It is that time of the year again when people plan trips to Peru, mostly to hike the Inca Trail (or any one of the alternative Inca Trails) and visit Macchu Picchu. I hiked the Salkantay Trail two years ago and posted my first restaurant and hotel recommendations in Cusco. This year, my partner went [...]

I have just returned from a trip to Peru, where I hiked with a group for several days to Macchu Picchu along the Salkantay trail (the longer, higher-altitude alternative to the traditional Inca Trail) and visited Lake Titicaca. Before going up the trail, I spent several days in Cusco, a beautiful town high in the [...]