Tagged With "Sacred Valley of the Incas"
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Re: Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, January 23, 2015: Postcard from Morocco: A long and winding road...
Mac, your photo reminds me a lot of the Hiram Bingham highway which winds its way up to Machu Picchu. We walked in to Machu Picchu on the Inca trail the first day we were there, but the second morning took the bus up from Agua Calientes. It was definitely a ride to remember.
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Re: Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
Great pics. We were there this past August and were very impressed with the Eiffel Tower. It was truly fantastic accomplishment and the views are spectacular. The day we were there we had pre-purchased our tickets online, but did not use them. The morning of our scheduled day it was pouring down rain and we were tired, so we stayed in bed. Later in the morning the skies cleared and we went over to the tower. Since we missed our time we had to purchase another two tickets. it was still worth...
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Re: Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
Thanks, Pheymont. Even we who imagine we know the city have gotten a whole new perspective. Point of view is everything! And, having been up the tower once long ago, I'm again struck by how much higher it seems looking down than it appears from the below or from a distance.
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Re: Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
Thanks! Certainly true also about how different it can appear at different angles from below, as in Dr. Fumblefinger's blog here the other day!
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Paris by Night: Fleeting Glimpses
I've never set out to document Paris at night, never had a conscious plan to record a particular area or its life. These are just selections from several visits, held together only by the late hour or by something that pleased me. Night doesn't have...
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Machu Picchu visits get new rules
Rising visitor numbers and a UNESCO warning push Peru to impose limits on visits.
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Ollantaytambo Ruins, Peru
Sylvia visits the magnificant terraces and Inca ruins located at the town of Ollantaytambo.
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The Original Inca Trail
DrFumblefinger recalls hiking the Inca Trail, especially the last two days when you trek on the stone trail created by the Incas hundreds of years ago, characterized by stairs built of hand-laid rocks.
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Peru opening up another Inca city
Peru's plan to open visitor access to more Inca cities may relieve Machu Picchu, or it may have unintended consequences.
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12 Exciting Festivals around the World Worth Experiencing
Love a great party? Swara Segal offers 12 of the biggest and best from around the world for your consideration. (Sponsored Content)
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Plaza de Armas: Santiago's Historic Heart
The Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile, has been the heart of the city for nearly 500 years, and today is a popular place for many kinds of activities.
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Mar. 18, 2017: Inca Lagoon, Portillo, Chile
A day trip, and a world away from low-lying Santiago, the Andes are among the world's most spectacular peaks.
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Visiting Markets in Lima Peru
Jonathan L cruised in to Lima, Peru and spent some time visiting some of the local markets.
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Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo Peru
Jonathan L got to visit 1000-year-old temples on a cruise stop in Trujillo, Peru
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A hidden history emerges in Tajikistan
A major new dig in a remote area between Tajikistan and Afghanistan reveals over 4,000 years of history.
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Machu Picchu airport plan stirs anger
Land clearance has started, and bids are out to build a major airport in an area archaeologists and others say is too fragile and important to risk.
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Spend Your Summer Vacation in South America
The massive continent of South America is so rich with culture and ripe with breathtaking scenery that it’s considered the Holy Grail for travelers. South America is a destination that caters in any kind of traveler; whether you want to trek the many backpacking trails, have a fun-filled wilderness experience, or go on one of the many outdoor adventures. Spending your summer vacation in South America, during the southern hemisphere’s winter, is a favorable option because it will allow you...
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June 10, 2019: Potato Planting, Peru
Sylvia encounters traditional farming techniques being used in planting potatoes in Peru's Sacred Valley
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August 13, 2019: Guardian of the Cathedral, Peru
Sylvia continues her hike through the Peruvian Andes and comes across a picturesque small town church that has an uncommon system of pest control.
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Paris Looking Down: A View from the Eiffel
When the Eiffel Tower was built, as the centerpiece of Paris’ 1889 Universal Exposition, not everyone loved it. The writer Guy de Maupassant mocked it as a "high and skinny pyramid of iron ladders," and novelist Leon Bloy called it a "truly...
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Google takes a 'Street View' of Machu Picchu
Google's roving cameras take Street View to Machu Picchu—where there are no streets!
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Re: June 10, 2019: Potato Planting, Peru
Travel is such an education. So many people struggle at their daily tasks. We should all be thankful for our "easy" lives in comparison.
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July 15, 2020: Wiñay Wayna, Peru
Sylvia's group makes a stop at Wiñay Wayna, an Inca ruin in the Urubamba Valley not far from Machu Picchu
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Snaking over the Andes
PHeymont was fascinated by Los Caracoles, Chile's long stretch of switchback roads that allows traffic to climb the Andes and cross into Argentina.
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Cataldo Mission, Old Mission State Park, Idaho
Gumbo was visiting the Mission of the Sacred Heart, situated on the banks of the Couer d'Alene River in Northern Idaho. It is the oldest standing building in Idaho state.
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Holland America goes deep on S. America
Holland-America is sending some of its smaller ships on ambitious itineraries around South America
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Views from Machu Picchu
While Machu Picchu is an amazing destination, people often overlook the beautiful of the surrounding mountains.
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Smithsonian highlights 500-year-old 'Great Inka Road'
The Great Inka Road, an engineering marvel, 24,000 miles long and passing through 6 Latin American countries, is the focus of a new two-year exhibit that opened this week at the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian in Washington.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct 11, 2013: "Stone of Twelve Angles", Cuzco, Peru
The Inca people of South America's Andes mountains were remarkable engineers. Unlike Europeans, who used mortar to bond together large walls of brick or rock, Incas carefully shaped and chiseled stones so that they fit together perfectly!
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Inca trail the hard way: blind, and running
Dan Berlin, the American athlete who last year became the first blind man to hike the Grand Canyon, made the challenging 26-mile trek on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in 13 hours...a feat that normally takes 4 days walking.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 19, 2013: Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu is a well known Inca ruin situated on top of a steep granite peak in the Peruvian Andes (2430 m above sea level). Despite the altitude, its location near the equator provides a warm climate and the hills on which it rests are...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 22, 2015: Machu Picchu
There is something special, definitely mythical, about Machu Picchu, the abandoned Inca city that remained hidden from the Conquistadores.
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Sri Lanka: A Land Like No Other (Part 10) Adam’s Peak
Adam’s Peak (also known as Sri Pada, or “holy footprint") is located in the southwestern part of Hill Country. It’s 2,243 meters (7,359 ft) high, the tallest mountain in this region .