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A train to the top of Peru
In English, Photos, Travel & destinations

A train to the top of Peru

16.08.201921.11.2020 2 mins read

About midway between Cusco and Puno, the Titicaca train makes a stop at La Raya, the highest point on the route at 4 313 m.a.s.l.  […]

Travelling in the Company of the Urubamba River
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Travelling in the Company of the Urubamba River

16.08.201921.11.2020 2 mins read

Travelling by train up the valleys and across the high plain between Cusco and Puno is a slow business. It takes every minute out of […]

The Titicaca Train: A Long Day of Luxury
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The Titicaca Train: A Long Day of Luxury

16.08.201921.11.2020 2 mins read

I had just installed myself in my seat on board the Perurail Titicaca Train in Cusco. My carriage was elegant with wooden panels, white table […]

Good to know about the altitude in Cusco
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Good to know about the altitude in Cusco

15.08.201916.10.2020 1 min read

I spent my childhood in the mountains. Well, not quite. To be painfully exact, I spent it at 29 m.a.s.l. a stone’s throw from the […]

NOT the Rainbow Mountain
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NOT the Rainbow Mountain

15.08.201921.11.2020 2 mins read

Visitors to Cusco will have been offered a day-trip to Mount Vinicunca, popularly known as the ‘Rainbow Mountain’. While technically possible, doing this in one […]

Thoughts on what Mountain to Climb at Machu Picchu
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Thoughts on what Mountain to Climb at Machu Picchu

14.08.201921.11.2020 1 min read

While booking my ticket for Machu Picchu, I faced the unexpected question of whether I wished to climb Huayna Picchu, Machu Picchu Mountain, both or […]

A Contemplative Walk in the Clouds
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A Contemplative Walk in the Clouds

14.08.201921.11.2020 1 min read

The view from the top of Machu Picchu mountain justifies the 700-meter climb, that is when there is a view to be had. The clouds […]

Useful Notes on Getting to Machu Picchu
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Useful Notes on Getting to Machu Picchu

13.08.201921.11.2020 1 min read

There it was. Machu Picchu, a photographic cliché, if ever there was one. And still, cliché or no cliché, it was one of those views […]

Ollantaytambo: The Perfect Stopover in the Sacred Valley
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Ollantaytambo: The Perfect Stopover in the Sacred Valley

13.08.201921.11.2020 1 min read

I had booked myself into a small hotel in a village called Ollantaytambo (Ollanta), of which I had no knowledge and few expectations.⠀Low expectations constitute […]

A Unique Taste of Salt and History at Salineras de Maras
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A Unique Taste of Salt and History at Salineras de Maras

12.08.201921.11.2020 1 min read

It must have started something like this: Salty water came out of a small spring on the hillside. The flow rose and fell with the […]

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