Comments on: Trip Report: Inca-redible Peru

By: PeruTours

PeruTours — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:37:06 +0000

Is Machu Picchu Zach, no maccu piccu. And there’s much more to see in Peru, have u ever heard about Choquerirao, Nazca Lines, Colca Canyon, Titicaca Lake, Lord of Sipan, Kuelap, Manu?

Of course Cusco and Machu Picchu are the most popular destinations -attractions here, but comming to this country only to see mapi (machu picchu) i like going to china to visit only the great wall. I have mentioned just a few attractions.

By: james

james — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:13:29 +0000

Very nice – the Moray Farm is interesting (from your Flickr photo.) Thanks for the armchair tour.

Potatoes huh? My Bulgarian friend makes some excellent fried potato pancakes with garlic/yogurt sauce. With some cold beer its a great dinner.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:33:01 +0000

Many thanks for the report. Awesome and engaging, as always, although I’m a bit surprised at the service on LAN. I especially enjoyed your description of the feeling of excitement you get when leaving from Bradley. The feeling is a familiar one (although, for me, it’s O’Hare Terminal 5, since, although I grew up in L.A., we never flew out of Bradley and always connected elsewhere to international flights). I’m dying to go to South America, and especially to Maccu Piccu. I went to Angkor Wat in Cambodia a few years ago, and it was spectacular, but I’d imagine it’s nothing compared to the setting of Maccu Piccu. I tried to get tickets to SA for August, but they were too expensive, so I’m settling for Costa Rica. Thanks again for the report, and welcome home!

By: CF

CF — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:38:09 +0000

Good point, Augusto. Since Cusco sits at 11,000+ feet, it can be tough for some people to adapt. Our trip made a point of going to the Sacred Valley first, and we started the trip staying at 9,000 ft for a few days. So by the time we made it to Cusco, most people were better adapted. Of course, the first day or two was tough for many people on the trip. I didn’t have any symptoms of altitude sickness, but some certainly did. If you can take the time to adapt to the altitude first, your trip will be much better.

By: augusto

augusto — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:29:11 +0000

I read your report only for curious, I’m from Peru., really nice , Cuzco is one spectacular place , the only problem the time you need for adaptation to the high level presion.

By: CF

CF — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:13:27 +0000

mark – It doesn’t really matter, but it’s just another data point that some people like to know. It’s more interesting when it’s an unusual departure, like departing to the east from LAX.

Mike – I had to try the guinea pig. I’m a big fan of trying the local foods. Unfortunately, while it tasted good it was just really hard to get the little meat there was off those bones.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:56:58 +0000

Thanks. Awesome trip report. I remember seeing Star Peru livery on a runway somewhere and wondering what it was. I’ve never been to Peru, so it must have been somewhere else in South America. On another note…I can’t believe you ate Guinea Pig! I’ve eaten some pretty nasty things, but I can barely stand being around live guinea pigs. They just gross me out a little.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:07:35 +0000

i don’t understand why people list the runway in trip reports. why does that matter?

By: Flight Surgeon

Flight Surgeon — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:26:07 +0000

Geez,
I was badly needing a “fix” from your blog, thx for returning, the abstinence syndrome was pretty severe…
FS

By: Dan Webb

Dan Webb — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:57:43 +0000

Thanks for the trip report! Very thorough.

And I have heard before at the A330/A340 are very slow to climb at the higher altitudes and that in some cases pilots will wait for some fuel to burn off before they even try to get to final cruising altitude.