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Nate’s review of Peru

First off Puno got a 8/10 Next up Cusco got a 3/10 And finally Machu Picchu got a 6/10 Peru got a 17/30 Bye! going to the Iguazu falls…

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Machu Picchu

It is iconic, on everyone’s bucket list. And it’s mobbed. (Though, you too can visit virtually here.) It is worth it, however, especially as they have managed to improve crowd control, of late. Waiting 2 hours for an (expensive) bus to the site was normal recently. A new tightly-timed entry system seems to alleviated that […]

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Train to Machu Picchu

After Cusco, we transferred to the town of Aguas Calientes (aka Machu Picchu Pueblo) as our base for exploring Machu Picchu. Aguas Calientes is situated a couple miles from Machu Picchu, and is the main way in and out of the ruins. The town exists only to serve the Machu Picchu tourism industry. Squished between […]

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Nate’s review of Machu Picchu

Food The food in the town at Machu Picchu is good. There is one restrant that has ok food and another two that have good pizza. Sights The sights in Machu Picchu are ok. There is Machu Picchu, of course, and that’s really the only reason to go there. My review of Machu Picchu is […]

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Road trip

There are a number of important (and impressive) Incan archaeological sites within a couple hours’ drive of Cusco. We hired a guide and driver for a day to drive us to a couple of these sites. A private tour let us set the itinerary and pace, and for our family of four the price was […]