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Breathtaking views from the Inca Ruins at Pisac near Cusco, Peru

Pisac – Inca Ruins, Stunning Views and a Fabulous Market

Cusco is a bit like a restaurant menu that’s just too long. When time is precious, how do you choose from the dazzling array of museums, galleries and archaeological sites on offer? Cusco’s “boleto turistico” alone has more than a dozen
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Mountain Biking in the Sacred Valley: with Amazonas Explorer

Monday had us up early on a bright Cusco morning, ready to get peddling through the Sacred Valley with Amazonas Explorer. Amazonas Explorer are a top class adventure outfit based in Cusco. The adventure company has been running high end travel
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Ayahuasca – My Experience

Some of you will have heard of this famous Amazonian medicine, others will have not. Ayahuasca is a medicinal tea prepared from Banisteriopsis Caapi, a jungle vine, found in tropical regions of South America often combined with other plants. It has
Ollantaytambo in The Sacred Valley Peru

6 Great Reasons to Visit Ollantaytambo

Not everyone who visits Machu Picchu arrives via the legendary Inca Trail. Some people actually prefer a combination of swanky hotels and luxury trains to gasping for breath, shivering in a bivouac and coming face to face with other people’s bad
Traditional Starter at El Albergue de Ollantaytambo restaurant

Fine Dining in The Sacred Valley: El Albergue de Ollantaytambo

Many visitors to Machu Picchu will breeze right past El Albergue’s restaurant on their way to South America’s most visited sight without even realising it is there. Located right on the platform at Ollantaytambo’s railway station, the world-class restaurant at El
Circular Inca Terraces of Moray in the Sacred Valley

Maras and Moray: Getting off the Beaten Track in Peru

The Sacred Valley Is true to its name, a stunning area that combines all the natural beauty of the Andes with the incredible ingenuity of Incan industry.  The Famous Valley is home to the town of Ollantaytambo with its imposing Inca
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Closure of the Urubamba Bridge in the Sacred Valley

Last week the news quickly spread that the Urubamba Bridge in the Sacred Valley located between Cusco and Machu Picchu had been closed to the public. The closure of was due to damage caused to the bridge when two heavy trucks
Festival of Corpus Cristi in Plaza de Armas Cusco, Peru

Peru Festivals Calendar 2014/2015

Plan your Peru vacation to coincide with one of these and you will be treated to a visual symphony of colour and/or energetic traditional dancing in the streets and/or delicious morsels of native cuisine and/or humbling displays of religious fervour. The

Best Spa’s in Cusco and the Sacred Valley – Luxury Peru Tours

Insiders travel tips to help you get the most out of your tour to Peru! In and around Cusco, you find magic valleys, sacred mountains, Koricancha, Sacsayhuamán and close-by, of course, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu. You can