We had a one day window in the middle of a series of strikes and road blocks and decided to high tail it to Puno which is on Lake Titicaca. I was so ill I hardly knew where we were going but you could see all the stones at the side of the road […]
Read MoreI have been living in Cusco, Peru since May and having been really enjoying my stay here. I initially worked as part of the Mountain Fund which is a charity set up to help Porters in Nepal and Peru get fair rights. The Mountain fund organised my accommodation with Yuri and his family and […]
Read MoreYou can only get in to see Chincherro with a tourist ticket. It caused great difficulty for us as some of our group did not have a tourist ticket. Chincherro has a lovely church built on Inca remains. The wall and ceiling of the Church are heavily decorated by wonderful paintings mainly of flowers. […]
Read MoreThis is a lovely little colonial village surrounded by multicoloured mountains with lots of great walks and hikes. It also has a wonderful pre Inca site and some great museums. It has some superb hostels and a beautiful plaza where lots of artisans sell their wares but without pressurizing you to buy.
Read MoreThe very excellent Centro Nanta and the many working children it helps to support. This group is not involved in politics or religion. The organisation was started in 1996 by the Church giving out milk on Sundays. Now the Commodore feeds the kids every day and gives them snacks. They are not considered street […]
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