Month: June 2017

Inca Trail, Peru Day 2

Dead Woman´s Pass – Runcuraccay Pass – Chaquiccocha (Trekking distance: 9.94 miles/16 km (7-8 hours) This is the day where I was humbled. We woke up early in the dark, had hot coffee, hot breakfast, fruits, oatmeal, and eggs. It is really cold in the morning and all layers were on. We wore our headlamps Read More

Inka Trail, Peru Day 1

Km 82 – Llactapata- Ayapata (Trekking Distance: 8.7 miles/14 km (6-7 hours) Today was a very early start. We were picked up in a large and comfortable van provided by Alpaca expeditions. The pickup time in Cusco was 4:30am, but our excitement helped us to get going in the morning. Hotel Rumi Punku was as Read More

Hotel Rumi Punku In Cusco, Peru

The Hotel Hotel Rumi Punku is The best $110/night you will ever spend. The name is Quechua and means “Stone Entrance” the exterior entrance has a double door jam indicative of a place of special significance for Incan Royalty. This part of the hotel is designated as a Historical Monument. But although this history is Read More

Peru

In June of 2017 we went to Peru to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. This was a top 3 trip of a lifetime. This trip required a lot of forward planning, and I must give credit to Chris for arranging the most important details of our adventure, the dates, the hotel, and the Read More

Machu Picchu, Peru

We visited Machu Picchu via a 4 day/3 night hike in June of 2017. We started and ended our journey in the city of Cusco, Peru. This trip required a lot of forward planning, and I must give credit to Chris for arranging the most important details of our adventure, the dates, the hotel, and Read More