Ok, it’s for real. We’re going to Machu Picchu.

Although we’ve taken a bit of a break from blogging, we’re still hard at work on planning and training for the hike to Machu Picchu. Last week we booked our hike with Q’ente Adventure Trips (here’s a day-by-day description of the hike) and our hotel in Cuzco. Plunking down some...

May 24th, 2010 | Machu Picchu | Read More

Altitude acclimation in Ollantaytambo?

Margaret Hester, a copy editor for the Asheville Citizen-Times, recently wrote about her experience climbing Machu Picchu. After planning and training for 8 months, Margaret’s headline read, “It’s no wonder the Spanish didn’t conquer Machu Picchu.” Machu Picchu This is the...

September 24th, 2009 | Peru | Read More

Moon Child

SO, I was cruising around the interwebs today, looking for something that I hadn’t thought about yet, when I came upon a suggestion to schedule the Great Skirt Hike on Machu Picchu during a full moon. Frommers says plan the trek 2-3 days before the full moon. The locals believe it brings better...

July 16th, 2009 | Machu Picchu | Read More