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Fitness & Travel: does Machu Picchu make my butt look big?
We don't really care how you look when you visit Machu Picchu. But odds are in your favor that the local conditions will improve your chances of getting in touch with your skinny, healthy self.
Add Colca Canyon to the list of Peruvian destinations
The rich & famous, not-so-rich and even not-famous-at-all, go there. The ancient abandoned city of Machu Picchu attracts many kinds of travelers from around the world. Luxury travelers ride the Perurail 1st class Hiram Bingham train and backpackers hike the Inca Trail. They go by the thousands. Thousands of people per
All-Inclusive Custom Tours & Packages to Machu Picchu
With the equivalent of the library of congress in that little device you hold in your hand, not to mention your laptop or desktop computer, it's not surprising that people in the modern age are overwhelmed with information. Do we have too many choices? How do you distill the vast quantity of information available (abou
American students return from "Peru Backpack Project" empty-handed
American high school students traveling in Peru, learned a lesson not taught in any classroom. How some children in the Andes Mountains may spend up to 2 hours each way getting to and from their local, rural schools. In spite of the obstacles, rural children make sacrifices to get to their schools. They carry their sma
4th Visit to Machu Picchu & each time feels like the first
It was my 4th visit to Machu Picchu. Someone asked me if I was getting tired of the the place. "No," was my reply. I feel like a virgin visitor every time. The ancient city of the Incas is so vast, that even after 4 visits, I still haven't seen everything. The weather is different each time. The time of day is differen
How to get from Cruise Ship to Machu Picchu
Built by the ancient Incans, Machu Picchu is a world heritage site of epic proportions. High in the Andes Mountains, the logistics to get there are like no other destination on the planet.
How one good deed helped some kids in Peru
The whole thing started with a chair. A run-of-the-mill lazy-boy style lounge chair that my mother-in-law purchased for my father-in-law after he broke his hip. He needed help standing up and the chair had a lift in it. She was barely over 5' tall and he was 6'4," so she was not even going there with him.
Ecuador: Best Adventure Trip Ever!
Somebody has to do it. Take the kids abroad. So I gathered up 10 mothers & girls and took them on an "adventure of sorts" to Ecuador . I promised it wouldn't hurt. They were reluctant. After all, I was known to take students to remote villages and hike trails and, you know, pee in the woods! Stuff like that. I felt a l
Top 10 list of things I'm thankful for when traveling
I vow never to take toilet paper for granted again. Or napkins. I found out the hard way that it's customary in Hong Kong to bring your own napkins to restaurants. My Chinese friends picked me up at the airport after 18 hours of traveling and took me straight to a wonderful little authentic neighborhood restaurant. I w
Qosqo Tales
Our local guides are Andean natives with a passion for bringing their Qechua culture to life. Here are three Andean legends they translated so you can connect with their roots before experiencing the culture for yourself.
Children of the Sun
The Story of the Origin of the People of the Andes
Valicha: A Tale of My Mother's Famed Chicha Brewery in the Andes Mountains
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