Never 2 Late 4 Adventure

Some people may disagree about whether the following post is an appropriate subject for a travel blog. Although we have strong political opinions, we never blog about our views. We stick to non-controversial posts about our travels in Mexico and South America. However, we were angry to learn about a U.S. war atrocity involving Central and South American countries during WW ll. We will leave it up to you, readers, to decide whether to read further…. Japanese Americans were transported…

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As a child in grade school, Kathy read a National Geographic article about a magical place in Peru called Machu Picchu. The huge building stones were fit together so tightly and with such precision that earthquakes couldn’t level them, and you couldn’t slip so much as a piece of paper between them. Looking back, Kathy realized that might have been when she first got the travel bug. From then on, she knew one day she would see this place with…

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Last week we visited the Sacred Valley, a popular tourist area north of Cusco, to see three pueblos with indigenous culture and Inca ruins. This week we visited the valley south of Cusco, a less popular tourist destination, to see a Spanish colonial church and ruins from the Inca period and an even older civilization. We visited the small town of Andahuaylillas to tour the colonial church referred to as the “Sistine Chapel of South America” where almost every inch…

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Last Saturday we were anxious to leave the noise and chaos of Cusco to explore the Andes mountains and Sacred Valley (Valle Sagrado) 15 miles outside of the city. The Urubamba River runs through the fertile Sacred Valley which made it an ideal agricultural area for the Incas. While it is a major tourist area because it is filled with Incan ruins, Spanish colonial villages, fertile farmland, and colorful local markets it is not filled with tourists. While in Peru…

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After 2 weeks in Lima, we headed to Cusco, the fourth largest city in Peru. This city of 500,000 is perched in the Andes mountains at an altitude of 11,200 ft. The Cusco name comes from the indigenous Quechua language meaning “navel” or “center.” Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the Spanish conquest in 1533. More than 2 million people come to Cusco annually and stay a few days before hiking the Inca Trail…

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Lima is one of the top gastronomic capitals of the world and in 2019 has two restaurants ranked in the top ten of the world’s best restaurants; Central (#6) and Maido (#10). The cuisine offers a variety of traditional dishes as well as Peruvian influence on Indigenous, Chinese, Hispanic, and African dishes. When we were choosing the next South American country to visit, a big factor was the fact that Peru is said to have the best food in South…

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After three months in Ecuador (and nine months of travel), we have arrived in Peru. All flights in and out of Peru go through the capital city of Lima which is a top destination for fine dining and exceptional food. In fact, Lima has two restaurants out of the top ten in the world; so, we decided to stay for two weeks to take advantage of the dining, museums, and archeological sites. Lima, with a population of 9.5 million, borders…

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