Acclimatising in Fabulous Cusco, Peru, Cusco, Peru

Cusco (also Cuzco) is not all about the聽Pisco Sours,聽Peru鈥檚 signatory cocktail 鈥� although very scrumptious. This amazing but exhausting city is renown as the base from which to start a trek to the incredible Machu Picchu.

This time, our travel buddies from聽Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia聽are also on the bus, as they are volunteering for a few weeks in an聽orphanage in Cusco.

No alcohol on the bus so the boys sculled their beers before hopping on for the long journey, with the bottle of rum safely packed in a backpack.

This trip is supposed to be quite beautiful during the day so if you have time, take this opportunity.

Arriving at the uncovered bus station in Cusco, a horde of taxi and accommodation touts swamp you, badgering hard. Walk away and find a taxi outside of the bus station so you don鈥檛 get ripped off as much. Our hostel is on a no-through road so the taxi can鈥檛 drop us off at the door 鈥� walking uphill with heavy backpacks at this altitude, isn鈥檛 much fun. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Acclimatising in Fabulous Cusco, Peru
Guide Location: Peru » Cusco
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Nilla Palmer
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