With this week being the annual registration period for licenced Inca Trail operators, we thought we could offer a little advice when choosing who to trek with. 1. Not all agencies are licensed tour operators: There are two types of companies that will sell you an Inca trail package: registered tour operators and middle men also known as ‘endosars’. The registered tour operators are a handful of companies that run,...Read More
The Sacred Valley can be reached from Cusco in less than 70 minutes by car. “What is so special about the Sacred Valley anyway?” people may ask. For anyone who gets out and explores the area on foot, or bike for that matter, they will soon understand the answer to that question! The Incas thought the Sacred Valley was an impressive and holy place. As such, it is a place...Read More
If you’ve had your share of Peruvian food and are looking for a different ethnicity, try the fabulous Japanese restaurant Kintaro only one block from the main plaza. The dining room is open and elegantly decorated, and the food is served on Asian-style wooden planks. The sushi menu here includes bizarre combinations like the bacon avocado roll, which, I concluded, is much better than it sounds. The large noodle soup...Read More
As I have the opportunity to do some of the treks that Apus Peru offer, I can only be inspired every time I go on one. Every day hike that is available offers something different, new views of the surrounding mountains of the Cusco region and always an experience to be shared. Photos and words tell only half of the story – you have to go there to really understand!...Read More
Mount Veronica Peru, Protector of the Sacred Valley The mountain known today as Mt Veronica towers over the Sacred Valley, near Urubamba and Ollantaytambo. Standing at an impressive 5860m tall (19,226 ft), Mount Veronica is the highest peak in the Urubamba mountain range, known locally as the cordillera urubamba. Of course the name “Veronica” was given to her by the Spanish during the conquest; the original name for this important apu...Read More
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