The walk from the hydroelectric to Machu Picchu, when you go the route by car from Cusco, is fascinating. In the middle of the vegetation, following the railway and by the side of the Urubamba river. This hike takes around 2.5 hours, for us it is always pleasant to do this hike. Hopefully soon we will go back to visit it and visit the magnificent machu picchu, staying home today is the best thing we can do, with the faith that soon we will be walking on the most spectacular roads in Peru. Once at the top of the mountain, you can see the route one has walked for two and a half hours. In the b ..read more

We start from the city of Cusco, around 6 am. By car we go to the town of Ocra at 46 km and 3670 m.s.m. Here a local family was waiting for us with a delicious typical breakfast. The environment is wonderful, it is surrounded by mountains and you can breathe fresh air, especially a tranquility surrounds us as if time had stopped. After having breakfast, we prepare to start the walk. We crossed the river through a particular bridge that is made of tree branches and very rustic clods of earth, quite an experience crossing it. The path leads us in the same direction of the river flow. The setting ..read more

Walking in the mountains of the Peruvian Andes Since ancient times, the ancient inhabitants of the Andes have walked the mountains. This was the only way to get to other destinations. They came to make long trips of several days, with the purpose of exchanging products with people from other climatic regions. In the high mountains they cultivated tubers and raised animals such as alpaca and the llama that provided them with wool and meat; instead in the valleys grains and fruits were harvested. This has allowed the Peruvians to develop the ability to walk long roads, of course these llamas acc ..read more