UPDATE: Hiram Bingham road access to Machu Picchu
[Originally published January 15, 2014] Morning shuttle bus service schedule changed to accommodate road repairs.
Cusco
The virtual reality of Inca architecture: Sacsayhuaman
When you tour Cusco and stand before the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, take a long moment and look up at those terraced zig-zagging walls. Try to picture the fortress temple as it looked 500 years ago during the reign of the Inca. [Originally published November 2013]
UNESCO eyes Q’eswachaka Inca rope bridge for heritage list
Each year, villagers from four communities in a remote corner of Peru’s southern highlands come together to hand-weave a new 120-foot rope bridge, as they have done for the last six centuries.
Congratulations to winner of the 2013 Peru Tour & Scrabble Tournament
Chris Cree, of Dallas, Texas, was the winner of the 2013 Peru Scrabble® Tour & Tournament.
Peru Tour and Scrabble® Tournament 2013 kicks off
The first round of the 2013 Peru Tour & Scrabble® Tournament kicked off on Sunday in Lima’s Miraflores district.