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Peru Travel Tips

Explore the quaint cobblestone streets of Cusco with colourful locals, their adorable llamas and the ancient mystical Machu Picchu. Discover snowy mountain peaks and turquoise lakes of the Andes. Encounter authentic villages that still practice […]

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Our Amazon River Journey

As the orange sun disappears over the Amazon River our boat makes its way slowly back to the lodge after a day exploring the river. Pink dolphins splash, blue and yellow macaws screech from the rainforest […]

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Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu by train

The next part of our journey is Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu by train. After a morning of blissful soaking in the hot springs, we say goodbye to the team from Lares trek. Leandro and Pablo […]

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Lares Trek

Henry our guide from Alpaca Expeditions meets us at our hotel in Cusco for our Lares trek briefing the night before. It is a private trek with only the two of us. We are not […]

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The colourful and charming streets of Cusco

Our 4 days in Cusco

Food, people, places and llamas, that’s how we remember Cusco, one of our favourite cities in the world. Since visiting Peru 10 years ago, it has always been our dream to go back, and when […]

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