Chinchero is a charming Andean village about an hours drive outside of Cusco. It has an important Incan archaeological site with well preserved terraces and an Incan fort. Incans believed this site was the origin of the rainbow – an important mythical symbol of fortune. In fact, all over Peru people fly rainbow flags. The…
Cusco, Peru
First stop on our around the world trip is Cusco. So much has changed in the 35 years since we last visited. Although a world heritage site because of it significance as the capital of the Incan empire, the Cusco of 1985 was a quaint, undeveloped city of 200,000 people that was installing its first…
Around the World in 24 days
This has long been a bucket list trip – visiting many of the historical and natural world heritage sites while circumnavigating the globe. Our adventure starts in Cusco, Peru with a visit to Machu Picchu, then continues to Easter Island to see the moai, a quick stop in Samoa and diving the Great Barrier Reef….