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Peru and the Galapagos – 5

This town is mostly a one night or two night town as a starting point for tourists arriving by train and an ending point for the hikers. It is busy and packed with tourists, hence the restaurants are not really memorial. You get the feeling that they know you won’t be back. But it is fun, the rivers wild and noisy and given the expectations we were happy with our stay. We woke to pouring rain, slept in and then took in the sights to see around town.

20160419_083715_sm — View from our room and the roaring river

20160418_152328_sm — Main town, Inca Statue

20160419_101833_sm — The residential area for those serving the tourists

20160419_124748_sm — A typical shop stall

20160419_105926_sm — Main street, RR track down the center

20160419_124200_sm — Turismo Economico train unloading

20160419_124252_sm — Train unloading, all goods come in by train

20160419_125549_sm — Aquas Calientes River that separates the towns

20160419_102455_sm — Aquas Calientes river

20160419_125032_sm — Hotels along the river

20160419_125312_sm — Urubamba River along the bus route

20160419_125716_sm — Coleus flowers growing wild

20160419_130745_sm — Town square near the residential and restaurant area

20160419_132436_sm — Train station, end of the line

20160419_141150_sm — Restaurant near the river, local beer

We caught the Vista Dome train back to the Sacred Valley.

20160419_165531_sm — Vista Dome train roof

20160419_145442_sm — Narrow river canyon views

20160419_142106_sm — Amazing Andes mountains

20160419_142804_sm — Snow covered peaks along the way

We were picked up by shuttle van and driven to Cuzco. The beer before we left may have been a mistake because as we were driving up over the pass (above 12,000 ft) I started to get altitude sickness and a migraine. Needless to say, our first evening in Cuzco was very quiet as I drank lots of water and tried to get rid of a major headache.

Next: Cuzco

Vicki Henry

June 8, 2016

Peru, Travel

2 responses to “Peru and the Galapagos – 5”

Anna Grahn-Nilsson says:

June 8, 2016 at 12:42 pm

Brings back sooo many memories! Tried so hard to learn how to fold the square, in order to carry my packing. 🙂 Have you tried yet?
Thank you so much for taking the time to share… Anna
- Vicki Henry says:
  
  June 8, 2016 at 7:06 pm
  
  Thanks for the comment. I just fold my items into small laundry mesh bags when I pack to keep like items together. Have not tried the packing cubes. So glad you enjoy the blog, Vicki

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