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  1. jorgemorel avatar

    Re: 13 days, 3 kids (11, 14, 16): Cuzco, Manu + ... What third destination ?

    by jorgemorel 24 May 2012

    Ayacucho is a nice option but there are no good connections from Cusco or Manu (you should return to Lima and take a bus, 8 hours). The…

  2. jambop avatar

    booking ahead around Inti Raymi?

    by jambop 03 May 2012

    I'm going to be in Peru for 2 weeks in late June and need advice about what we MUST reserve ahead due to Inti Raymi/high season. We'd…

  3. slowwukwai avatar

    RE: Train from Lima to Huancayo in January

    by slowwukwai 24 April 2012

    Tickets can be purchased at the TeleTicket counters in Plaza Vea supermarkets as well. As a followup, I ended up spending 4 days in the…

  4. casaana avatar

    Re: Bus route from Lima to Cusco and back

    by casaana 15 April 2012

    The town Huancayo is not interesting at all. To travel back from Cusco to Lima through Abancay, Andahuaylas, Ayacucho, Huancayo you need…

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    RE: Huancayo - Ayacucho - Abancay - Cusco

    by beerfree 09 April 2012

    I have done this route a long time ago and despite the bad roads and problems with Sendero Luminoso it was really amazing!

  6. Yumaviaja avatar

    RE: 4 months South America Leaving April 13th 2012

    by Yumaviaja 22 March 2012

    Hey William! thanks for the reply. I Will be leaving Brazil out of the trip. I still hope to make it to the Waterfalls in Iguazu though.…

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    RE: 4 months South America Leaving April 13th 2012

    by Williamsontherocks 21 March 2012

    Go as quick as possible to Patagonia because it will get cold there in may. Still a good time but you will need warmer clothes. Abril…

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    Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Cusco, Ayacucho, or Arequipa?

    by BrokenMoon 18 March 2012

    I leave for Peru in ten days, and am trying to figure out my itinerary. We are going to be in Cusco the week prior to Easter, which …

  9. BoneyKingOfNowhere avatar

    RE: Your Favorite Destination in Peru (Besides Machu Picchu)

    by BoneyKingOfNowhere 09 March 2012

    Thanks guys! We are already planning on spending a lot of time in northern peru in Trujillo, Chiclayo, Chachapoyas, and Iquitos, but…

  10. lorenzo622 avatar

    RE: Your Favorite Destination in Peru (Besides Machu Picchu)

    by lorenzo622 09 March 2012

    All the places I would have mentioned have been mentioned already, but since second opinions may be useful, I would recommend Trujillo,…

  11. mcmcgon avatar

    Looking for Quechua speakers!

    by mcmcgon 29 February 2012

    Hello, My name is Meaghan McGonagle. I work for Transparent Language, a software company in New Hampshire that produces foreign language…

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    Quechua Speakers

    by mcmcgon 29 February 2012

    Hello, My name is Meaghan McGonagle. I work for Transparent Language, a software company in New Hampshire that produces foreign language…

  13. NorthAmerican avatar

    RE: Buenos Aires Restaurant Recommendations

    by NorthAmerican 27 February 2012

    If you like empanadas, you might try El Sanjuanino, on Posadas in Recoleta. I stayed at a little hotel on Ayacucho several times, and…

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    Re: Southern Ecuador to Cuzco Overland

    by rod_barolo 24 February 2012

    I was in Peru for a few months a few years back. I went from Pisco to Huancevlica to Ayacucho to Huancayo and then on to Pucallpa via…

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    Trujillo to Cajamarca to Tarapoto

    by rod_barolo 22 February 2012

    I have been to Peru once before for several months. I spent a fair amount of that time in the very remote highlands - little villages…

  16. jamesbrunker avatar

    RE: Easter Holy Week fiestas

    by jamesbrunker 21 February 2012

    Ayacucho in Peru has one of the most famous Easter festivals in S America. There are some interesting parades in Cusco for Good Friday,…

  17. saecusco avatar

    RE: current road conditions in Peru's southern Andes

    by saecusco 17 February 2012

    Hello! I would say: be careful! We recently had a family of SAE members that tried coming from Lima to Ayacucho and got stuck! However,…

  18. edawg2000 avatar

    current road conditions in Peru's southern Andes

    by edawg2000 13 February 2012

    Hello, We are thinking about making a loop from Lima, through Huancayo, Ayacucho (via Huancavelica), Pisco, and back to Lima. I know…

  19. mamani5904 avatar

    Re: travel cusco-ayacucho

    by mamani5904 08 February 2012

    Hello Giesch I took that road from Ayacucho to Abancay in December 2010. The scenery is spectacular in spite of some scary-looking dropoffs…

  20. WILLEMSPIE avatar

    RE: travel cusco-ayacucho

    by WILLEMSPIE 08 February 2012

    Abancay Andahuaylas: there are frequent minibusses. Andahuaylas Ayacucho: only 2 or 3 busses. Indeed, if there has been heavy rain recently,…

  21. timhorgan avatar

    Hitchhiking through Peru's central highlands

    by timhorgan 07 February 2012

    Im keen to do a route from Cusco to Lima, via Abancay, Ayacucho and Huancayo. Where is a good place to go to hitchhike out of Cusco? Prefera…

  22. mennost avatar

    Inland road Cusco - Lima?

    by mennost 29 December 2011

    Hello, I'm traveling from Bolivia to Lima. As I have seen the coastal road already several times I'm interested to go through the interi…

  23. Cecilia avatar

    RE: Peru

    by Cecilia 26 December 2011

    +What's a good amount of time to budget for a trip (I was thinking 2 weeks before I move onto Santiago, Chile... but I could always extend/s…

  24. Cecilia avatar

    RE: Lima to Cuzco by Bus

    by Cecilia 26 December 2011

    If you have three weeks, wouldn't you want to see the highlights along the way? You could take the 'Gringo trail' past Arequipa and Puno…

  25. casaana avatar

    RE: How feasible is bus travel in Peru?

    by casaana 23 November 2011

    There have been in the last few years occasional warnings and incidents concerning fights between police and drugsorganisations in the…

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