Author Archives: Vanessa Egido Gallego

Last day in Lima!!!

Today is our last day of the adventure in Lima… the dream will soon end. Laura is returning to Spain this afternoon, but I will continue the adventure on my own, at least for a little while longer. First, we are going to go to downtown Lima and then to the airport during the afternoon. &hellip Continue reading »

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Sightseeing tour of Cuzco and then back to Lima!

Today was our last day in Cuzco. It started out kind of overcast and rainy… it seems that the rainy season wants to start up here. We were very lucky that the weather has been excellent these past few days. It was time to go and visit the city. We toured the Coricancha and the &hellip Continue reading »

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Visiting the ruins of the southern valley

We woke up somewhat later today, but by 9 we were well on our way to the southern part of the valley where there are plenty of charming little towns. Our first stop was the Raqchi archeological site. It has an enormous temple, very well preserved, that is dedicated to Wiracocha. We also visited Pikillacta, &hellip Continue reading »

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Attempt at the Wayna Picchu summit

We woke up super early today… at 4:15 A.M. because we were going to take the first bus to Machu Picchu, which left at 5:15 A.M., and from there try to climb the summit of nearby Mount Wayna Picchu. It was a cloudy, rainy morning, so much so that you couldn’t see a thing. We &hellip Continue reading »

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Continúa la aventura por Perú…!!!

Hola!, cuántos días sin pasar por el blog, pero es que no he tenido conexión…pero hoy aquí estoy!. Ya casi terminando, pero han sido días de risas y conocer sitios nuevos preciosos. Unos diitas más por Lima, bien acompañada de amigas por el barrio de Miraflores. Luego pusimos rumbo a Huanchaco, un pequeño pueblito pesquero &hellip Continue reading »

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Último día en Lima…!!!

Hoy es nuestro último día de Aventura en Lima, el sueño se va terminando, Laura volverá para España esta tarde, y yo continuaré un poco más la aventura por mi cuenta. Hoy iremos a visitar el centro de Lima, y por la tarde traslados al aeropuerto. Esta semana ha sido un sueño para nosotras…mucho más &hellip Continue reading »

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City tour por Cuzco…y vuelta a Lima!

Hoy ha sido nuestro último día en Cuzco. El día ha salido un poco nublado y lloviendo…parece que ya quieren venir las lluvias propias de esta época!. Nosotras hemos tenido mucha suerte estos días que ha hecho tan bueno. Hoy nos ha tocado ver un poco la ciudad, hemos visto el Coricancha, la Catedral…y algunos &hellip Continue reading »

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Visitando ruinas del Valle Sur…!!!

Hoy nos hemos levantado más tarde, pero a las 9 ya estábamos rumbo hacia el Valle Sur…donde hay un montón de pueblitos preciosos. Hemos visitado primero el conjunto arqueológico de Raqchi, con un enorme templo super bien conservado dedicado a Wiracocha. También hemos visitado Pikillacta, una enorme ciudad pre-Inca, con cantidad de restos casi intactos, &hellip Continue reading »

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Amazed by Machu Picchu

We rose with the sun again today, this time to make it to the Poroy Station on time to catch the luxury train Hiram Bingham on its route to the town of Aguas Calientes. When you step onto it, you feel as if you had walked back in time a couple centuries ago, almost like &hellip Continue reading »

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To Cusco and through the Sacred Valley

Today was the day we finally made it to the city of Cusco. The wait was well worth it. It was hot and sunny, something rather surprising to us since we are high up in the mountains, above 3000 meters. We were met at the airport and then driven to the Libertador Hotel on one &hellip Continue reading »

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