Getting Ready for Peru Again
Jo and I previously visited Peru in 2022 and had a pretty memorable trip :). This past winter, when our favorite South American travel company Explora announced a new Expedition called “Sacred Mountains Expedition: The Unknown Inca Trail to Machu Picchu”, we signed up ASAP!
Expedition route
The nine-day exhibition itinerary will take us thru the Vilcabamba Mountain Range and Sacred Valley, ending with another visit to Machu Picchu (and Huayna Picchu this time!). The distance and elevation of the hikes look like a good challenge comparable with our Kilimanjaro trek last year. Maybe harder? Pole, Pole, Please!
By the numbers
After we survive the Explora Expedition, we’ll spend a few days in Cusco celebrating and worshiping the Sun God, because we (by accident) will end up being in the city for the huge Annual Incan Festival of Inti Raymi on June 24th.
Inti Raymi Festival
Advance research on our new god!
When those festivities in Cusco are done, we’ll head south to Arequipa and spend a few days around Colca Canyon, which is Peru’s third most popular tourist destination. Did not know that! I imagine it is Peru’s version of the Grand Canyon — deeper in some points — but is it as “grand”? We shall see!!!
Very deep, but is it grand???
And finally, just for the record, this ridiculousness had nothing to do with our plans.
Unless it’s the Chicago Bears… BOOM! Roasted.
