those who want to know more about the […]
In Part I of this series on my Inca Trail experience, I will discuss the history of Peru’s most popular hike, and provide some practical information for would-be Inca Trail-ers. Part II will look at the day by day experience of walking the Inca Trail, culminating in the archaeological wonder of Machu Picchu. The Inca […]
A review of a visit to the Museo Casa Concha in Cusco, Peru, also known as the Museo Machu Picchu. This is the best opportunity to see artefacts from Machu Picchu before or after a visit to the site itself. But it’s the untold or carefully positioned stories that are the most intriguing. Museo Machu […]
The capital of the Inca Empire has something to offer almost any visitor, but is particularly rich for lovers of history, archaeology and culture. Learn more below before you plan your own Cusco adventure. Introduction Cusco is only the seventh most populous city in Peru, but is the city tourists are most likely to visit […]
A review of Peru: A Journey In Time, now on at the British Museum. A quietly excellent exhibition which reveals a lot about Peru’s past cultures and the threads of continuity with the present. Peru And My Personal Bucket List I don’t want to say I had been doom-mongering. BUT – it is true that […]
