A week visit to Machu Picchu and Peru with Mom via AA F/J
Sep 11, 2016, 9:00 pm
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What's funny is after I took this, they began marching and the dog didn't move so they marched around the dog. He then got up and walked with them through the whole circuit
Sep 12, 2016, 3:14 am
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Oct 13, 2016, 12:00 pm
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Thank you for the trip report. I am currently planning a trip 3/23-3/30 based on a mistake fare. Would you mind breaking down the days you were there? I'm looking at a week LIM-LIM and trying to figure out the number of nights to plan in each place. I've read several trip reports and an overwhelmed with nights in Lima, Aguas, Cuzco, Urobamba! Any and all help is appreciated!
Oct 13, 2016, 4:10 pm
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On a related note, I bought LIM - CUZ tickets couple of weeks back. Google flights took me to LATAM peru site and I almost bought $49 ticket before realizing non Peru residents cant buy those. LATAM US site wouldn't offer that fate bucket at all. I was almost staring down $170 one way penalty with those subsidized tickets.
Oct 13, 2016, 7:49 pm
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Great great start of what surely is going to be another fantastic TR. Thank you for sharing!
Oct 13, 2016, 11:17 pm
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Thank you for the trip report. I am currently planning a trip 3/23-3/30 based on a mistake fare. Would you mind breaking down the days you were there? I'm looking at a week LIM-LIM and trying to figure out the number of nights to plan in each place. I've read several trip reports and an overwhelmed with nights in Lima, Aguas, Cuzco, Urobamba! Any and all help is appreciated!
Day 2: wondered around Cuzco and relaxed at Tambo del Inka
Day 3: Inka sites and took train to Aguas Calientes, stay Gringo Bobs
Day 4: Hiked MP, train back to Cuzco, stay at HGI Cuzco
Day 5: Spent time in Cuzco, took flight back to Lima, stay Hilton
Day 6: Lima. No plans, stay Hilton
Day 7: Lima. No plans; flight out that night.
Might have included an extra day; time zones are hard. If you read the TR should clear things up.
On a related note, I bought LIM - CUZ tickets couple of weeks back. Google flights took me to LATAM peru site and I almost bought $49 ticket before realizing non Peru residents cant buy those. LATAM US site wouldn't offer that fate bucket at all. I was almost staring down $170 one way penalty with those subsidized tickets.
Oct 15, 2016, 8:52 pm
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One of the suggestions from a friend from Peru was to leave Cuzco quickly and get to lower altitudes, such as Urubamba/Sacred Valley, and spend time in Cuzco on the return side of the trip. So we slowly got used to the altitude. It was quite the change as I live in Houston, and she lives on the Florida coast, so we both live at essentially sea level.
