Remember to CLICK on the images to enlarge them, especially the Panoramics, its worth it… Machu Picchu is possibly the most famous icon of the Inca world. It is located 80 km away from Cusco, which was the political centre of the Inca world and is 2430m above sea level. Much like Antarctica, there are…
We have spent the last 8 days in Ollantaytambo, in the sacred valley in Peru. Ollantaytambo is a small hamlet that is one of the last stops on the way to visit Macchu Pichu. You may know that in January, Peru suffered some torrential rains and flooding in the sacred valley and these floods and…
Lake Titicaca is a high altitude lake which straddles Peru and Bolivia, 40% is in Bolivia and 60% in Peru. It is a HUGE inland lake that is fed by 27 rivers. The lake itself is 190km long at its longest and 80 km wide at its widest. It has a surface area of 8372…
Arequipa is known as “La Ciudad Blanca” because many of its buildings are made from white volcanic rock found in the area. It is also surrounded by 3, yes 3 volcanoes, the main one being El Misti. El Misti is 5822m in height and dominates the Arequipan skyline, an impressive sight. Arequipa is a very…
One of the biggest architectural and historical sites in Arequipa is the Santa Catalina Monastery or Monasteria de Santa Catalina. It is a cloistered convent which means that the nuns who enter cannot see their family or friends again as they take a vow of seclusion. The monastery itself was built in 1579, less than…
We left Chile about a week ago and are now in Peru. We are in a great city in Peru called Arequipa or “La Ciudad Blanca” – The White City. It is a really beautiful place, lots of original architecture, cobbled streets, a really impressive square with a huge cathedral dominating the one side, I…
